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Sarah Palin and Pamela Anderson

New pictures and video reveal Sarah Palin as Pamela Anderson double in 1984 Miss Alaska contest

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SHE'S famous for bringing sex appeal to the US presidential race.

But it's not the first time sassy Sarah Palin has set out to wow the public, as our exclusive pictures show.

Here is John McCain's Republican running mate showing off her curves in a saucy red Baywatch-style swimsuit.

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She was just 20 and known by maiden name Sarah Heath when she did her Pamela Anderson impression during the 1984 Miss Alaska contest.

Sarah Palin in swimsuit during the 1984 Miss Alaska contest

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One spectator at the show recalled: "Sarah had a figure to die for and when she came out in that swimsuit nobody could take their eyes off her.

"It's no wonder that John McCain picked her as his deputy. Who wouldn't want Sarah working alongside them looking like that?"

Sarah, now a 44-year-old mother-of-five, also wowed the judges in a glittering blue gown and played a tune called The Homecoming on the flute in the contest's talent section.

Sarah, who represented her home town as Miss Wasilla, had to settle for a runner-up place. But she was voted Miss Congeniality as the most popular girl among the 16 finalists.

VOTE WINNER: Palin performs
VOTE WINNER: Palin performs

Fellow contestant Pamela Massey recalled: "Sarah was very likeable and sweet. Everybody got on with her and there was no doubt she was going to be Miss Congeniality.

"But there was no way anyone could have guessed she would one day be in a position to become vice-president of the United States."

Pamela added: "Sarah wrote a lovely message on my programme which read, 'Pam, you're a great, talented girl! I'm so glad we met this week. God Bless, Sarah.' "

The official programme for the event in the state's capital Anchorage revealed Sarah wanted to follow a career in TV.

And in video footage of the contest an off-screen announcer is heard saying: "Contestant Number 8, Sarah Heath. Sarah says she wants to prepare for a career in television broadcasting by majoring in Telecommunications and Political Science."

PRESIDENTIAL hopefuls McCain and Barack Obama squared up to each other in their first crucial TV debate yesterday, watched by millions of Americans. Snap polls suggested Obama just edged a close encounter.

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to all you palin haters all you left wing nut jobs that say she isnt qualified you dont have a clue about her first at least she stands for everything america was founded on you know 1 nation under god oops forgot you liberals dont even know who god is sorry

By palin2012. Posted January 11 2009 at 5:18 PM.

do you really think she can help run a country? I don't think it's right to vote for someone just because of their looks... Im for the democrats-Go Obama!=]


By carmen. Posted October 30 2008 at 12:23 AM.

All Mcain/Palin can run on is "Dont vote for the other guy" he'll raise your taxes...... anyone earning over 150k nevermind 250k is doing very
well and I can understand them being scared of sharing the wealth. I mean look at our history, most of the wealth was built on free labor.....and now cheap labor..... throw us a bone.....

By Carlos. Posted October 29 2008 at 10:57 PM.

I love it when liberals say things like we'll be the "laughling stalk [sic]" of the world if McCain/Palin get elected! Hahaha... It also kills me when "posers" like Matt Damon say we shouldn't elect an inexperienced Vice-President, but he's perfectly okay with an inexperienced PRESIDENT!!! Sure, Bush has been a nimrod, but he doesn't represent the entire Republican party. McCain has clearly shown a willingness to work with the other side, for the better of our country.

By Chewbacca. Posted October 4 2008 at 2:47 AM.

Ok America, the bottom line in November is this:

Do you want to vote for a guy who:

Has NO political experience other that 3 years as a Senator (during the majority of which he just voted present but abstained from a yes or no vote and rarely was present during the meeting for the only committee he ever served on) - OBAMA

OR

A guy who has DECADES of experience in politics, has fought for his country, who in 2006 tried to pass legislation to prevent the current economic problems (in which Obama abstained again from voting!), who put his career on the line and agreed with the surge, and who actually gives a D@mn about his country - McCain

It really IS that simple.

By chiefpayne. Posted October 3 2008 at 5:18 PM.

Come on people read the stickers. "AMERICANS VOTINGS FOR OBAMA IS LIKE CHICKEN VOTING FOR COL. SANDERS!" Obama AND Biden are BOTH Plagiarist! They vote one way and then tell us something else! I am a registered Democrat voting for McCain/Palin. I don't care how old or beautiful, they are truthful. That is a welcome change in itself.

By David. Posted October 3 2008 at 6:19 AM.


Palin is qualified in hunting and model.. but not in VP .. she would shoot to afghanistan , russia like this ?? yes right she can shoot with her ownself like this....

By andy. Posted October 2 2008 at 3:10 PM.

Lesbians should support Palin? That's ridiculous. The Republicans will never do anything for gay people.

