Melissa Rycroft, left, and Ty Strickland arrive at the US Weekly Hot Hollywood Style Celebration in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
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The Bachelor history: Rycroft engaged
Updated: Tuesday, 30 Jun 2009, 3:20 PM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 30 Jun 2009, 3:18 PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) - When "The Bachelor" winner Melissa Rycroft got jilted for the runner-up, she returned the engagement ring — and walked off the set. That was so five months ago.
Now, Rycroft has another sparkler — and a new fiance, Tye Strickland, to go with it.
Her spokeswoman, Susan Madore, says Strickland is a 28-year-old insurance agent and has been dating Rycroft on and off for 2½ years.
According to Madore, he proposed privately Friday night and then the couple celebrated with both sets of parents over dinner.
After Rycroft's run on ABC's "The Bachelor," the 26-year-old former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader appeared on "Dancing With the Stars."
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.
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