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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
===Family background and education===
===Family background and education===
Bristol Palin was born and raised in [[Wasilla, Alaska]].<ref name="BristolPeople">{{cite web|author= Sandra Sobieraj |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20282000,00.html |title=Bristol Palin 'My Life Comes Second Now'|publisher=[[People Magazine]]|date=June 1, 2009 |accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20230644,00.html |date=September 15, 2008|title=Gov. Sarah Palin's Family Matters: The GOP VP Pick Juggles the Race of Her Life with Challenges at Home|author=Lorenzo Benet|coauthors=Jill Smolowe|publisher=People| accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> Sarah has explained that her daughter's name comes from the Bristol Inn where she had been employed; [[Bristol, Connecticut]], the headquarters city of [[ESPN]], where she had hoped to work as a sportscaster; and the [[Bristol Bay]] region of Alaska, where Bristol's father, Todd, grew up.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.esquire.com/features/what-ive-learned/sarah-palin-interview-0309|title=Sarah Palin: What I've Learned|publisher=Esquire Magazine|author=Ryan D'Agostino|date=July 5, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Palin Daughter’s Pregnancy Interrupts G.O.P. Convention Script|publisher=The New York Times|author=Monica Davey|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/us/politics/02palin.html|date=September 2, 2008|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref>
Bristol Palin was born and raised in [[Wasilla, Alaska]].<ref name="BristolPeople">{{cite web|author= Sandra Sobieraj |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20282000,00.html |title=Bristol Palin 'My Life Comes Second Now'|publisher=[[People Magazine]]|date=June 1, 2009 |accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20230644,00.html |date=September 15, 2008|title=Gov. Sarah Palin's Family Matters: The GOP VP Pick Juggles the Race of Her Life with Challenges at Home|author=Lorenzo Benet|coauthors=Jill Smolowe|publisher=People| accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> Sarah has explained that her daughter's name comes from the Bristol Inn, where she had been employed; [[Bristol, Connecticut]], the headquarters city of [[ESPN]], where she had hoped to work as a sportscaster, and the [[Bristol Bay]] region of Alaska, where Bristol's father, Todd, grew up.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.esquire.com/features/what-ive-learned/sarah-palin-interview-0309|title=Sarah Palin: What I've Learned|publisher=Esquire Magazine|author=Ryan D'Agostino|date=July 5, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Palin Daughter’s Pregnancy Interrupts G.O.P. Convention Script|publisher=The New York Times|author=Monica Davey|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/us/politics/02palin.html|date=September 2, 2008|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref>


Starting in 2005 Bristol attended [[Juneau-Douglas High School]] and began dating [[Levi Johnston]].<ref name="MTV"/><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/122009/loc_537591017.shtml |title=Claims by Palin in memoir raise local questions: Officials: No record of threats on daughters Willow and Bristol|author=Pat Forgey|publisher=Juneau Empire|date=December 20, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> In 2008 she moved to [[Anchorage]] to live with her aunt and uncle and attend [[West Anchorage High School]]. She returned to Wasilla and graduated from [[Wasilla High School]] in May 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bristol Palin Graduates From High School|author=AP staff| agency=Associated Press| url=http://cbs2.com/entertainment/bristol.palin.high.2.1011620.html | date=May 17, 2010|publisher=CBS 2 Los Angeles|accessdate=August 2, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bristol Palin Graduates from High School |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20279197,00.html|author=Sandra Sobieraj Westfall| date=May 15, 2009|publisher=People Magazine|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref>
Starting in 2005, Bristol attended [[Juneau-Douglas High School]] and began to date [[Levi Johnston]].<ref name="MTV"/><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/122009/loc_537591017.shtml |title=Claims by Palin in memoir raise local questions: Officials: No record of threats on daughters Willow and Bristol|author=Pat Forgey|publisher=Juneau Empire|date=December 20, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> In 2008, she moved to [[Anchorage]] to live with her aunt and uncle and attend [[West Anchorage High School]]. She returned to Wasilla and graduated from [[Wasilla High School]], in May, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bristol Palin Graduates From High School|author=AP staff| agency=Associated Press| url=http://cbs2.com/entertainment/bristol.palin.high.2.1011620.html | date=May 17, 2010|publisher=CBS 2 Los Angeles|accessdate=August 2, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bristol Palin Graduates from High School |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20279197,00.html|author=Sandra Sobieraj Westfall| date=May 15, 2009|publisher=People Magazine|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref>