Oh and I'm not gay but I'm just saying......

By Mark, Kilmuckridge, Ireland. Posted October 2 2008 at 1:43 AM.

i'm so sorry for you america..... u people only like to see the box. "Oh, what a wonderful box!", maybe u should start looking at the ROTTEN inside the box.... McCain & Palin are nothing more then jokes.... bad looking jokes!

By Badmoon. Posted September 30 2008 at 12:37 PM.

Speaking as an American, If we elect McCain/Palin as leaders of our country we will be the laughing stalk of the world! As if the whole world hasn't been laughling for the last 8 years! Get the vote out..... Obama/Biden. Wake up America!

By Kayla. Posted September 30 2008 at 2:56 AM.

Lesbians for Palin unite!!!! She is a real woman. She doesn't judge. She's bright, and the media had hacked at her unfairly. Her values are in the right place.

If Obama wins this election, this country is headed for trouble with a capital T. He is all smoke and mirrors. What is wrong with America????? We need a woman in the White HOuse, a straight shooter. Palin is the best bet!

By Lynn. Posted September 29 2008 at 5:19 PM.

The British resident is right, sarah palin does have experience. She made rape victims pay for their own rape kit and investigation. Anybody with half of brain know she is not qualified. The people who want her in office don't even know what she did in office. Who would want a lady with a low IQ in office, only people with low IQ themselves. Palin is bush in a skirt.

By Right. Posted September 29 2008 at 4:15 PM.

Sarah has a good physical presence and also has the common touch so many voters can identify with.Is she really ready to lead the USA?
For me no!For us people in Australia ,five people to one support Obama over Mc Cain.
The people in The US have think more globally,get more passports ,listen to their friends.

EddieSafe

By peter edwards. Posted September 29 2008 at 1:18 PM.

Sarah has a good physical presence and also has the common touch so many voters can identify with.Is she really ready to lead the USA?
For me no!For us people in Australia ,five people to one support Obama over Mc Cain.
The people in The US have think more globally,get more passports ,listen to their friends.

EddieSafe

By peter edwards. Posted September 29 2008 at 1:10 PM.

sarah palin is the right choice.......the new order is watching

By gordon. Posted September 29 2008 at 12:31 PM.

sara can run white house as she has been running 5 kids

By zebra. Posted September 29 2008 at 11:16 AM.

Message to PFizzle. Alaska is next door to Eastern Russia. Do you still think the world is flat out of your Atlas book??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bering_Strait.jpeg

By Ian. Posted September 29 2008 at 7:14 AM.

Sarah Palin: Help!

By Lance. Posted September 29 2008 at 6:16 AM.

If Obama is so much better in every way than McCain and Palin, why isn't he running way ahead in the polls. Why did the debate end in basically a tie. I watched it and it was fairly even, not a victory for Obama. Doesn't this tell a lot about the media who is determined that Obama will win this elecion regardless of what the average American thinks.

By Louise Fribance. Posted September 29 2008 at 6:13 AM.

she's being hand fed on how to act like a political high power and has no clue what the hell she's doing. McCain is a joke. he continues to bring up the past and stories trying to kill time when he's asked questions about the present economy and global affairs. let him go run Iraq, just keep him out of office here. i'm sure palin can manage to be a vp in iraq.

By Palin is a retard . Posted September 29 2008 at 4:37 AM.

Krina: Obama is a vacuous socialist who can't fill a gas tank? McSame depends on his lobbyist staff to tell him how many houses he owns!

By if9090. Posted September 29 2008 at 1:59 AM.

Leave Palin alone. I would rather have her as my president than the other three. She is a lady of substance and integrity. America would be proud of her.

By Esther. Posted September 29 2008 at 1:56 AM.

Did anyone hear Palin said that they are monitoring Russia from 'nearby' State of Alaska.

She clearly has no sense of geography much less a grip on any international issues. Heaven help us if the McCain /Palin ticket wins the election .

By pfizzle. Posted September 29 2008 at 1:20 AM.

To those American friends who tell us to stay out of your politics - we left it to you lot last time and you gave us George Dubya Bush! As a result, the British army is fighting on two fronts and our financial system is toast.

If a 72yr old man gets into office with such an inexperienced and clearly limited deputy, then god help us all.

By Stevie. Posted September 29 2008 at 12:00 AM.

Sarah Palin ROCKS and if she wasn't such a threat to the LOONY, liberal, left-wing agenda you all wouldn't be using a woman who clearly HAS IT ALL GOING ON for target practice. You all are running scared and as well you should! MCCAIN/PALIN 08!!!

By krina. Posted September 29 2008 at 12:12 AM.

Sarah Palin (and McCain) are content versus Obama and Jo Bidens style (great pedigree pushing pens).

