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Anderson's early career establishes her as the archetypal 'American dream blonde bombshell'. Her star image is constructed through branding, Playboy, and television, emphasising eroticism and the male gaze. Yet her self-awareness, activism and humour do reveal her strategy in this image.

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Interviews always supported her happy, flirty side, she was approchable and untouchable at the same time

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After her humble discovery at a football game in Vancouver, the Canadian is launched as a national beauty. From her earliest origins, she is a combination of innocence and desirability. She had a 'candidness' in this early campaign that served to 'humanise the celebrities and draw them closer to their audiences' (Jiamu Xu, 2023). This echoes her long-lasting persona of 'girl next door' turned sexual; she was accessible to men, and her dream discovery was possible to women.

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Anderson first appeared in the 'male entertainment' magazine in 1989, thus making an entry into her as an erotic celebrity. This issue again frames this innocence with sexual appeal, evident in the fact that the main title is 'Back to Campus'. Commercialises sexuality as a career, she was the product and the producer of a feeling of desire in line with the notion “Stars are involved in making themselves into commodities; they are both labour and the thing labour produces.”
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'Before Kim Kardashian or Blake Lively or even Scarlett Johansson, there was Pamela Anderson—modern Hollywood's first and ultimate bombshell'

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'Before Kim Kardashian or Blake Lively or even Scarlett Johansson, there was Pamela Anderson—modern Hollywood's first and ultimate bombshell'

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https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/pamela-anderson-young-photos-90s-playboy-baywatch

Quote by Isabelle Sinclair, 16/02/2024 for L'OfficeL

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Baywatch Remastered | Opening titles in HD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0nqwgu_Us4&t=27s 

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Furthering her brand identity, Pamela crossed over from modelling to acting, globalising her sex appeal. With her beachside look, tanned skin, slow-motion rescues and iconic visual symbol of her red swimsuit, she was curated into an object of desire, a selling point for the show and her own brand.

A 'Structured Polysemy' (Dyer, 1998) an empowered hero yet objectified, a trait that heavily defined her in her early career

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Baywatch Remastered | Opening titles in HD

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'Pamela Anderson's iconic Baywatch swimsuit to go on display in London'

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'Pamela Anderson's iconic Baywatch swimsuit to go on display in London'

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'The red one-piece is probably the most famous swimsuit in the world, and fans can get a glimpse when it goes on show in the spring'.

These visuals in the suit heavily contributed to her pop culture association

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Pamela Anderson’s iconic Baywatch swimsuit to go on display in London

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The red one-piece is probably the most famous swimsuit in the world, and fans can get a glimpse when it goes on show in the spring.

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Witty and likeable, Anderson ignores sexual remarks and navitagtes the interview so she comes across more than just the 'dumb blonde sterotype' that was cast upon her.

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Barb Wire (1996) ⭐ 3.6 | Action, Sci-Fi https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115624/?ref_=mv_close

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An exaggerated performance that capitalises on her hyper sexualised image, yet also plays with a post-feminist movement of empowerment through irony and excessiveness.

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When looking at IMDb, Barb Wire has a list of plot keywords, yet the top one is 'big breasts', with others being topics such as 'female frontal nudity'. This showcases that although she has now been a model, TV actor, advertiser, and not a Movie star, she still remains stuck in the stereotype from the start; her persona is still based on sexual appeal.

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Pamela Anderson has a shift from merely sexual fantasy to a tabloid obsession. From the sex tape, domestic abuse, and spectacle in the media, one can see the darker side to her fame. She transcends into both being an exploited victim but also an icon; she becomes the embodiment and blueprint of the ultimate female celebrity, commodified by the violation of others.

Her lack of self-privacy does link to the 'rise in inquiries regarding the matter of privacy and the ethical consequences that arise from the extensive media surveillance of high-profile individuals' - (Jiamu Xu, 2023)

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Can still be found on Porn websites today, even decades later (This is a screenshot, not linked)

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Pam and Tommy Sex tape (1995) - a cultural event

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Pam and Tommy Sex tape (1995) - a cultural event

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The tape's theft and ultimate circulation transformed Anderson into an ultimate digital age celebrity, with many claiming it was the first internet viral sex tape, a pop culture moment.