===Pregnancy announcement===
===Pregnancy announcement===
When Sarah Palin was chosen as John McCain's vice presidential running mate, in late August 2008, his advisers already knew of Bristol's pregnancy, which they believed would be a political liability.<ref name="McCain camp"/> On September 1, the opening day of the [[2008 Republican National Convention]], it was publicly announced that Palin was pregnant and engaged to Johnston, the father of her unborn child.<ref name="MTV"/> Palin's entire family, along with Johnston, appeared at the convention.<ref name="MTV">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596899/20081013/story.jhtml|title=Sarah Palin's Future Son-In-Law Levi Johnston Denies He's Being Forced To Marry Bristol|author=Gil Kaufman|date=October 13, 2008|publisher=MTV|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090100710.html| title=No Surprises From Palin, McCain Team Says: Daughter's Pregnancy and Trooper Controversy Were Revealed Before Pick, According to Campaign Aide|author=Michael D. Shear|coauthor=Karl Vick| publisher= The Washington Post|date=September 2, 2008|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> Speaking about Palin's pregnancy, political commentator [[Michelle Malkin]] was quoted as saying, "One ticket sees this as a blessing. The other sees it as a curse. Could the core differences between the two be any starker?"<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/01/bristol-palin-chooses-life-now-leave-her-alone/ "Bristol Palin chooses life. Now leave her alone."]. ''michellemalkin.com'' September 1, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2010.</ref> Several days later, it was reported that [[Britney Spears]]'s sister, teen mother [[Jamie Lynn Spears]], had sent her burp cloths as a gift.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/republican_race/2008/09/03/2008-09-03_teen_mom_support_group_jamie_lynn_spears.html "Teen mom support group: Jamie Lynn Spears sends gift to Bristol Palin"]. ''New York Daily News''. September 3, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,415862,00.html "Report: Jamie Lynn Spears Sends Gift to Bristol Palin"]. ''Fox News''. September 3, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2010.</ref> Comparisons between the two cases were made.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/24/lynn-spears-hypocrital-ho_n_128852.html "Lynn Spears: "Hypocrital" How Pregnant Bristol Palin Treated Vs. Jamie Lynn"]. ''Huffington Post''. September 24, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bonnie-fuller/pregnant-jamie-lynn-to-br_b_133166.html "Pregnant Jamie Lynn Spears to Bristol Palin: Get Out of My Spotlight!"]. ''Huffington Post''. October 8, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/02/18/bristol-palin-jamie-lynn-spears-the-brave-new-world-of-teen-mothers/ "Bristol Palin, Jamie Lynn Spears: The Brave New World of Teen Mothers"]. ''Fox News''. February 18, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2010.</ref>
When Sarah Palin was chosen as John McCain's vice presidential running mate, in late August, 2008, his advisers already knew of Bristol's pregnancy, which they believed would be a political liability.<ref name="McCain camp"/> On September 1, the opening day of the [[2008 Republican National Convention]], it was publicly announced that Palin was pregnant and engaged to Johnston, who was the father of her unborn child.<ref name="MTV"/> Palin's entire family, along with Johnston, appeared at the convention.<ref name="MTV">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596899/20081013/story.jhtml|title=Sarah Palin's Future Son-In-Law, Levi Johnston, Denies He's Being forced to Marry Bristol|author=Gil Kaufman|date=October 13, 2008|publisher=MTV|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090100710.html| title=No Surprises From Palin, McCain Team Says: Daughter's Pregnancy and Trooper Controversy Were Revealed Before Pick, According to Campaign Aide|author=Michael D. Shear|coauthor=Karl Vick| publisher= The Washington Post|date=September 2, 2008|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> Speaking about Palin's pregnancy, political commentator [[Michelle Malkin]] was quoted as saying, "One ticket sees this as a blessing. The other sees it as a curse. Could the core differences, between the two, be any starker?"<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/01/bristol-palin-chooses-life-now-leave-her-alone/ "Bristol Palin chooses life. Now leave her alone."]. ''michellemalkin.com'' September 1, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2010.</ref> Several days later, it was reported that [[Britney Spears']] sister, teen mother [[Jamie Lynn Spears]], had sent burp cloths as a gift.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/republican_race/2008/09/03/2008-09-03_teen_mom_support_group_jamie_lynn_spears.html "Teen mom support group: Jamie Lynn Spears sends gift to Bristol Palin"]. ''New York Daily News''. September 3, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,415862,00.html "Report: Jamie Lynn Spears Sends Gift to Bristol Palin"]. ''Fox News''. September 3, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2010.</ref> Comparisons between the two cases were made.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/24/lynn-spears-hypocrital-ho_n_128852.html "Lynn Spears: "Hypocrital" How Pregnant Bristol Palin Treated Vs. Jamie Lynn"]. ''Huffington Post''. September 24, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bonnie-fuller/pregnant-jamie-lynn-to-br_b_133166.html "Pregnant Jamie Lynn Spears to Bristol Palin: Get Out of My Spotlight!"]. ''Huffington Post''. October 8, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://health.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/02/18/bristol-palin-jamie-lynn-spears-the-brave-new-world-of-teen-mothers/ "Bristol Palin, Jamie Lynn Spears: The Brave New World of Teen Mothers"]. ''Fox News''. February 18, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2010.</ref>


McCain's advisers reportedly thought a wedding between Johnston and Palin would boost the waning popularity of the McCain-Palin ticket.<ref name="McCain camp"/> Johnston denied claims that he was being pressured into a [[Forced_marriage#Shotgun_wedding|shotgun wedding]], stating, "We were planning on getting married a long time ago with or without the kid. That was the plan from the start."<ref name="MTV"/>
McCain's advisers reportedly thought that a wedding between Johnston and Palin would boost the waning popularity of the McCain-Palin ticket.<ref name="McCain camp"/> Johnston denied claims that he was pressured into a [[Forced_marriage#Shotgun_wedding|shotgun wedding]], stating, "We planned on getting married a long time ago, with or without the kid. That was the plan from the start."<ref name="MTV"/>


===Motherhood===
===Motherhood===
Palin and Johnston's son, Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston, was born on December 27, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Palin's Daughter Gives Birth to Son Named Tripp |url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/29/bristol-palin-reportedly-gives-birth-son/|author=AP staff|publisher=[[Fox News]]|agency=Associated Press|date=December 29, 2008|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20252194,00.html |title=A Baby for Bristol: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Becomes a Grandma|author=Lorenzo Benet|coauthors=Sandra Sobieraj Westfall|date=January 12, 2009|publisher=People Magazine|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> Bristol denied claims that her mother's [[pro life]] views influenced her decision to give birth to and raise Tripp, stating, "It doesn't matter what my mom's views are on it. It was my decision."<ref>{{cite news|author=Michelle Tan |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20264324,00.html |title='I Hope That People Learn from My Story': Balancing High School and New Motherhood, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's 18-Year-Old Daughter Bristol Palin Talks to Fox News About the Challenges of Teen Pregnancy|author=Michelle Tan|coauthors=Lorenzo Benet|publisher=People Magazine|date=March 2, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/30597615/|title=Bristol Palin calls teen motherhood ‘hard work’: But 18-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin calls 4-month-old Tripp ‘a blessing’|author=Mike Celizic|publisher=MSN|date= May 6, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> The couple broke off their engagement in March 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/world/palin-engagement-over-20090312-8wju.html|title=Palin engagement over|author=AP staff|date=March 13, 2009|newspaper=[[The Age]]|location=Melbourne, Australia | publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref>
Palin and Johnston's son, Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston, was born on December 27, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Palin's Daughter Gives Birth to Son Named Tripp |url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/29/bristol-palin-reportedly-gives-birth-son/|author=AP staff|publisher=[[Fox News]]|agency=Associated Press|date=December 29, 2008|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20252194,00.html |title=A Baby for Bristol: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Becomes a Grandma|author=Lorenzo Benet|coauthors=Sandra Sobieraj Westfall|date=January 12, 2009|publisher=People Magazine|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> Bristol denied claims that her mother's [[pro life]] views influenced her decision to give birth to and raise Tripp and stated, "It doesn't matter what my mom's views are on it. It was my decision."<ref>{{cite news|author=Michelle Tan |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20264324,00.html |title='I Hope That People Learn from My Story': Balancing High School and New Motherhood, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's 18-Year-Old Daughter Bristol Palin Talks to Fox News About the Challenges of Teen Pregnancy|author=Michelle Tan|coauthors=Lorenzo Benet|publisher=People Magazine|date=March 2, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/30597615/|title=Bristol Palin calls teen motherhood ‘hard work’: But 18-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin calls 4-month-old Tripp ‘a blessing’|author=Mike Celizic|publisher=MSN|date= May 6, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> The couple broke off their engagement, in March, 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/world/palin-engagement-over-20090312-8wju.html|title=Palin engagement over|author=AP staff|date=March 13, 2009|newspaper=[[The Age]]|location=Melbourne, Australia | publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref>