The vacuous Socialists, Obama and Biden, couldn't fill a gas tank without a civil servant to carry out the task. Whereas McCain has endured torture and Palin has tackled corruption and made deals that actually benefitted voters (and put money back in their pockets).

In 'tax-em-to-death' socialist state Britain that's an idea beyond comprehension for the dumbed down masses (sheep) who dutifully pay ever more tax for ever less service and comply with 1,600 new Labour laws per annum like Big Brother was an innocent nursery rhyme.

Politicians don't actually work for us in Britain. They tax, dictate and order and baaahhh, we all fall in line. Palin is an alien species because she really does get things done. Let's all support Obama. There's safety in another vacuous smoothy like Blair. Style over content. Obama the Socialist hign tax junk (climate) science con artist. Blair, and Labour, would be proud

By Johnny Boy. Posted September 28 2008 at 11:38 PM.

As a British resident in the US (Columbus, Georgia) I have to say that your readers have absolutely NO idea of what they are talking about. Sarah Palin has experience, intelligence and will be able to learn what she needs from John McCain. My suggestion to the News of the World and their readers is to STAY OUT OF OUR POLITICS and take care of your own which appears to be in chaos.

By Deirdre Branigan. Posted September 28 2008 at 7:15 PM.

Reagan and the Republicans deregulate S & L's to rob the American public blind ( cost $158 billion) W and Republicans start a War, deregulate banks and mortgage houses, to rob the public Blind (cost $2 trillion, so far) America's only hope is to limit all right wing Republican influence for as long as possible .........

By Mr Soul. Posted September 28 2008 at 7:48 PM.

Sarah Palin is not capable of being V.P. and god help us if something happens where she would become President. She may have a nice personality and be well versed on the issues that affect her small town and Alaska but has exhibited nothing outside of her scripts that show me she can analyze information, talk about important issues without memorizing a script or be a good leader in a national and international setting. Yes, Barack Obama has not been on the national, international scene as long as McCain but Obama's grasp of the issues and his ability to lead is obviously far superior to both Palin and McCain. He had a t.v. interview this morning where he answered questions in depth with a great amount of thought. The interview with McCain this morning that I saw showed an angry, impatient man stuck in the past with no thoughtful insight into the future. He avoided a direct answer to the questions. I'm not sure why the Palin supporter above would imply that Obama can't be understood. I trust him to be the best person to run our country, not an old war hero with a token beauty queen turned small town, small state politician at his side.

By Linda. Posted September 28 2008 at 6:13 PM.

I live in Orange County, Calif, one of the right wing bastions of America.....even here there is a lot of growing nervousness that the RNC/McCain team picked a woefully underqualified, glib, soccer-mom platitudes spewing death machine that is going to snatch defeat from the Repubs' possible win.....we are having Palin Parties all across the country to watch the Veep debate next Thursday, Oct 2nd, since it promises to be a combination of gore and hilarity as Joe Biden carves her up like a Christmas Goose.

By Dennis F. Posted September 28 2008 at 6:21 PM.

I am shocked at those pictures. Surely she is trying to upset the Northern Ireland peace process by the inflamatory use of a flute? There will be thousands of 'Irish descendants' upset and offended at this gesture. Next thing we know, she'll be telling people who are not happy living where they are to go home.

By Big-easy. Posted September 28 2008 at 5:28 PM.

Sen.Sarah Palin has brought glamour to the dull US Presidential race after Sen Hilary Clinton dropped off. She has the versatality to become even the President of US after gaining experience. Hope that happens for US needs a change.

By Tikiri. Kobbekaduwa. Posted September 28 2008 at 1:49 PM.

I would love to see her as Vice President.. Its about time a woman gets in the White House.. And i just want to see more Tina Fey impressions of her!

By Aisling. Posted September 28 2008 at 1:15 PM.


This seems really stranger from this side of the sea (Europe, Finland).

Is this really true story happening there or is this again just short clip from some poor TV scene?

Good point here, if this is not only my or some other dreaming, is in case if this woman will be some day your president we may say "climate exchange is over" and we could start living our lives just like in the past without any bad conscience.

By Janne A. Posted September 28 2008 at 1:17 PM.

Real Reason why McCain chose Palin : Sexist and condescending
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apdFC-vh6Ng
Also his poor record of voting against equal pay for women and opposing Equal Roles for Women in the Military should be the business of American women voters.

Real Reason why McCain running for President in his own words
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-GfRmfb274#

By Sara B. Posted September 28 2008 at 11:53 AM.

Only Sarah Palin can make George Bush sound smart.

By Elmer Smith. Posted September 28 2008 at 10:53 AM.

Style over substance, typical US politics. Never trust a right wing, gun toting, anti abortionist. If you argue for your rights you could end up staring down the barrel of that rifle.

