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This Lafayette native and professional interior designer hopes to find love on season 2 of The Golden Bachelor, a televised dating show that features contestants in their senior years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tracy Thompson, a 62-year-old designer from Lafayette, will make her debut this month on the reality TV show. Much like The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, The Golden Bachelor features contestants from all over the country competing for the affection of one man (or woman.)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Episode one is set to air on ABC on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. central time. Thompson will appear with 22 other women from across the country, ranging in age from 58 to 77. They all hope to accept the final rose\u00a0\u2014 and an engagement ring\u00a0\u2014 from Mel Owens, who is a 66 year old lawyer and former NFL player from Orange County, California.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
According to ABC, Owens is originally from Detroit and went to the University of Michigan. He was the ninth overall pick in the 1981 NFL draft for the LA Rams, and after retiring from football, Owens moved to Orange County to pursue a career in law and raise a family. After the end of his marriage and raising his sons, he said he is eager to “rediscover a love rooted in the simple joys of companionship.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
Like a true Louisiana woman, Thompson said she loves to jitterbug and dance in The Golden Bachelor Season 2 “Meet the Women” video. According to her Facebook page, Thompson currently lives in Houston and works as a self-employed designer. She welcomed a granddaughter early this year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
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