A global notoriety, she was now more than a girl next door in a magazine; her sexuality was public property. The public perception of her was later used against her in the lawsuit against the tapes' release, with the opposition lawyers arguing that the couple had spoken about her sex life to the media and had posed nude before, so how was this not just for her own branding and marketing? She becomes a case study for consent, privacy, female exploitation and the tension of private and public life for celebrity.

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'Tommy Lee Gets 6 Months in Jail for Beating His Wife' - Los Angeles Times, News coverage

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'Tommy Lee Gets 6 Months in Jail for Beating His Wife' - Los Angeles Times, News coverage

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By SUE McALLISTER May 21, 1998

'The judge noted that Lee had been repeatedly placed on probation for a series of violent incidents dating back to 1983 and faulted the justice system for allowing the rocker to believe that he could get away with behaving violently.'

Media sensationalism overlooked the earlier human Pamela, but rather chose to turn private suffering and abuse into a spectacle for the audience. The press gave double standards to gender roles and did not consider the pain involved.

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Anderson starts to change narratives of her stardom; she stars in a self-parodying comedy. The show gave her a platform to mock the tabliod persona and have fun, her star image and performance is coming even more blurry than before

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New Client | V.I.P. (1998), Season 1, Episode 3 | Now Playing

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Pamela, by the 2000s, has been exploited and exposed, but she starts to turn towards a life of activism. Her image is starting to gain layers and complexity that the press did not grant her before; she is still the blonde beauty, but slowly becomes political and outspoken. From object to advocate, starting to comment and criticise the very press system that many claimed built her.

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PETA Campaign 'I'd rather go naked than wear fur'

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PETA Campaign 'I'd rather go naked than wear fur'

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In the 90's the campaign hit the masses, shown in Times Square billboard during New York Fashion Week has becoming an important point for the company. A turning point where her sexual appeal becomes poltical capital.

Pamela uses a passion she spoke on, when people listened, from the start, her love for animals. She uses her power where she knows she can, she knows how to still capitlise on herself. This is done by her reclaiming of nudity, something associated with her star persona and not out of character, and creating a poltical movement out of it.

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'Star' - a novelisation of Pamela's life

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'Star' - a novelisation of Pamela's life

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Reviews of the book still mimic the way reporters and others alike saw Pamela's star image, even when commenting on her new adventures trying to break away from connatations before.

Comments include:

'It is big on Pammy's sanitised softer side: her pets, her gay friends, her favourite grandpa. It is short on the nastier bits you might want to read: the plastic surgery; the fights with bad boy rocker Tommy Lee; her battle with Hep C.'

'Anderson is cleverly cashing in until gravity does its worst.'

'The woman with the most famous fake breasts in the world is also a fake author. But should we expect more? Synthetic, saccharine and sexualised'

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Observer review: Star by Pamela Anderson

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There’s something fake about Star, Pamela Anderson’s ‘novelisation’ of her own life, says Jamie Doward.

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Dancing with Stars - appeared as contestant (2010-2012,2018)

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Dancing with Stars - appeared as contestant (2010-2012,2018)

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Playful and determined, she showcases her enjoyment in learning to dance. Anderson starts to attempt to slowly become the performer she dreams of being, saying, "I'm gonna end up in musical theatre. I'm gonna be on Broadway,".

Her star image is an ever-evolving persona, maybe because of the lack of strictness she has herself, away from scandal. Pamela is able to be anything she or the media wants her to be, which is where the good and the bad come from.

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The Last Nude: Pamela Anderson’s 14 Playboy Covers. January/February 2016

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''There’s nobody else, could you do the last cover of Playboy?'' Anderson told Entertainment Tonight

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''There’s nobody else, could you do the last cover of Playboy?'' Anderson told Entertainment Tonight

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October 2015, Playboy announces it will no longer publish full nudes, letting the fan base know Pamela will be the last full nude to be published by the brand.

