Pamela Anderson is best remembered wearing a skimpy red bathing suit, running along the beach in Baywatch. But these days she swerves the glamorous lifestyle for a more earnest career in activism.
The former glamour model, who turns 54 today, campaigns for a wide range of issues, including humanitarian issues, animal welfare, AIDS, and cannabis legalisation.
So how did Pam go from beach babe to bonafide activist, helping break stigmas and change attitudes? Actor to activist Pam first gained a following as a model in 1990 when she was selected as a Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine.
She rose from that opportunity to frequently appear on the cover of the mag, and went on to become one of the most recognisable pin ups of the era.
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