In November 2009, a custody and child support case involving Johnston and Palin was filed in a local Alaska court. Palin asked the court to use pseudonyms for herself and Johnston to keep the normally public proceedings private, arguing that the media attention would not be good for the child.<ref name="seeks full custody"/> Johnston argued for open proceedings, saying he just wanted the case to be decided on the merits, <ref name="seeks full custody"/> and that he did "not feel protected against Sarah Palin in a closed proceeding."<ref name="custody of baby"/>. In December 2009, on Tripp's first birthday, the judge sided with Johnston, and it was publicly announced that the pair had been battling for legal custody. Palin, who wished to win full custody rights and child support consistent with Johnston's income, stated that Johnston had "exercised sporadic visitation rights" and "wants the rights for his own self-promotion".<ref name="seeks full custody">{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-12-28-palin-grandson-custody_N.htm|title=Sarah Palin's daughter seeks full custody of baby|author=AP staff|agency=Associated Press|publisher=USA Today|date=December 28, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref name="custody of baby">{{cite news| url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34617556/ns/politics-more_politics/|title=Bristol Palin seeks full custody of baby: Judge's ruling reveals heated legal battle with Levi Johnston|author=AP staff|agency=Associated Press|date=December 29, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/12/29/bristol.versus.levi.custody/|title=Johnston-Palin case open to public|author=Aaron Parsley|publisher=CNN|date=December 29, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> Johnston sought shared custody and lower child support payments, but in February 2010 a judge ruled that Johnston had to pay back child support, with a hearing set to determine the amount of ongoing support payments.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-6247121-504083.html|title=Bristol Palin Who? Super Famous Playgirl Model, Media Star Levi Johnston Skips Child Support Hearing|date=4 March 2010|publisher=Associated Press via CBS News|accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/levi-johnston-pay-bristol-palin-back-child-support/story?id=9954918|title=Levi Johnston to pay Bristol Palin Back Child Support|last=Mary Kathryn Burke|coauthors=Reema Dutt|date=26 February 2010|publisher=ABC News|accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref>
In November 2009, a custody and child support case, which involved Johnston and Palin, was filed in a local Alaska court. Palin asked the court to use pseudonyms for herself and Johnston to keep the normally public proceedings private and argued that the media attention would not be good for the child.<ref name="seeks full custody"/> Johnston argued for open proceedings, saying he just wanted the case to be decided on the merits <ref name="seeks full custody"/> and that he did "not feel protected against Sarah Palin in a closed proceeding."<ref name="custody of baby"/>. In December, 2009, on Tripp's first birthday, the judge sided with Johnston and it was publicly announced that the pair had battled for legal custody. Palin, who wished to win full custody rights and child support consistent with Johnston's income, stated that Johnston had "exercised sporadic visitation rights" and "wants the rights for his own self-promotion".<ref name="seeks full custody">{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-12-28-palin-grandson-custody_N.htm|title=Sarah Palin's daughter seeks full custody of baby|author=AP staff|agency=Associated Press|publisher=USA Today|date=December 28, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref name="custody of baby">{{cite news| url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34617556/ns/politics-more_politics/|title=Bristol Palin seeks full custody of baby: Judge's ruling reveals heated legal battle with Levi Johnston|author=AP staff|agency=Associated Press|date=December 29, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/12/29/bristol.versus.levi.custody/|title=Johnston-Palin case open to public|author=Aaron Parsley|publisher=CNN|date=December 29, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> Johnston sought shared custody and lower child support payments but, in February, 2010, a judge ruled that Johnston had to pay back child support, with a hearing set to determine the amount of ongoing support payments.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-6247121-504083.html|title=Bristol Palin Who? Super Famous Playgirl Model, Media Star Levi Johnston Skips Child Support Hearing|date=4 March 2010|publisher=Associated Press via CBS News|accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/levi-johnston-pay-bristol-palin-back-child-support/story?id=9954918|title=Levi Johnston to pay Bristol Palin Back Child Support|last=Mary Kathryn Burke|coauthors=Reema Dutt|date=26 February 2010|publisher=ABC News|accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref>