Pamela notes that since the rise of the internet, her ''girl next door'' mystery, ''doesn’t have that same charm and innocence that it used to''. Thus, the woman who knows her own branding more than anyone admits the nature of her persona must build into something new, to stay the sex symbol for all.

At 48 years old, she shot the last Playboy nude shoot. She officially set her name in stone as a top-rated and known porn star and cover girl, liked or disliked, she was famous, and her life was viral.

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The Last Nude: Pamela Anderson’s 14 Playboy Covers

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In October 2015, Playboy announced that it will no longer publish full nudes —and today on Twitter, Playboy announced that Pamela Anderson will be the last full nude in the January/February 2016 issue, photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth, well known for her work in high-fashion erotica. This will be Anderson’s 14th time on the cover of the magazine, from her first cover in October 1989 half-dressed in a schoolboy blazer to the iconic June 1998 cover featuring the four babes of Baywatch. Anderson admitted herself that Hugh Hefner’s ideal of the “girl next door” posing nude is outdated.

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Pamela uses her platform for ethics, feminism, and political ideas. She is not contained in just a spectacle for the imagination, but a woman with wisdom and experience of the world.

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Pamela and politics - 'forming an unlikely, even surreal network of friendships with a shocking range of influential — and sometimes infamous — world figures.'

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Pamela and politics - 'forming an unlikely, even surreal network of friendships with a shocking range of influential — and sometimes infamous — world figures.'

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As arguably a curated hobby political figure herself, she has been invited to talk at notable venues over various animal rights topics, such as Oxford University on veganism, the Kremlin on Siberian tigers, Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on endangered species.

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Having navigated around questions around questionable romantic relationships like Vladimir Putin and other politicians alike. Pamela's political persona becomes once again controversial when she aligns with scandalous figures such as Julian Assange, a criminally charged man who published confidential reports, alongside being accused of sexual assault.

This particular couple was complex for her image; she became politically subversive. Many did not understand her ignorance of the allegations that he had, which were so similar to her past trauma.

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Baywatch star Pamela Anderson is a close friend of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, but what is the story behind their unconventional friendship?

In 2010, Australian national Julian, 52, came under fire for publishing leaks from US Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning. This has been labelled the largest security breach of its kind in the US.

The activist was charged with conspiracy and, after a 12-year legal battle, has been held in Belmarsh prison in London for a little over five years.

But on Tuesday, Julian was released from prison as part of a plea deal with the US government where he pled guilty to a single criminal charge of conspiring to obtain and disclose classified US national defence documents.

He is set to return to Australia as a free man after several years.

Throughout Julian's legal troubles, he has one friend steadfastly advocating for his case to the public - actress and model Pamela Anderson.

How did Julian Assange and Pamela Anderson become friends?

After an arrest warrant was issued by Westminster Magistrates Court in June 2012, Julian lived in the Ecuadorian embassy until his arrest in 2019.

According to Pamela's 2023 memoir Love, Pamela, the pair were first introduced through fashion designer Vivienne Westwood in 2014.

She used to bring him vegan meals and was interested in her 'perspective on global issues'.

Although they tried to keep their budding friendship low-key, eventually the media caught onto the Canadian-American star's regular visits to the embassy. She also shared content from her visits in since-deleted posts on her Foundation website.

In a tell-all interview with People in 2017, she spoke about their connection.

'We talk about the world. He's a very good teacher. Julian is one of my favorite people. He is a refugee. He might be the most famous refugee of our time- famous for being persecuted,' she explained.

'He's a good person who cares about the world," she says. "He is a kind and deeply empathetic person. He is funny, sensitive, romantic, surprisingly resourceful. He's a good man.

The same interview sparked rumours of a romance.

