{{short description|American fashion model and actress}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2010}} {{Infobox person | name = Summer Altice | image = Summer Altice 2011.jpg | caption = Altice attending the "Sign Of The Times" model convention at the LAX Marriott, Los Angeles, October 2011 | birth_name = Summer Danielle Altice | birth_place = Fountain Valley, California, U.S.<ref name=augkingly /> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|12|23}} | occupation = Model, actress | module = {{Infobox Playboy Playmate | embed = yes | name = <!-- leave blank --> | issue = August 2000 | preceded = Neferteri Shepherd | succeeded = Kerissa Fare | height = {{height|ft=5|in=10.5}}<ref name=augkingly /> }} }}
'''Summer Danielle Altice''' (born December 23, 1979)<ref name=augkingly>{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=altice%2C+summer&limit=0|title=Playmate data|accessdate=July 4, 2010}}</ref> is an American model and former actress. She was named after Miss USA 1975, Summer Bartholomew.<ref name="askmen">{{cite web |url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/interview_100/124_summer_altice_interview.html |title=Summer Altice gallery - AskMen.com |publisher=www.askmen.com |accessdate=December 30, 2009 }}</ref>
==Early life and education== Altice was born in Fountain Valley, California.<ref name=augkingly /> She studied and played volleyball at San Diego State University and was named to the Academic All-WAC team.<ref name="askmen" />
==Career== She won Young and Modern (''YM'') magazine's cover girl contest in 1995 plus she was on the cover of YM's November issue that year and subsequently signed with Elite modeling agency<ref name="askmen" /> before appearing on the cover of ''GQ'' as well as men's magazines ''Maxim'' and ''Max''. She was ranked number 100 in ''Stuff'' magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" in 2002.
Altice was ''Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for August 2000.
One of her earliest film appearances was being cast in the films ''The Scorpion King'', ''Grind'', and the Showtime program ''ChromiumBlue.com''.
===Other ventures=== Summer Altice, besides still acting, is now a Sommelier based in Los Angeles, and works as a private cellar manager to many well known Celebrities and Athletes. She received her certification in March 2015.
==Filmography== {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * ''Shanghai Kiss'' * ''You, Me and Dupree'' * ''Wedding Crashers'' * ''Grind'' * ''The Scorpion King'' * ''Extraction'' * ''One Tree Hill'' * ''ChromiumBlue.com'' * ''Pretty Cool'' * ''Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle Pie'' * ''Learning to Surf'' * ''Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2002'' * ''California Girls'' }}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0004705|name=Summer Altice}} * [http://www.askmen.com/toys/interview_100/124_summer_altice_interview.html "Interview: Summer Altice photo"], AskMen.com. * [http://www.playmates.com/summer-altice Summer Altice] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807031544/http://www.playmates.com/summer-altice |date=2020-08-07 }} on playmates.com
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