By w. Posted September 28 2008 at 10:46 AM.

Americans will be the laughing stock if they were to chose Palin as their Veep. Putin will swallow her alive even from a distance. ( don't mess with an ex KGB an a weathered politician )

By CHARLIE. Posted September 28 2008 at 9:18 AM.

Sarah palin will do fine .

By steven johnson. Posted September 28 2008 at 8:52 AM.

Please, Britain, don't write us off yet. Most of us Yanks know she's an idiot and we're working to make sure she becomes a footnote quickly.

By Dave the Knave. Posted September 28 2008 at 6:55 AM.

I feel kind of sorry for Sarah because the McCain campaign has dragged her into a race that she ultimately will not be able to help him win. Really, McCain is compromising his integrity at her expense by using her this way. My guess is that, somewhere deep down within, Sarah is starting to long for the relative simplicity that was her life prior to being recruited into this side show.

By Independent063. Posted September 28 2008 at 7:06 AM.

See! Never be afraid to take it off and strut your stuff!! It will eventually get you places.

Seriously, I can't wait for the day we have a woman veep or even prez, but she would have to carry more substance.

Only judging a book by its cover would be... ...Palin... ...in comparison.

By Ollie Garth. Posted September 28 2008 at 6:15 AM.

Well, Bill, the word is "becomes" and Paul, its spelled "brothel". Joanna, use caps at the beginning of each sentence. Also Paul, Obama is NOT a "black guy", he's a mix of black and white. More proof of the intelligence of some Obama voters. Their venom is so strong they can't think. But to be an Obama supporter, you don't have to think. Obama will tell what what you want to hear and you will follow like sheep.

By Donn. Posted September 28 2008 at 6:15 AM.

Sorry Joanna, the person not using caps was David, not you.

By Donn. Posted September 28 2008 at 6:18 AM.

Nice pics. I guess Georgina is jealous - how about some pics of you Georgina? I love the pic of Sarah with the rifle - at least she knows how to hold it. I bet, unlike George Dukakis, she could drive a tank too. In fact, here's a great test. Have all four candidates in a tank driving test to see who wins.

By Just the facts. Posted September 28 2008 at 5:40 AM.

After spending 600M on this campaign, the American public are the real losers. Are these the best candidates we have to offer. Obama is ok, but his wife is frightening. Look into her background, and she has his ear. McCain is ok, but it's an extension of the same policies, which obviously aren't working. Palin is way out of her league. Biden has been at it 25 years, and look where this country is at.

By chas. Posted September 28 2008 at 5:42 AM.

At least Sarah can play the flute!

By Jock. Posted September 28 2008 at 1:38 AM.

Get It Pumped!

By Grandmaster Suck. Posted September 28 2008 at 1:46 AM.

Both parties are equally as bad so there is no winning either way. It's either extreme extreme right wing or extreme extreme left so you really can't win.

By Joanna Matthews. Posted September 28 2008 at 1:49 AM.

palin is not qualified to be vice president, she is out of her league. look at her recent interviews with charles gibson and katie couric. it is painful to watch. even conservative columnists, such as, kathleen parker are calling her to step down.

By david clark. Posted September 28 2008 at 1:54 AM.

Sarah Palin will make a great vice president. I feel she is our only chance. The men have screwed it up too much. god Bless Sarah Palin.

By paul. Posted September 28 2008 at 2:59 AM.

Bill sounds like he can make himself believe anything instead of voting for the black guy..Hey better get used to BARRACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, you ass. He will be the next president and much more important than you will ever be!

By ron c. Posted September 28 2008 at 3:50 AM.

Not only is she good looking, she has more exc. experience that the other 3 combined. They keep saying she's not qualified to be the Vice, she's actually more qualified that BHO is for Pres. and Biden, lord help us if he were to become Pres. The night TV Comics would think they had died and gone to heaven. BHO is only known for his good speaking abilities but when he's finished your asking yourself "What the hell did he say?" also he has a great record of voting "present" so has to avoid any commitments he might have to answer for later. He also has a whole 143 days or so as a working senator, the rest of his two years has been preparing to run for Pres. He is also known for the anti-American
company he keeps. This is the sorriest bunch I've ever been asked to choose between, the best of the worse is McCain. Also Palin is a 10x better choice than foot-in-mouth Biden. Lord help us and the world if Obama wins. Him combined with the speaker of the house Mrs P and Sent Reid working together is truly a really scary thought.

By Bill. Posted September 28 2008 at 12:58 AM.

America will be a beautiful corpse when this beautiful woman become president.

By Murdoch Cravitch. Posted September 27 2008 at 11:47 PM.

Sarah Palin is a mess - This women is not qualified to work in a brothal, never mind the VP of America

By Paul. Posted September 28 2008 at 12:01 AM.

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