BETCHA LOOKED TWICE Sarah Palin looks unrecognizable in Miss Alaska beauty pageant before running for governor and Masked Singer appearance

Brittney Donovan 15:50 ET, Jan 12 2022

Sarah Palin (pictured) is nearly unrecognizable in a red one piece at the 1984 Miss Alaska contest Credit: Splash

SARAH Palin looks unrecognizable in beauty pageant photos years before her gubernatorial run and Masked Singer appearance.

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

Palin (right) competed on The Masked Singer in March of 2020 Credit: Fox

Palin (center) is seen at a March 2019 San Antonio Spurs game Credit: Getty

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.

The photos obtained by The Sun give a surprising look into Palin's life before she served as Alaska's 9th governor from 2006-2009.

She was voted first runner up and took home the Miss Congeniality title for the most popular contestant among the finalists, according to People.

Palin's political career

Another photo shows a smiling Palin looking youthful and full of life during her candidacy for Wasilla City Council in 1992.

She went on to run for governor of Alaska in October 2006 and was inaugurated that December.

Palin became a household name when Senator John McCain chose her as his vice-presidential candidate in the 2008 election.

They lost to former President Barack Obama and then-Vice President Joe Biden.

Palin stepped down as governor of Alaska in 2009 and told ABC News at the time that mounting legal bills in her fight against ethics charges were one major factor.

Discover released an eight-part TLC documentary series about Palin in March 2010 titled Sarah Palin's Alaska.

Life after politics

Following her political retirement, Palin went on to publish six books from 2009 to 2015 and launched a subscription-based channel.

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.

The paper published a correction and a judge dismissed the lawsuit later that year, but a federal appeals court reversed the court's decision in August 2019.

As part of the lawsuit, Palin's attorneys asked the judge to bar jurors from seeing footage of her appearance on The Masked Singer.

She wore a bear costume while performing Sir Mix-a-Lot’s Baby Got Back in March of 2020.

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, The New York Post reported.

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.

Palin's attorneys argued a series of proposed exhibits were “objectionable on various grounds, including without limitation: relevancy; unfair prejudice and confusion; improper character evidence; and hearsay.”

Palin made headlines again in December when she spoke out against the lifesaving Covid jab despite being diagnosed with the virus in March of 2021.

“It’ll be over my dead body that I get a shot. I will not. I won’t do it and they better not touch my kids either,” she said.

Palin (pictured) is seen beaming on stage in a purple sparkly gown at the 1984 Miss Alaska contest Credit: Splash

A 1992 photo shows Palin during her candidacy for city council in Alaska Credit: Getty

Senator John McCain chose Palin as his vice-presidential candidate in the 2008 election Credit: EPA

Palin (right) was revealed as the Bear in season 3 of the Masked Singer Credit: Fox

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