That month, Palin and her son began living in a condo she had purchased in Anchorage, where she was working at a dermatologist's office and taking business courses at a [[community college]].<ref name="PeopleStranger">{{cite news| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20388449,00.html| title=Bristol Palin: Levi Johnston Is 'A Stranger to Me'|author=Suzanne Zuckerman|date=May 26, 2010|publisher=People Magazine|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.harpersbazaar.com/magazine/feature-articles/bristol-palin-interview-0610|title=Bristol Palin's Solo Act|author=Elisa Lipsky-Karasz|publisher=[[Harper's Bazaar]]|date=June 2010| accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> In July 2010, Palin and Johnston announced that they had reunited and were again engaged,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20401622,00.html| title=Bristol Palin Talks Marriage with Levi Johnston|author=Sandra Sobieraj Westfall| publisher=People Magazine|date=July 14, 2010|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.usmagazine.com/healthylifestyle/news/exclusive-bristol-palin-levi-johnston-are-engaged-2010147|title=Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston are engaged!|author=Us staff|date=July 14, 2010|publisher=[[Us Weekly]]|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}.</ref> but less than three weeks later, they ended their second engagement.<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20407608,00.html "Bristol Palin to Levi Johnston: 'It's Over'"]. ''People''. August 3, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20408884,00.html "Levi Johnston on Bristol Palin: The Ring's Off, But We're Still Friends"]. ''People''. August 9, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/blogs/pop-vox/2010/08/04/tactical-engagement-bristol-palin-and-levi-johnston-make-an-art-of-tabloid-war.html "Tactical Engagement: Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston Make an Art of Tabloid War"]. ''Newsweek''. August 4, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/bristol-palin-teen-mom-expected-levi-work-butt/story?id=11320404 "Bristol Palin Wanted Levi Johnston to Work 'His Butt Off' to Finish School, Get a Job"]. ''ABC News''. August 4, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/08/04/earlyshow/main6741893.shtml "Real Reason Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston Split?"]. ''CBS''. August 4, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.</ref>
That month, Palin and her son began to live in a condo that she had purchased in Anchorage, where she worked at a dermatologist's office and took business courses at a [[community college]].<ref name="PeopleStranger">{{cite news| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20388449,00.html| title=Bristol Palin: Levi Johnston Is 'A Stranger to Me'|author=Suzanne Zuckerman|date=May 26, 2010|publisher=People Magazine|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.harpersbazaar.com/magazine/feature-articles/bristol-palin-interview-0610|title=Bristol Palin's Solo Act|author=Elisa Lipsky-Karasz|publisher=[[Harper's Bazaar]]|date=June 2010| accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> In July 2010, Palin and Johnston announced that they had reunited and were again engaged,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20401622,00.html| title=Bristol Palin Talks Marriage with Levi Johnston|author=Sandra Sobieraj Westfall| publisher=People Magazine|date=July 14, 2010|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.usmagazine.com/healthylifestyle/news/exclusive-bristol-palin-levi-johnston-are-engaged-2010147|title=Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston are engaged!|author=Us staff|date=July 14, 2010|publisher=[[Us Weekly]]|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}.</ref> but, less than three weeks later, they ended their second engagement.<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20407608,00.html "Bristol Palin to Levi Johnston: 'It's Over'"]. ''People''. August 3, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20408884,00.html "Levi Johnston on Bristol Palin: The Ring's Off But We're Still Friends"]. ''People''. August 9, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/blogs/pop-vox/2010/08/04/tactical-engagement-bristol-palin-and-levi-johnston-make-an-art-of-tabloid-war.html "Tactical Engagement: Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston Make an Art of Tabloid War"]. ''Newsweek''. August 4, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/bristol-palin-teen-mom-expected-levi-work-butt/story?id=11320404 "Bristol Palin Wanted Levi Johnston to Work 'His Butt Off' to Finish School and Get a Job"]. ''ABC News''. August 4, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/08/04/earlyshow/main6741893.shtml "Real Reason Why Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston Split?"]. ''CBS''. August 4, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2010.</ref>
In August 2010 she moved out of the condo and returned to her parents' house,<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20407608,00.html "Bristol Palin to Levi Johnston: 'It's Over'"]. ''People''. August 4, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2010.</ref> and the couple reached an agreement giving primary custody to Palin and visitation rights and child support responsibility to Johnston.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/08/14/2010-08-14_bristol_palin_daughter_of_sarah_palin_and_levi_johnston_strike_custody_deal_over.html| title=Bristol Palin, daughter of Sarah Palin, and Levi Johnston strike custody deal over son Tripp| last=Shahid|first=Aliyah|date=14 August 2010|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref>
In August, 2010, she moved out of the condo and returned to her parents' house,<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20407608,00.html "Bristol Palin to Levi Johnston: 'It's Over'"]. ''People''. August 4, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2010.</ref> and the couple reached an agreement that gave primary custody to Palin and visitation rights and child support responsibility to Johnston.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/08/14/2010-08-14_bristol_palin_daughter_of_sarah_palin_and_levi_johnston_strike_custody_deal_over.html| title=Bristol Palin, daughter of Sarah Palin, and Levi Johnston strike custody deal over son Tripp| last=Shahid|first=Aliyah|date=14 August 2010|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref>




