Editing Rhonda Shear (section)

==Career==
===Modeling, hosting, and acting===
Shear earned titles in several [[beauty contest]]s, including holding the titles of [[Miss Louisiana USA]] 1975 for [[Miss USA]] and that of Miss Louisiana for both the [[Miss World]] and the [[Miss International]] pageants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rhondashear.com/Home.htm |title=The Rhonda Shear Site - About Rhonda - Rhonda Trivia |access-date=February 8, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070207044115/http://www.rhondashear.com/Home.htm |archive-date=February 7, 2007 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> She appeared as a contestant in ''[[The Gong Show]]'' in 1979. She also appeared as grown up Kimmy Gibbler in the 1987 sitcom, ''[[Full House]]''.

Shear is best known for her role as a host of the [[USA Network]]'s 1980s and '90s weekend [[B-movie]] show, ''[[USA Up All Night]]''. From 1991 to 1998, she hosted in-studio and on-location segments that typically aired on Friday nights, replacing comedian Caroline Schlitt (the Friday night host for the show's first few years). She also occasionally hosted the show with her Saturday counterpart, [[Gilbert Gottfried]], in addition to making cameos on his edition. Her trademark manner of speaking the show's title, by raising her voice an octave when saying the word "''Up''", became a catch phrase. Shear also briefly hosted a comedy program called ''Spotlight Cafe'' on [[WWOR-TV]] in [[Secaucus, New Jersey]], hosted previously by comic [[Judy Tenuta]].

Shear made two subsequent nude appearances in ''Playboy'':  First, in their "Funny Girls" pictorial in June 1991, then in her own pictorial titled "Rhonda Is Up All Night" in October 1993.<ref name=Forbes>Schawbel, Dan (June 14, 2012). [https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2012/06/14/rhonda-shear-from-playboy-model-to-millionaire-entrepreneur/ "Rhonda Shear: From Playboy Model to Millionaire Entrepreneur"]. ''[[Forbes]]''.</ref>

Shear also co-starred in numerous sitcoms from playing the Fonz's girlfriend on ''[[Happy Days]]'' to the sexy neighbor on ''[[Married... with Children]]'', before making her mark as a comedian.  She then made her way into stand-up comedy, headlining as a successful comedian in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and New York, and eventually touring across the country with ''Comedy PJ Party'', an on-stage slumber party featuring a number of comedians.<ref name=Allmusic>Lawsen, Sandy [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rhonda-shear-mn0000473994/ "Rhonda Shear: Artist Biography"]. ''[[Allmusic]]''.</ref>

===Entrepreneur career===
In 2001, Shear, with her husband Van Fagan, started Shear Enterprises.  She began designing from her home office in 2003 with three employees, and launched the Rhonda Shear Intimates line at [[Home Shopping Network]]. Her products were picked up on shopping networks around the world, including [[The Shopping Channel]] (Canada) and Ideal World Shopping (U.K.). Rhonda Shear Intimates has continued to grow and is now represented in over 40 countries with over 25 employees in her St. Petersburg, Florida offices.

In 2010, Shear designed the Ahh Bra, and the product was an overnight success.  The Ahh Bra was the number-one selling bra worldwide with over 25 million sold internationally. In 2011, the company had $72 million in sales.<ref name=Forbes/> As of 2013, she has added cosmetics, swim wear, fragrances, and Boomer Hottie.<ref>[https://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20120615-907335.html?mod=crnews] {{Dead link|date=July 2022}}. ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''. {{dead link|date=November 2014}}</ref>

In 2014, a line of "intimates, athleisure, and loungewear" was announced that was co-designed with [[Crystal Harris|Crystal Hefner]], 2009 ''Playboy'' [[Playmate]] and wife of [[Hugh Hefner]], to be sold through Hefner's website.<ref name=2014DecPB>{{cite journal|title=Playmate News, Girl Talk|journal=Playboy|date=December 2014|volume=61|issue=December|page=156}}</ref>

Shear has written a book titled ''Up All Night: From Hollywood Bombshell to Lingerie Mogul, Life Lessons from an Accidental Feminist'', released in October 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtsp.com/entertainment/television/programs/great-day-tb/you-wear-the-bras-now-read-the-book/482210205|title=You Wear the Bra's, Now Read the Book!|last=TEGNA|website=wtsp.com|access-date=October 18, 2017}}</ref>