Mr. Forstmann, 64, one of Manhattan's most prominent philanthropists and bachelors, is a charmer by nature -- and over the years has been linked in the gossip pages to both Elizabeth Hurley and Diana, Princess of Wales.
Both shows feature the dramatic 'worst competitors gets voted off' mechanic that struck a chord with American viewers and is still prominent in shows like The Bachelor and American Idol.
Fermor falls into an ill-advised affair with a prominent — and, of course, devilishly handsome — Catholic bachelor, Lord Robert Petre, which allows Gee to titter at her own rusty double entendres.
Mr. Fleiss, however, says he has found a handsome, wealthy scion of a prominent American family to be ABC's next bachelor.
After a prominent politician insulted the field, a study announced that graduates with bachelor's degrees in anthropology face a particularly bleak unemployment rate, leading to anthropological career workshops and much discussion.
He then transferred to the Manhattan School of Music, where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees, studying with Hugh Ross, a prominent choral director, who introduced him to Stravinsky and other musical luminaries.
The Economics Department, whose prominent professors include David Blanchflower and Andrew Samwick, also holds the distinction as the top-ranked bachelor's-only economics program in the world.
A native of Virginia, he was the son of a prominent Methodist minister, and was himself ordained as a minister after earning his bachelor's degree and master's degree.
Germany's programs have become more prominent as the country's university system recently switched from an old diploma system to one with bachelor's and master's degrees, to fit in better with the rest of Europe.
Not since 1980 -- when Hugh L. Carey (still between his first and second marriages) and Edward I. Koch (a lifelong bachelor) were the governor and the mayor -- have New York State's two most-prominent elected positions been held by single men.