==Career==
==Career==
===Abstinence spokesperson===
===Abstinence spokesperson===
In May 2009, Palin worked with the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and the [[Candie's Foundation]] to inform young people about the negative consequences of teenage pregnancy. Bill Albert, the Campaign's spokesman, said that working with Palin made sense, because "she's had the highest-profile teen pregnancy of the year."<ref>{{cite web|author= Debrorah Kotz|url=http://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/on-women/2009/05/06/bristol-palin-poster-child-for-teen-pregnancy-prevention|title=Bristol Palin: Poster Child for Teen Pregnancy Prevention |publisher=US News & World Report|work=Health Articles|date=May 6, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> Several interviews and pictorials for similar organizations followed. That same month, Palin was named a Teen [[Sexual abstinence|Abstinence]] Ambassador for the [[Candie’s Foundation]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.candiesfoundation.org/ |title=Candie's foundation |publisher=Candiesfoundation.org |date= |accessdate=2010-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Gail Collins|title=Bristol Palin’s New Gig |publisher=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 6, 2009 | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/opinion/07collins.html|accessdate =August 2, 2010}}</ref> a teen pregnancy prevention organization.<ref>{{cite web | title = history page | publisher = [[Candie's Foundation]] |url = http://www.candiesfoundation.org/history.html | accessdate = 2009-05-14}}</ref> Her duties as a paid spokeswoman involved attending town hall meetings and giving interviews on morning talk shows. At her appearance on ''[[Good Morning America]]'', she stated, "Regardless of what I did personally, abstinence is the only 100% foolproof way you can prevent pregnancy."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1896815,00.html |title=In Defense of Bristol Palin, Abstinence Spokeswoman|author=Nancy Gibbs|date=May 8, 2009|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> Before Palin became an abstinence spokeswoman, she told Fox News that abstinence is "not realistic at all."<ref>{{cite web|title=Exclusive:A Visit With the Palins|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,494205,00.html | work=On the Record w/Greta|publisher=Fox News|format=Rush transcript from the February 16, 2009 episode of ''On the Record''|date=February 18, 2009 |accessdate=August 2, 2010| quote=But I think abstinence is, like -- like, the -- I don't know how to put it -- like, the main -- everyone should be abstinent or whatever but it's not realistic at all.... Because it's more and more accepted now.}}</ref> Several weeks later, she would state that her words were "taken out of context".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7510385&page=1|title=Teen Mom Bristol Palin: the New Face of Abstinence,Palin Promoting Abstinence in New Campaign, 'Regardless of What I Did Personally'|author=Sarah Netter|coauthors=Imaeyen Ibanga and Kaitlyn Folmer |publisher=ABC News|date=May 6, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref>
In May, 2009, Palin worked with the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and the [[Candie's Foundation]] to inform young people about the negative consequences of teenage pregnancy. Bill Albert, the Campaign's spokesman, said that working with Palin made sense, because "she's had the highest-profile teen pregnancy of the year."<ref>{{cite web|author= Debrorah Kotz|url=http://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/on-women/2009/05/06/bristol-palin-poster-child-for-teen-pregnancy-prevention|title=Bristol Palin: Poster Child for Teen Pregnancy Prevention |publisher=US News & World Report|work=Health Articles|date=May 6, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> Several interviews and pictorials for similar organizations followed. That same month, Palin was named a Teen [[Sexual abstinence|Abstinence]] Ambassador for the [[Candie’s Foundation]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.candiesfoundation.org/ |title=Candie's foundation |publisher=Candiesfoundation.org |date= |accessdate=2010-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Gail Collins|title=Bristol Palin’s New Gig |publisher=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 6, 2009 | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/opinion/07collins.html|accessdate =August 2, 2010}}</ref> a teen pregnancy prevention organization.<ref>{{cite web | title = history page | publisher = [[Candie's Foundation]] |url = http://www.candiesfoundation.org/history.html | accessdate = 2009-05-14}}</ref> Her duties, as a paid spokeswoman, involved attending town hall meetings and giving interviews on morning talk shows. At her appearance on ''[[Good Morning America]]'', she stated, "Regardless of what I did personally, abstinence is the only 100% foolproof way that you can prevent pregnancy."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1896815,00.html |title=In Defense of Bristol Palin, Abstinence Spokeswoman|author=Nancy Gibbs|date=May 8, 2009|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> Before Palin became an abstinence spokeswoman, she told Fox News that abstinence is "not realistic at all."<ref>{{cite web|title=Exclusive:A Visit With the Palins|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,494205,00.html | work=On the Record w/Greta|publisher=Fox News|format=Rush transcript from the February 16, 2009, episode of ''On the Record''|date=February 18, 2009 |accessdate=August 2, 2010| quote=But I think abstinence is, like -- like, the -- I don't know how to put it -- like, the main -- everyone should be abstinent or whatever but it's not realistic at all.... Because it's more and more accepted now.}}</ref> Several weeks later, she would state that her words were "taken out of context".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7510385&page=1|title=Teen Mom Bristol Palin: the New Face of Abstinence,Palin Promoting Abstinence in New Campaign, 'Regardless of What I Did Personally'|author=Sarah Netter|coauthors=Imaeyen Ibanga and Kaitlyn Folmer |publisher=ABC News|date=May 6, 2009|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref>


Her role as a spokesperson has been controversial. [[Bonnie Fuller]], former editor in chief of ''[[YM (magazine)|YM]]'', has questioned whether the net effect of Palin's presentations has been to glamorize or discourage teen pregnancy based on the visual imagery.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bonnie-fuller/bristol-palins-empeopleem_b_206244.html|author=Bonnie Fuller|title=Bristol Palin's People Magazine Cover is a Total Promotion for Teen Pregnancy!|date=May 21, 2009|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> On an episode of ''[[The Colbert Report]]'', [[Meghan McCain]] stated her support for [[sex education]] and criticized Palin's sexual abstinence campaign, saying it was "not realistic for this generation".<ref>{{cite news | url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/19/meghan-mccain-takes-aim-at-gop-bristol-palins-abstinence-tour/ | title=Meghan McCain takes aim at GOP, Bristol Palin's abstinence tour | author=Mooney, Alexander | publisher=[[CNN]] | date=2009-05-19 | accessdate=2009-05-19}}</ref>
Her role as a spokesperson has been controversial. [[Bonnie Fuller]], former editor in chief of ''[[YM (magazine)|YM]]'', has questioned whether the net effect of Palin's presentations has been to glamorize or discourage teen pregnancy, based on the visual imagery.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bonnie-fuller/bristol-palins-empeopleem_b_206244.html|author=Bonnie Fuller|title=Bristol Palin's People Magazine Cover is a Total Promotion for Teen Pregnancy!|date=May 21, 2009|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref> On an episode of ''[[The Colbert Report]]'', [[Meghan McCain]] stated her support for [[sex education]] and criticized Palin's sexual abstinence campaign and said that it was "not realistic for this generation".<ref>{{cite news | url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/19/meghan-mccain-takes-aim-at-gop-bristol-palins-abstinence-tour/ | title=Meghan McCain takes aim at GOP, Bristol Palin's abstinence tour | author=Mooney, Alexander | publisher=[[CNN]] | date=2009-05-19 | accessdate=2009-05-19}}</ref>