'Julian is trying to free the world by educating it. It is a romantic struggle - I love him for this.

'I understand that our "affair" and the curiosity surrounding that might bring some attention to his situation. That's fine, but I'd rather not go into private details. Let's just say everyone deserves love,' she said at the time.

But soon after shut it down, telling Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain: 'I wouldn't call it a romance. I have romance in my life. Can one man do it all? That's what I want to know. One for conversation, one to be a lover.'

In her memoir she did admit to a wild night together after sharing a 'strong bottle of mescal'.

'We'd both fallen asleep following a slightly frisky, fun, alcohol-induced night together,' she shared.

'My car was still waiting outside, and I'm sure that sent some tongues wagging. We joked about getting hitched on the front steps of the embassy - maybe then they wouldn't arrest him?'

Julian Assange has since tied the knot with partner Stella Morris.

What did Pamela Anderson do to help Julian Assange?

After several years of bringing light to his case, Pamela increased her activism on his behalf after his arrest in 2019.

She took to X to say she was 'in shock'.

Standing outside the prison in 2019, she added to reporters: 'It is going to be a long fight. He deserves our support, he needs our support.

'He deserved our support because he has sacrificed so much to bring the truth out and we deserve the truth. That is all I can say. I am sorry, I feel sick, I feel nauseous. We are here to save his life, that is what this is.'

In her memoir, Pamela explained that she met with Julian's mother to offer 'cash resources' so two MPs could visit him in prison.

The former Playboy model even tried to write to the Australian Prime Minister at the time, Scott Morrison, to ask his government for help against the smear campaigns, although he simply replied with an 'insensitive' remark about 'bringing his buddies'.
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The unlikely friendship between Julian Assange and Pamela Anderson

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Actress Pamela Anderson's surprising close friendship with WikiLeaks found Julian Assange has captivated the world, but where did it start?

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'The Pamela Anderson Foundation supports organisations and individuals that stand on the front lines in the protection of human, animal, and environmental rights.'

A shift from passive celebrity to active humanitarian leader, institutionalising her care into a charity. Her public persona changes purpose; she is a new kind of celebrity, one for change.

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Anderson said, “I’m not a victim, and I’m not the damsel in distress. I’ve made my choices in my life … it’s created a strong person and a strong parent.'

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In 2023, she openly rejects a narrative of 'victim', she decides to take a narrative of calmness and pride. Instead of relying on bubbly traits or looks, she just goes on to states, "Hold your head high. Walk out the door. I know everybody's seen me having sex".

Emphasising her newer feminist ethos and persona, her exploitation is what she claims and does not shy away from, she is the star she is because of all of her past.

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Pamela Anderson spilled the beans regarding her paltry 'Baywatch' salary during a tell-all interview with Variety, ahead of the release of her memoirs and a new Netflix documentary on Jan. 31. NY Post photo composite

Pamela Anderson had the biggest assets on "Baywatch," but she didn't reap the rewards.

Turns out, the blond bombshell pulled down a measly $1,500 per episode during the first season. By the end of her five-season run, she was making $300,000 an episode - still peanuts compared to co-star David Hasselhoff, a producer on the beachy drama with an ownership stake that paid off big when the series was added to Amazon's Prime Video library in 2019.

"The producers of 'Baywatch' made a fortune," the 55-year-old told Variety in a new cover story interview. "I just didn't have the representation back then. Or the know-how."

Anderson was so integral to the show's success, she revealed, that there were "Pamela clauses" in some of the licensing and syndication deals for the '90s smash hit, in which she played the lifeguard C.J. Parker for five seasons, starting in 1992 and ending in 1997. Many of the international broadcasters only wanted to buy "Baywatch" episodes featuring Anderson, while a Barbie doll based on her iconic character ended up a bestseller. She didn't see a penny, she claims.

"You don't realize when you're doing a TV show that it's going to be that popular, so you kind of sign your life away," she said.

