Summer Bartholomew (born on November 20, 1951 in

Merced, California Merced (; Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 86,333, up from 78,958 in 2010. Incorporated on Apri ...

) is an American actress, television host and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss USA 1975 pageant. Born in 1951, her first name was chosen because of a character in a

Steve Canyon ''Steve Canyon'' is an American Action-adventure comics, action-adventure comic strip by cartoonist Milton Caniff. Launched shortly after Caniff retired from his previous strip, ''Terry and the Pirates (comic strip), Terry and the Pirates'', ''S ...

comic strip. She was given the middle name Robin. Her first pageant experience came in 1973 when she won the Miss Heineken title. In 1973, she also won the Maid of California title. She then won the

Miss California USA Miss California USA is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. The pageant is directed by Crown Diva Productions. California's mos ...

title in 1975 and went on to win the

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crown. She competed at the Miss Universe 1975 pageant held in El Salvador and placed second-runner up to winner Anne Marie Pohtamo of

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. Bartholomew also served as a judge for the Miss USA pageant from 1977 to 1982. She is also known for her career on game shows. She became the hostess of the

game show A game show (or gameshow) is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment where contestants compete in a game for rewards. The shows are typically directed by a game show host, host, who explains the rules of the program as well as commentating a ...

Sale of the Century ''Sale of the Century'' (stylized as ''$ale of the Century'') is an American television game show that originally debuted on September 29, 1969, on NBC daytime. It was one of three NBC game shows to premiere on that date, the other two being t ...

'' in late 1984 after a brief period as hostess/letter turner on '' Wheel of Fortune'' in 1982. She appeared in the film '' Love Is Forever'', with

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and

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. Bartholomew was also a hostess for the third annual People's Choice Awards in 1977.

Filmography

Love Is Forever (1982 film) ''Love Is Forever'' (also known as ''Comeback'') is a 1982 adventure drama film based on the experiences of Australian journalist John Everingham in Laos and Thailand. It was written, directed and co-produced by Hall Bartlett and co-produced by M ...

*Chicago: Look Away (Video short) (1988) (Uncredited) *Sale Of The Century (Game Show) (1984-1989)

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* Female models from California Game show models Living people Miss Universe 1975 contestants Miss USA 1970s delegates Miss USA winners People from Merced, California Sale of the Century 21st-century American women 1951 births {{US-film-actor-1950s-stub