Palin works on the speakers' circuit asking between $15,000 and $30,000 for each appearance. She has signed with Single Source Speakers and is listed on their website as available for conferences, fundraisers, special events and holidays, as well as women's, youth, abstinence and "pro-life" programs.<ref name="speakers circuit">{{cite news|author=Becky Bohrer|title=Bristol Palin to Hit Speakers' Circuit: Bristol Palin hitting speakers' circuit, commanding $15,000 to $30,000 per appearance|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=10672198|accessdate=August 2, 2010|newspaper=ABC News|date=May 17, 2010|agency=Associated Press|location=Juneau, Alaska}}</ref><ref name="speaker">{{cite news|last=Times Newsline staff|title=Sarah Palin’s Daughter Bristol Becomes Speaker, To Earn US$30,000|url=http://www.timesnewsline.com/news/Sarah-Palins-Daughter-Bristol-Becomes-Speaker--To-Earn-US30-000-1274261608/|accessdate=August 2, 2010|newspaper=Times Newsline|date=May 19, 2010}}</ref>
Palin works on the speakers' circuit and asks between $15,000 and $30,000 for each appearance. She has signed with Single Source Speakers and is listed on their website as available for conferences, fundraisers, special events and holidays, as well as women's, youth, abstinence and "pro-life" programs.<ref name="speakers circuit">{{cite news|author=Becky Bohrer|title=Bristol Palin to Hit Speakers' Circuit: Bristol Palin hits speakers' circuit and commands $15,000 to $30,000 per appearance|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=10672198|accessdate=August 2, 2010|newspaper=ABC News|date=May 17, 2010|agency=Associated Press|location=Juneau, Alaska}}</ref><ref name="speaker">{{cite news|last=Times Newsline staff|title=Sarah Palin’s Daughter Bristol Becomes Speaker, To Earn US$30,000|url=http://www.timesnewsline.com/news/Sarah-Palins-Daughter-Bristol-Becomes-Speaker--To-Earn-US30-000-1274261608/|accessdate=August 2, 2010|newspaper=Times Newsline|date=May 19, 2010}}</ref>


===Business venture===
===Business venture===
In September 2009, Bristol Palin formed BSMP, a [[lobbying]], [[public relations]] and [[political consulting]] services firm.<ref>Original documentation from State of Alaska: [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y1obSLk0ax4/S0MTZdeC1uI/AAAAAAAAEck/QKjKboIhJjg/s1600-h/bristol+llc+2.jpg Articles of Organization LLC, page 1]; [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y1obSLk0ax4/S0MUN1fFC6I/AAAAAAAAEcs/z8g6V8ke9ZI/s1600-h/bristol+llc+2.jpg page 1 continued];
In September, 2009, Bristol Palin formed BSMP, a [[lobbying]], [[public relations]] and [[political consulting]] services firm.<ref>Original documentation from State of Alaska: [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y1obSLk0ax4/S0MTZdeC1uI/AAAAAAAAEck/QKjKboIhJjg/s1600-h/bristol+llc+2.jpg Articles of Organization LLC, page 1]; [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y1obSLk0ax4/S0MUN1fFC6I/AAAAAAAAEcs/z8g6V8ke9ZI/s1600-h/bristol+llc+2.jpg page 1 continued];
[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y1obSLk0ax4/S0MUa-CkAUI/AAAAAAAAEc0/2toU2-Nqo7c/s1600-h/bristol+llc+2.jpg page 2]</ref> While the initial focus will be working with Candie's Foundation, BSMP will expand to work with additional clients.<ref>{{Cite video| people = Rachel Maddow
[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y1obSLk0ax4/S0MUa-CkAUI/AAAAAAAAEc0/2toU2-Nqo7c/s1600-h/bristol+llc+2.jpg page 2]</ref> While the initial focus will work with Candie's Foundation, BSMP will expand to work with additional clients.<ref>{{Cite video| people = Rachel Maddow
| title = Rachel Maddow show | medium = Television | publisher = MSNBC|location = NY|date = January 4, 2010| url = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908//vp/34695660#34695660|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref>
| title = Rachel Maddow show | medium = Television | publisher = MSNBC|location = NY|date = January 4, 2010| url = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908//vp/34695660#34695660|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref>


===Television===
===Television===
Palin made a guest appearance as herself on the July 5, 2010 episode of [[ABC Family|ABC Family's]] teenage drama, ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]'', a series which focuses on a family dealing with a 15-year-old's unexpected pregnancy. Palin portrayed a friend of the main character who is a student in the summer music program for teen mothers that they both are attending. She filmed the scenes in March 2010 while visiting her mother in [[Los Angeles, California]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20348742,00.html|title=Bristol Palin Films American Teenager, Attends Pre-Oscar Party|author=Catherine Donaldson-Evans|publisher=People|date=March 4, 2010|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20396446,00.html|title=Photo: Bristol Palin's Acting Debut|publisher=People|date=June 23, 2010|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/2010/07/88788/| title=Bristol Palin Plays Herself On 'Secret Life Of The American Teenager'|author=ET Online staff|publisher=ETonline.com|date=July 5, 2010|accessdate=August 2, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b188350_teen_mom_abstinence_advocate_bristol.html|title=Teen Mom and Abstinence Advocate Bristol Palin on Secret Life Debut: 'I'm Not an Actress'|author=Megan Masters|publisher=E!|date=July 5, 2010|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref>
Palin made a guest appearance as herself, on the July 5, 2010, episode of [[ABC Family|ABC Family's]] teenage drama, ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]'', a series whcih focuses on a family that deals with a 15-year-old's unexpected pregnancy. Palin portrayed a friend of the main character who is a student in the summer music program for teen mothers that they both attend. She filmed the scenes in March, 2010, while she visited her mother in [[Los Angeles, California]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20348742,00.html|title=Bristol Palin Films American Teenager, Attends Pre-Oscar Party|author=Catherine Donaldson-Evans|publisher=People|date=March 4, 2010|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20396446,00.html|title=Photo: Bristol Palin's Acting Debut|publisher=People|date=June 23, 2010|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/2010/07/88788/| title=Bristol Palin Plays Herself On 'Secret Life Of The American Teenager'|author=ET Online staff|publisher=ETonline.com|date=July 5, 2010|accessdate=August 2, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b188350_teen_mom_abstinence_advocate_bristol.html|title=Teen Mom and Abstinence Advocate Bristol Palin on Secret Life Debut: 'I'm Not an Actress'|author=Megan Masters|publisher=E!|date=July 5, 2010|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref>
"I am not acting. I like doing speaking engagements and stuff like that," she told ''[[E!]]''. "I don't think I'll be doing any more acting in the future."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/07/06/2010-07-06_bristol_palin_says_she_doesnt_want_to_be_an_actress_role_on_secret_life_may_be_h.html |title=Bristol Palin's role in 'Secret Life of an American Teenager' does not mean she will pursue acting|author=Kristie Cavanagh|publisher=New York Daily News|date=July 6, 2010|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref>
"I am not acting. I like doing speaking engagements and stuff like that," she told ''[[E!]]''. "I don't think that I'll do any more acting in the future."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/07/06/2010-07-06_bristol_palin_says_she_doesnt_want_to_be_an_actress_role_on_secret_life_may_be_h.html |title=Bristol Palin's role in 'Secret Life of an American Teenager' does not mean she will pursue acting|author=Kristie Cavanagh|publisher=New York Daily News|date=July 6, 2010|accessdate=August 2, 2010}}</ref>


