Summer Bartholomew

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Summer Bartholomew
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Bartholomew as Miss USA before the Miss Universe 1975 contest
Born
Summer Robin Bartholomew

November 20, 1951
Merced, California, United States
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss California USA 1975
Miss USA 1975
Major
competition(s)		 Miss USA 1975 (Winner)
Miss Universe 1975 (2nd runner-up)

Summer Bartholomew (born on November 20, 1951 [1] in Merced, California [ citation needed ]) is an American actress, television host and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss USA 1975 pageant.

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Born in 1951, her first name was chosen because of a character in a Steve Canyon comic strip. [1] She was given the middle name Robin. [2] Her first pageant experience came in 1973 when she won the Miss Heineken title. In 1973, she also won the Maid of California title. [3] She then won the Miss California USA title in 1975 and went on to win the Miss USA crown. She competed at the Miss Universe 1975 pageant held in El Salvador and placed second-runner up to winner Anne Marie Pohtamo of Finland. Bartholomew also served as a judge for the Miss USA pageant from 1977 to 1982. [4] [5] [6]

She is also known for her career on game shows. She became the hostess of the game show Sale of the Century 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 Michael Landon and Priscilla Presley. Bartholomew was also a hostess for the third annual People's Choice Awards in 1977. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Miss USA Crowned". The Mount Airy News . May 20, 1975. p. 2. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  2. ↑ Graebner, William (2008). Patty's Got a Gun. University of Chicago Press. p. 52. doi:10.7208/chicago/9780226338071.001.0001. ISBN   978-0-226-32432-6.
  3. ↑ Lim, Sarah (May 28, 2023). "Fifty years ago, Merced mourned the passing of local leaders and historical landmarks". Merced Sun-Star . Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  4. ↑ "The Miss California-USA Contest Is Over, but It Wasn't That Pretty". Los Angeles Times. March 23, 1986. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  5. ↑ Bell, Carrie. "What Miss USA Looked Like the Year You Were Born". Reader's Digest. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  6. ↑ Tillett, Hayley (April 30, 2019). "Here Are the Miss USA Winner Through the Years". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  7. ↑ "Choice Made By The People". The Dispatch . February 4, 1977. p. 7. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
Preceded by
Lee Menning
Sale of the Century co-host
1984–1989		Succeeded by
Rolanda Watts
Temptation (2007-08)


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