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'''Pamela Denise Anderson''' (born July 1, 1967) is an actress, glamour model, producer, TV personality and author. She was formerly known as '''Pamela Anderson Lee'''. Anderson is popularly known for modeling and television acting in the 1990s and most notably for her large breast implants. Anderson has been called the sex symbol of the '90s.
[http://www.askmen.com/toys/top_10_60/82c_top_10_list.html Top 10: Modern Play..boy Play..mates AskMen.com] She holds dual citizenship as both a Canadian and an American.
Early life
thumb|1992 ''Playboy Video Centerfold'', pre-cosmetic surgery
Anderson was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia, near Victoria, British Columbia and Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, of partially Finnish ancestry (her paternal grandfather, Hermanni Hyytiäinen, from Saarijärvi, left Finland in 1908). Incorrectly believed to be the first baby born on Canada's Centennial Day (she was born at 4:08 in the morning), the newborn Anderson won fame as the nation's "Centennial Baby". However, the ''Campbell River Upper Islander'' of July 5, 1967 reported a baby born two hours earlier on the same Canada Day (http://www.getafreelancer.com/data/projects/22063/Olga%20Breast%20Out.jpg).
[Maclean's November 27http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0010519 Lee, Pamela Anderson (Profile) Accessed July 30, 2006] After her birth, her parents, Barry and Carol Anderson, moved to the town of Comox with Pamela, who was still a baby.
Career
In 1985, Anderson graduated from Highland Secondary School. In her high school yearbook, she wrote that she wanted to be a California beach bum. In 1988, Anderson moved to the city of Vancouver, where she got the taste of a city life and worked as a fitness instructor. During the summer of 1989, Anderson and her friends went to a Canadian football game. At some point during the game, Anderson was shown on the stadium screen. The crowd at the game cheered for the young Anderson, then 21. Anderson was taken to the field to get an ovation from the crowd. During the game, Anderson wore a Labatt's t-shirt. The beer company offered Anderson a modeling contract and she agreed. Soon, Anderson was on posters in every bar in Canada. In late 1989, Pamela decided to model for ''
Playboy'' magazine. She appeared on the October 1989 cover (credited as Pamela Anderson Ilicic) and decided to move to Los Angeles to continue her modeling career.
Acting and modeling
After her move to Los Angeles, Anderson bleached her brunette hair blonde and got breast implants to enhance her look. In 1991, Anderson landed a minor role on the United States's hit television sitcom, ''
Home Improvement'' (1991-1993). Gaining the attention of viewers, she got the role of C.J. Parker (1992-1997) on ''
Baywatch''. Later, she quit ''
Home Improvement''. Anderson was still modeling
