{"id":7924,"date":"2026-02-03T16:04:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=7924"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:04:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:04:32","slug":"betcha-looked-twice%f0%9f%94%a5-youll-look-twice-sarah-palin-in-miss-alaska-before-fame-politics-and-the-masked-singer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=7924","title":{"rendered":"BETCHA LOOKED TWICE\ud83d\udd25 \u201cYou\u2019ll Look Twice: Sarah Palin in Miss Alaska Before Fame, Politics, and The Masked Singer\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

SARAH Palin looks unrecognizable in beauty pageant photos years before her gubernatorial run and Masked Singer appearance.<\/p>\n

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The 2008 republican Vice Presidential candidate is seen beaming on stage in a red swimsuit and high heels at the 1984 Miss Alaska contest.<\/p>\n

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Sarah Palin (pictured) is nearly unrecognizable in a red one piece at the 1984 Miss Alaska contestCredit: Splash<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Palin (right) competed on The Masked Singer in March of 2020Credit: Fox<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Palin (center) is seen at a March 2019 San Antonio Spurs gameCredit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Competing under her maiden name Sarah Heath, she donned a sparkly purple dress for the evening gown portion of the pageant and played the flute in the talent contest.<\/p>\n

The photos obtained by The Sun give a surprising look into Palin\u2019s life before she served as Alaska\u2019s 9th governor from 2006-2009.<\/p>\n

She was voted first runner up and took home the Miss Congeniality title for the most popular contestant among the finalists, according to\u00a0People<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Palin\u2019s political career<\/h2>\n

Another photo shows a smiling Palin looking youthful and full of life during her candidacy for Wasilla City Council in 1992.<\/p>\n

She went on to run for governor of Alaska in October 2006 and was inaugurated that December.<\/p>\n

Palin became a household name when Senator John McCain chose her as his vice-presidential candidate in the 2008 election.<\/p>\n

They lost to former President Barack Obama and then-Vice President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n

Palin stepped down as governor of Alaska in 2009 and told\u00a0ABC News<\/a>\u00a0at the time that mounting legal bills in her fight against ethics charges were one major factor.<\/p>\n

Discover released an eight-part TLC documentary series about Palin in March 2010 titled Sarah Palin\u2019s Alaska.<\/p>\n

Life after politics<\/h2>\n

Following her political retirement,\u00a0Palin went on<\/a>\u00a0to publish six books from 2009 to 2015 and launched a subscription-based channel.<\/p>\n

She sued The New York Times in June 2017, alleging she was falsely portrayed in an editorial as responsible for inciting the 2011 shooting of Democratic Rep. Gabby Giffords.<\/p>\n

The paper published a correction and a judge dismissed the lawsuit later that year, but a federal appeals court reversed the court\u2019s decision in August 2019.<\/p>\n

As part of the lawsuit, Palin\u2019s attorneys asked the judge to bar jurors from seeing footage of her appearance on The Masked Singer.<\/p>\n

She wore a bear costume\u00a0while performing\u00a0Sir Mix-a-Lot\u2019s Baby Got Back<\/a>\u00a0in March of 2020.<\/p>\n

It was a surprise to some as the NBA suspended its season the same night and former President Donald Trump rolled out a ban on European travel because of the Covid-19 pandemic,\u00a0The New York Post<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n

Further action on her lawsuit against the Times is expected this month, the outlet reported, though it was unclear why the Times would want to use the footage at the trial.<\/p>\n

Palin\u2019s attorneys argued a series of proposed exhibits were \u201cobjectionable on various grounds, including without limitation: relevancy; unfair prejudice and confusion; improper character evidence; and hearsay.\u201d<\/p>\n

Palin made headlines again in December when she\u00a0spoke out against the lifesaving Covid jab<\/a>\u00a0despite being diagnosed with the virus in March of 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll be over my dead body that I get a shot. I will not. I won\u2019t do it and they better not touch my kids either,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Palin (pictured) is seen beaming on stage in a purple sparkly gown at the 1984 Miss Alaska contestCredit: Splash<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A 1992 photo shows Palin during her candidacy for city council in AlaskaCredit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Senator John McCain chose Palin as his vice-presidential candidate in the 2008 electionCredit: EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Palin (right) was revealed as the Bear in season 3 of the Masked SingerCredit: Fox<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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