Tribute to Bob Barker, Miss Universe legend TPN#65

The pageant world is mourning the loss of Bob Barker, host of the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants from 1967 to 1987, who passed away in his Hollywood Hills home in California on 26 August 2023.

His 21-year stints as MC of both pageants are unlikely to ever be surpassed, and they may well have been even longer had Bob not quit over the ongoing use (at the time) of real fur coats in the winners’ prize packages.

Less than four months shy of his 100th birthday, Bob was known to the world-at-large as a legendary US TV game show host (Truth or Consequences 1956-1975 and The Price Is Right (1972-2007). But to pageant fans he was the front man for so many historic moments in Miss Universe history.

Capturing just a handful of those moments, here’s a little tribute I’ve pulled together in honour of Bob Barker, Miss Universe legend. Also featuring some of my favourite semifinal interviews.

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