Her spokeswoman, Susan Madore, says Strickland is a 28-year-old insurance agent and has been dating Rycroft on and off for 21/2 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."
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