Palin joined the [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 11)|Fall 2010 season]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]''. Her partner is professional [[Mark Ballas]], who is a two time champion on the show, having won with [[Kristi Yamaguchi]], in season 6, and with [[Shawn Johnson]] in season 8.<ref>[http://thenewsoftoday.com/dwts-women-jennifer-grey-florence-henderson-britol-palin-brandy-and-more/1941/ DWTS Women: Jennifer Grey, Florence Henderson, Britol Palin, Brandy and More]</ref> Palin's first dance was a [[cha-cha]] to "[[Mama Told Me Not to Come]]" by [[Three Dog Night]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20017097-10391698.html|title=Bristol Palin's "Dancing With The Stars" Debut Pokes Fun at Mom - Celebrity Circuit - CBS News|last=Lee|first=Joyce| date=21 September 2010|publisher=CBS News|accessdate=3 November 2010}}</ref> Due to her dancing rehearsal schedule, she failed to turn in her absentee ballet for the November 2010 General Election. <ref>{{http://www.clickorlando.com/entertainment/25627074/detail.html}} </ref>
Palin joined the [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 11)|Fall 2010 season]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]''. Her partner is professional [[Mark Ballas]], who is a two-time champion on the show, having won with [[Kristi Yamaguchi]], in season 6, and with [[Shawn Johnson]] in season 8.<ref>[http://thenewsoftoday.com/dwts-women-jennifer-grey-florence-henderson-britol-palin-brandy-and-more/1941/ DWTS Women: Jennifer Grey, Florence Henderson, Britol Palin, Brandy and More]</ref> Palin's first dance was a [[cha-cha]] to "[[Mama Told Me Not to Come]]", by [[Three Dog Night]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20017097-10391698.html|title=Bristol Palin's "Dancing With The Stars" Debut Pokes Fun at Mom - Celebrity Circuit - CBS News|last=Lee|first=Joyce| date=21 September 2010|publisher=CBS News|accessdate=3 November 2010}}</ref> Due to her dancing rehearsal schedule, she failed to turn in her absentee ballet for the November 2010 General Election. <ref>{{http://www.clickorlando.com/entertainment/25627074/detail.html}} </ref>


===Music video===
===Music video===
In 2010, Palin was featured in the Alaskan rock band Static Cycle's music video "Inside This World of Mine", wearing a matching mink coat and hat with a glass encased rose.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.etonline.com/music/101548_WATCH_Bristol_Palin_Appears_in_Music_Video_Just_Days_After_Ex_Levi_s_Video_Debut/|title=WATCH: Bristol Palin Appears in Music Video Just Days After Ex Levi's Video Debut|publisher=ETOnline|date=October 7, 2010|accessdate=October 21, 2010}}</ref>
In 2010, Palin was featured in the Alaskan rock band Static Cycle's music video "Inside This World of Mine" and wore a matching mink coat and hat, with a glass encased rose.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.etonline.com/music/101548_WATCH_Bristol_Palin_Appears_in_Music_Video_Just_Days_After_Ex_Levi_s_Video_Debut/|title=WATCH: Bristol Palin Appears in Music Video Just Days After Ex Levi's Video Debut|publisher=ETOnline|date=October 7, 2010|accessdate=October 21, 2010}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Bristol Palin
Bristol Palin holding her brother Trig, August 2008.
Born
Bristol Sheeran Marie Palin

(1990-10-18) October 18, 1990 (age 33)[1]
Wasilla, Alaska, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materJuneau-Douglas High School
West Anchorage High School
Wasilla High School - (High school diploma, 2009)
Occupation(s)Spokesperson, professional speaker[2]
PartnerLevi Johnston (2005–2009, 2010)
ChildrenTripp Easton Mitchell Johnston (b. 2008)
Parent(s)Sarah Palin
Todd Palin
RelativesTrack (brother) (b. 1989)
Willow (sister) (b. 1994)
Piper (sister) (b. 2001)
Trig (brother) (b. 2008)

Bristol Sheeran Marie Palin[3] (born October 18, 1990) is the second child and eldest daughter of the 11th Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd. After Bristol became a teenage single parent, she began to publicly advocate sexual abstinence for unmarried teens, is now a paid speaker on the subject of teen pregnancy[4] and joined the Fall 2010 season of Dancing with the Stars [5].

