A Star Is Born
Pamela Denise Anderson was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia, in 1967, as the daughter of a furnace repairman and a waitress. As the story goes, she was destined to be a star, considering that she already got press coverage right after her birth. Since she was born on July 1, 1967 (the 100th anniversary of Canada’s official founding), she was dubbed a “Centennial Baby.”
Anderson played on the volleyball team at her high school. She graduated in 1985, and by 1988, she was working as a fitness instructor in Vancouver. A year later, she hit the jackpot in a happenstance moment that essentially dictated her future in the entertainment industry…