Donna Mills Says Sandy's 'Look' in 'Grease' Was Modeled After Her: 'I Found Out Years Later'

Photo: Donna Mills/Instagram, Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection Donna Millsclaims to be the blueprint forGrease’s Sandy. “Does the character Sandy from Grease look similar to me? Here’s why!” she wrote in the caption. “Did you know that I went to school with Jim Jacobs?” she said to the camera in the video, referencing the musical’s co-writer. Mills added with a laugh that he “used me as his model for Sandy.” “I didn’t know it at the time, but I found out years later,” she said.

Donna Rice Hughes: From '80s Sex Scandal to 'Fun Grandma' and Internet-Safety Crusader

Photo: Celeste Sloman In May of 1987 the bombshell news broke that a beautiful 29-year-old model and pharmaceutical sales rep, Donna Rice, was linked to the married Democratic presidential election front-runner, Colorado Sen. Gary Hart. In less than a week, the scandal shut down Hart’s White House campaign. Soon after, an infamous photo of Rice sitting on Hart’s lap landed on the cover of theNational Enquirer. A film about the scandal,The Front Runner, opens in theaters nationwide Nov.

Donna Summer's Daughter Mimi Opens Up About Healing from Sexual Abuse as a Child (Exclusive)

Mimi Sommer and Donna Summer.Photo: Courtesy of HBO Mimi Sommer has taken control of her past and is ready to share her story with the world. In light ofLove to Love You, Donna Summer’s premiere on Friday, Mimi — the eldest daughter of the late Disco QueenDonna Summer— opens up to PEOPLE about why she decided to tell her story of being sexually abused as a child in the film, how she’s found healing since and her relationship with her mother.

Donna Summer's Daughter Recalls Final Months with the Late Disco Legend in New Doc (Exclusive)

Donna Summer and Brooklyn Sudano.Photo: Property of the Donna Summer Estate Brooklyn Sudano — the youngest daughter of the late Disco QueenDonna Summer— is remembering her mom in her later years. In light of Summer’s upcoming HBO documentary titledLove to Love You, Donna Summerand Mother’s Day on Sunday, Sudano — who co-directed the film — opened up to PEOPLE about the mom that she knew, months before her death in May 2012.

Donnie Emerson on Long-Delayed 'Dreamin' Wild' Success and 'True Gentleman' Casey Affleck's Biopic Portrayal (Exclusive)

Donnie Emerson and Nancy Sophia Emerson / Casey Affleck and Zooey Deschanel in “Dreamin' Wild”.Photo:Eric Charbonneau/Shutterstock; Courtesy of River Road Entertainment Eric Charbonneau/Shutterstock; Courtesy of River Road Entertainment Donnie Emerson, who found success as a musician 30 years later than expected, is proof that dreaming big pays off. As teenagers working on their Washington state family farm in 1979, Donnie and his brother Joe Emerson crafted dozens of songs in the state-of-the-art recording studio their father, Don Sr.