The former Playboy model has been speaking out about her life, leading up to the dual Jan. 31 releases of her memoir "Love, Pamela," and a Netflix documentary, "Pamela, A Love Story."

"She was definitely being taken advantage of," Anderson's eldest son, Brandon Lee, 26, told Variety. "It still feels weird, how there hasn't been some sort of discussion with Amazon, or the 'Baywatch' producers to get her her fair share. It's funny how it works with Dave Chappelle with Netflix; he can somehow go back and get paid for a show that he didn't own anything of. And with the Amazon library deal, we didn't get a penny."

Anderson retreated from the spotlight for a while in the late 1990s and early aughts, in part due to her infamous sex tape scandal in 1998 with her then-husband, rocker Tommy Lee (a saga that was fictionalized in the Golden Globe nominated Hulu series, "Pam & Tommy," much to Anderson's dismay).

But, she revealed another reason why she kept a low profile.

After her split from Lee in 1998, she was living in Malibu with their two toddler sons, Dylan and Brandon when she found a teenaged French girl squatting in her home. The girl was wearing Anderson's famous red "Baywatch" bathing suit and clutching a letter that read, "I'm not a lesbian, but I dream of you." The girl slit her wrists, but survived and was subsequently deported.

"The police said, 'Well, you really weren't in that much danger because she was a girl,' " Anderson said. "I was like, 'How does that make it less dangerous? Women can still murder people.' "

Anderson also recalled walking in on Jack Nicholson having a threesome in the Playboy Mansion one night.

"Trying not to look, but I couldn't help myself and caught his eye in the reflection," she writes in her memoir. "I guess that got him to the finish line, because he made a funny noise, smiled and said, 'Thanks, dear.' "

Anderson also shared that her unlikely friendship with jailed Wikileaks founder Julian Assange got "frisky" one night.

"It was romantic because it was so inspirational," she said. "He's so passionate about life and about everything. There's just nothing that he says that isn't fascinating. So there was definitely a connection. We would just talk through the night and drink mezcal and laugh and tell stories."

Referring to all of the harrowing incidents in her life, Anderson said, "I'm not a victim, and I'm not the damsel in distress. I've made my choices in my life ... it's created a strong person and a strong parent."

There's a mantra, she said, that she repeats to herself during hard times: "Hold your head high. Walk out the door. I know everybody's seen me having sex, but I'm just here to get some cereal for my kids. Just keep on going."

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Pamela Anderson's shocking reveal: 'I made almost no money from 'Baywatch"

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Pamela Anderson had the biggest assets on "Baywatch," but she didn't reap the rewards. Turns out, the blond bombshell pulled down a measly $1,500 per episode during the first season.

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Now as a solid glamour star she now can successfullt fuse this with enviromental ethics in line with her brand.

Luxury vegan bags, completly in line with her advocating for cruelty-free fashion items. The brand she worked with also linked to her past campaigns as they both work closly with PETA, she gets the brand image she cares for.

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Australian Vegan Guide to the plant based community

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Pamela Anderson Collection x Ashoka Paris.

Yes, Pam is back and this time she has teamed up with Paris based luxury brand Ashoka Paris to release a range of luxe vegan bags.

Ethical Vegan Fashion is here

If you have followed Pam's journey over the last few years you will know that she has been up to plenty since her days on the beaches of Baywatch. Anderson has been an outspoken advocate for cruelty-free fashion items such as discarding leather and faux fur. Anderson famously sent one her favourite faux fur to Kim Kardashian West and more recently has been lobbying Prada to drop the fur in all collections!

Now the 90's icon has put her name to a range of vegan bags from a brand who is committed to truly ethical fashion thanks to their certification from animal rights organisation PETA.

About the Ashoka Paris Brand

Here's a little more on the Ashoka Paris Brand:

ASHOKA Paris is a French brand of leather goods, high-end, ethical, ecoresponsible and vegan. Our bags and accessories are manufactured in innovative materials that are not of animal origin.

Our collections are imagined at Paris. The leather-free vegan materials we use come from Italy. The inner lining of our bags and accessories is made from recycled plastic bottles.

