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She dated Elvis Presley and was married to Caitlyn Jenner, and she also appeared on Beverly Hills, 90210. Who is she?

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This 74-year-old blonde beauty has quite the past in Hollywood.

She used to date Elvis Presley in the 1970s.

And she was wed to Bruce Jenner long before he transitioned into Caitlyn Jenner.

After that she was wed to music producer David Foster, who is now the husband ofo Katharine McPhee

The photogenic star is also a songwriter (she penned a song for the Backstreet Boys), former actress (she was on Hee-Haw and Beverly Hills, 90210) and beauty pageant winner. 

She looked lovely in a low cut dress at the Carousel Of Hope Ball in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Who is she?

This 74-year-old blonde beauty has quite the past in Hollywood. She used to date Elvis Presley in the 1970s. And she was wed to Bruce Jenner long before he transitioned into Caitlyn Jenner

She is Linda Thompson. 

Linda was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1950.

Her career began when she won beauty contests. She was Miss Shelby County in 1969 and Miss Mid-South Fair in Memphis in 1970; that same year she was Miss Memphis State University.

Also in 1970 she was the third runner-up in the 1970 Miss Tennessee pageant.

Thompson was named Miss Tennessee in 1972.

'I was Miss Tennessee. I was Miss Tennessee Universe in 1972, and Elvis was Elvis. And I was invited to go to the Memphian Theater, which he rented out after midnight to screen films. ... So, I was invited to go to the theater. And Miss Rhode Island, Jeannie LaMay, was my roommate in the Miss USA pageant. She was living in Memphis. And she and I went to the theater and were introduced to him properly,' she has said,

In 1977, Thompson became a regular on the television series Hee Haw. 

Then she did more acting. 

She went on to appear on the hit series CHiPs, Starsky & Hutch, Vega$, Fantasy Island, The Fall Guy and Beverly Hills, 90210.

She is Linda Thompson. She looked lovely in a low cut dress at the Carousel Of Hope Ball in Los Angeles on Saturday

She appeared in several films, including Three on a Meathook (1972), Rabbit Test (1978) and Original Intent (1991). 

She had a small role in The Bodyguard (1992) with Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston.

And she is also a successful songwriter. 

In 1999, Linda, Clint Eastwood and Carole Bayer Sager wrote Why Should I Care for the film True Crime.

In 2001, she wrote Drowning for the Backstreet Boys. 

And she won an Emmy with David in 2003 for Aren't They All Our Children.

She has gotten a ton of press for dating Elvis. They met in 1972 in Memphis when she was only 22-year-old. They dated for four years before breaking up around Christmas 1976

Linda posted this image with Elvis and Lisa Marie to Instagram

Elvis with Linda at the Hartford in Connecticut

In 1980, Thompson began a relationship with Olympic gold medal decathlete Caitlyn Jenner prior to Jenner's transition. The couple married on January 5, 1981, in Oahu, Hawaii. They have two sons together, Brandon and Brody. The couple separated in 1986. She was seen in Princes of Malibu, a reality series about her sons

Cassandra Marino, Caitlyn Jenner, Brody Jenner, Linda Thompson and Brandon Jenner pose for a portrait at Brandon Jenner's Interactive Party in 2019

She has gotten a ton of press for dating Elvis. 

They met in 1972 in Memphis when she was only 22-year-old.

They dated for four years before breaking up around Christmas 1976. 

She has appeared four documentaries about Elvis Presley between 1997 and 2004.

In 1980, Thompson began a relationship with Olympic gold medal decathlete Caitlyn Jenner prior to Jenner's transition. 

The couple married on January 5, 1981, in Oahu, Hawaii. They have two sons together, Brandon and Brody. The couple separated in 1986. She was seen in Princes of Malibu, a reality series about her sons.

On June 22, 1991, Thompson married David Foster; they divorced in 2005.

On June 22, 1991, Thompson married David Foster; they divorced in 2005. Here he is seen with Diane Warren

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