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Gov. Sarah Palin Was Second Choice in '84 Beauty Contest
Gov. Sarah Palin Was Second Choice in '84 Beauty Contest
Twenty-four years before making history as the first woman on a Republican presidential ticket , Alaska Governor Sarah Palin came in second place at the Miss Alaska pageant in 1984. Since then, Palin served two terms on the Wasilla City Council before becoming mayor of the town -- the state's fastest-growing with a population of 6,715 -- in 1996. Palin won the governorship in 2006. She is the state's youngest and first female governor. The 44-year-old Idaho-native is the mother of five ...
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McCain's veep also a beauty queen
USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live — ... Us Weekly reminds that John McCain's new running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, 44 and mother of five -- the youngest of whom was born in April and has Down Syndrome -- is a former beauty pageant runner-up. She came in second place at the Miss Alaska pageant in 1984. Palin, who won the governorship in 2006, is the state's youngest and first female governor. (Of course, our ...

John McCain to Sarah Palin: I Choose You!
Just Jared — ... Little known facts: Palin came in second place at the Miss Alaska pageant in 1984. The 44-year-old Idaho-native also is the mother of five children. ...

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McCain's VP -- Miss Alaska Loser
tmz.com 8/29/2008 — Filed under: Prez Election 2008 Before she was named McCain's Vice Presidential nominee today, no one except for the seven people who live in Alaska ever heard of Gov. Sarah Palin -- or that she came in second place at the 1984 Miss Alaska pageant.Palin did win Miss Wasilla and the... Permalink >
McCain Picks Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as His Running Mate
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McCain Taps Lady [Breaking]
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Sarah Palin Didn’t Give Birth To Down’s Syndrome Baby
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Can this picture really be Alaska Governor and now Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin?  Palin was second in the 1984 Miss Alaska pageant , so I guess it's possible.  If so, it's an awesome strategy by McCain.  Why try to defeat your opponent when you just seduce them.
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I can't say I'm all that surprised by John McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) as his runningmate. At first glance - and this will be negated if bad scandals come out - the choice is a very smart one, so smart, in fact, that, as an Obama supporter, it scares me. Here's four ...
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Sarah Palin: Hottest Vice Presidential Nominee Ever!The Hollywood Gossip
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John McCain Picks Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as Running MateUsmagazine.com
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A conservative commentator and a Republican consultant were caught on tape bashing John McCain 's vice presidential pick , Sarah Palin , who is scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night. "It's over," ...
McCain VP's Beauty Queen PastETonline - Breaking News
ET has uncovered this photo of Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin from her days as a beauty queen. In the 1980s, Palin reportedly won her local beauty pageant in Wasilla, Alaska, and went on to place second in the Miss Alaska ...