Summer auditioned for Protégé: The Battle For The Big Artista Break, where she became the protégé of singer and actress Jolina Magdangal, but, due to the show's twist of event, her mentor Jolina Magdangal had to let her go, and award-winning actress Gina Alajar became her new mentor, and by October 21, 2012, she became one of the runners-up of Protégé: The Battle For The Big Artista Break along with Elle Ramirez, Mikoy Morales, and Ruru Madrid, while Thea Tolentino and Jeric Gonzales was pronounced the ultimate winner of Protégé: The Battle For The Big Artista Break Season 2