Personal life

Family background and education

Bristol Palin was born and raised in Wasilla, Alaska.[3][6] Sarah has explained that her daughter's name comes from the Bristol Inn, where she had been employed; Bristol, Connecticut, the headquarters city of ESPN, where she had hoped to work as a sportscaster, and the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, where Bristol's father, Todd, grew up.[7][8]

Starting in 2005, Bristol attended Juneau-Douglas High School and began to date Levi Johnston.[9][10] In 2008, she moved to Anchorage to live with her aunt and uncle and attend West Anchorage High School. She returned to Wasilla and graduated from Wasilla High School, in May, 2009.[11][12]

Pregnancy announcement

When Sarah Palin was chosen as John McCain's vice presidential running mate, in late August, 2008, his advisers already knew of Bristol's pregnancy, which they believed would be a political liability.[1] On September 1, the opening day of the 2008 Republican National Convention, it was publicly announced that Palin was pregnant and engaged to Johnston, who was the father of her unborn child.[9] Palin's entire family, along with Johnston, appeared at the convention.[9][13] Speaking about Palin's pregnancy, political commentator Michelle Malkin was quoted as saying, "One ticket sees this as a blessing. The other sees it as a curse. Could the core differences, between the two, be any starker?"[14] Several days later, it was reported that Britney Spears' sister, teen mother Jamie Lynn Spears, had sent burp cloths as a gift.[15][16] Comparisons between the two cases were made.[17][18][19]

McCain's advisers reportedly thought that a wedding between Johnston and Palin would boost the waning popularity of the McCain-Palin ticket.[1] Johnston denied claims that he was pressured into a shotgun wedding, stating, "We planned on getting married a long time ago, with or without the kid. That was the plan from the start."[9]

Motherhood

Palin and Johnston's son, Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston, was born on December 27, 2008.[20][21] Bristol denied claims that her mother's pro life views influenced her decision to give birth to and raise Tripp and stated, "It doesn't matter what my mom's views are on it. It was my decision."[22][23] The couple broke off their engagement, in March, 2009.[24]

In November 2009, a custody and child support case, which involved Johnston and Palin, was filed in a local Alaska court. Palin asked the court to use pseudonyms for herself and Johnston to keep the normally public proceedings private and argued that the media attention would not be good for the child.[25] Johnston argued for open proceedings, saying he just wanted the case to be decided on the merits [25] and that he did "not feel protected against Sarah Palin in a closed proceeding."[26]. In December, 2009, on Tripp's first birthday, the judge sided with Johnston and it was publicly announced that the pair had battled for legal custody. Palin, who wished to win full custody rights and child support consistent with Johnston's income, stated that Johnston had "exercised sporadic visitation rights" and "wants the rights for his own self-promotion".[25][26][27] Johnston sought shared custody and lower child support payments but, in February, 2010, a judge ruled that Johnston had to pay back child support, with a hearing set to determine the amount of ongoing support payments.[28][29]

That month, Palin and her son began to live in a condo that she had purchased in Anchorage, where she worked at a dermatologist's office and took business courses at a community college.[30][31] In July 2010, Palin and Johnston announced that they had reunited and were again engaged,[32][33] but, less than three weeks later, they ended their second engagement.[34][35][36][37][38] In August, 2010, she moved out of the condo and returned to her parents' house,[39] and the couple reached an agreement that gave primary custody to Palin and visitation rights and child support responsibility to Johnston.[40]


Career

Abstinence spokesperson

In May, 2009, Palin worked with the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and the Candie's Foundation to inform young people about the negative consequences of teenage pregnancy. Bill Albert, the Campaign's spokesman, said that working with Palin made sense, because "she's had the highest-profile teen pregnancy of the year."[41] Several interviews and pictorials for similar organizations followed. That same month, Palin was named a Teen Abstinence Ambassador for the Candie’s Foundation,[42][43] a teen pregnancy prevention organization.[44] Her duties, as a paid spokeswoman, involved attending town hall meetings and giving interviews on morning talk shows. At her appearance on Good Morning America, she stated, "Regardless of what I did personally, abstinence is the only 100% foolproof way that you can prevent pregnancy."[45] Before Palin became an abstinence spokeswoman, she told Fox News that abstinence is "not realistic at all."[46] Several weeks later, she would state that her words were "taken out of context".[47]

Her role as a spokesperson has been controversial. Bonnie Fuller, former editor in chief of YM, has questioned whether the net effect of Palin's presentations has been to glamorize or discourage teen pregnancy, based on the visual imagery.[48] On an episode of The Colbert Report, Meghan McCain stated her support for sex education and criticized Palin's sexual abstinence campaign and said that it was "not realistic for this generation".[49]

Palin works on the speakers' circuit and asks between $15,000 and $30,000 for each appearance. She has signed with Single Source Speakers and is listed on their website as available for conferences, fundraisers, special events and holidays, as well as women's, youth, abstinence and "pro-life" programs.[2][4]

Business venture

In September, 2009, Bristol Palin formed BSMP, a lobbying, public relations and political consulting services firm.[50] While the initial focus will work with Candie's Foundation, BSMP will expand to work with additional clients.[51]

Television

Palin made a guest appearance as herself, on the July 5, 2010, episode of ABC Family's teenage drama, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, a series whcih focuses on a family that deals with a 15-year-old's unexpected pregnancy. Palin portrayed a friend of the main character who is a student in the summer music program for teen mothers that they both attend. She filmed the scenes in March, 2010, while she visited her mother in Los Angeles, California.[52][53][54][55] "I am not acting. I like doing speaking engagements and stuff like that," she told E!. "I don't think that I'll do any more acting in the future."[56]

Palin joined the Fall 2010 season of Dancing with the Stars. Her partner is professional Mark Ballas, who is a two-time champion on the show, having won with Kristi Yamaguchi, in season 6, and with Shawn Johnson in season 8.[57] Palin's first dance was a cha-cha to "Mama Told Me Not to Come", by Three Dog Night.[58] Due to her dancing rehearsal schedule, she failed to turn in her absentee ballet for the November 2010 General Election. [59]

Music video

In 2010, Palin was featured in the Alaskan rock band Static Cycle's music video "Inside This World of Mine" and wore a matching mink coat and hat, with a glass encased rose.[60]

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