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Young woman marries millionaire and then finds out he DOESN'T...
Darva Conger
married Rick Rockwell
on the Fox reality TV show
Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire
in 2000, only to discover shortly after the wedding that he was not a millionaire in the way the title implied and had a restraining order filed against him by an ex-girlfriend.
The TV Wedding
The Show:
Fox broadcast the controversial special in front of millions of viewers.
The Contestant:
Darva Conger
, an emergency room nurse, beat out dozens of other women to marry a stranger whose identity was hidden.
The Reveal:
Rockwell was introduced as a wealthy entrepreneur, but it was later revealed his net worth was far below expectations, and the network had failed to properly vet his background.
The Aftermath
The Annulment:
Conger quickly separated from Rockwell
and later had the marriage annulled.
The Public Reaction:
She faced intense media scrutiny and was labeled unfairly by the tabloids, eventually returning to her career in nursing and moving away from the spotlight.
The TV Wedding
The Show:
Fox broadcast the controversial special in front of millions of viewers.
The Contestant:
Darva Conger
, an emergency room nurse, beat out dozens of other women to marry a stranger whose identity was hidden.
The Reveal:
Rockwell was introduced as a wealthy entrepreneur, but it was later revealed his net worth was far below expectations, and the network had failed to properly vet his background.
The Aftermath
The Annulment:
Conger quickly separated from Rockwell
and later had the marriage annulled.
The Public Reaction:
She faced intense media scrutiny and was labeled unfairly by the tabloids, eventually returning to her career in nursing and moving away from the spotlight.