ASHOKA Paris is a committed brand that received the Peta Fashion Award for best bag in 2018 & 2019! We donate part of our profits to animal rights groups.

This is certainly a brand that is places ethics front and centre of everything they do. To prove this fact the entire brand is certified by PETA and 100% vegan.

These beautiful bags use imitation leather, that is apple leather. The bags use inner linings made with recycled plastic bottles so you don't even need to feel guilty about this purchase!

Now for the bags

Here's a quick look at the range available online.

If you are a fan and want to find out more about Anderson, her foundation, and the entire Ashoka Paris collection, see more of the Pamela Anderson Collection Here.

To read more about all things vegan fashion, be sure to visit our fashion section here.

At Let's Go Vegan, trust is paramount. As an independent Australian publication, we're committed to delivering genuine, unbiased information about veganism in Australia and abroad. With deep roots in the local vegan community, our team ensures accuracy and reliability in every article, empowering readers on their journey toward a compassionate lifestyle. Unless specified, we are not paid for our opinions, ensuring our content remains authentic and free from external influence.

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Pamela Anderson Collection x Ashoka Paris - Let's Go Vegan Australia!

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Finally, Pamela Anderson claims full authority away from other press and media. She creates memoirs, documentary, and a public authenticity. After all that has been taken from her she redfines herself, from object, vitctim and stupid, to an author, inventor and activist without shying away from the less glamoruos moments but rather owns it, a semi uncommon arc in celebrity culture.

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'Exploiting the exploited: the problem with Pam & Tommy' - The Guardian 

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'Exploiting the exploited: the problem with Pam & Tommy' - The Guardian 

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In 2022, Hulu created a series on the story behind the couple's leak and about a moment when a woman's privacy was invaded. But more importantly, at the time this was made, Pamela Anderson had said publicly that she did not want this show to be made, contrary to it being reported that Lee had been spoken to and praised his portrayal. Her absence from any involvement mimics her histroical silecing she recived and gave.

It is relevant that although time has passed, Pamela's persona is still controlled by sex appeal, yet after the show, although a success, empathy for the star shifted to a cultrual critque of her past trauma.

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The most personal, up close representation of Pamela, created by her. She combines vulberbility with her later wisdoms, to choose her narrative once and for all. This is a important mark for her becoming a cultrual persona not just a subject or or object of the star industry. Again it is part of her era where the audeince perception started to understand her more or atleast try.

Reviews on RottenTomatoes that are evidence for this shift:

'Steadfastly refusing to play victim, Anderson acquits herself admirably..It’s such a sincere and honest profile even those who derided her during her peak will likely cede to her the respect she’s worked hard for and clearly hasn’t enjoyed until recently.'

'While she doesn’t flinch from admitting her flaws, Anderson also embraces the chance to set the record straight about her life and infamous tabloid scandals.'

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Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for Pamela, a Love Story on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!

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'The icon's new book, Love, Pamela, has cracked into the Top 10 on Amazon's nonfiction bestseller chart, following the success of her Netflix doc'

Her book came out at the same time her documentary was realsed both pushing her fame back into the tabloids and new media. Yet shes deeper than before, she reflects on the overlooked traits, motherhood, fame, and ultimatly healing. Written in her voice, she becomes an authorof her fame and star image.

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‘Love, Pamela’ Audiobook: Listen to Pamela Anderson Read Her Bestselling New Memoir for Free

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Pamela Anderson’s new memoir ‘Love, Pamela’ has become a New York Times and Amazon bestseller. Listen to the audiobook free on Amazon with Audible.

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Rejecting traditonal beuaty norms, her red carpet looks do not need to be performances anymore. She reinforces herself as a symbol of authenticy and calmness.

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Pamela Anderson deemed ‘style icon’ after debuting new look for fall

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The actor is ditching her signature blonde hair this season

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A symbol of a relaxed , withdrawn life away from spectle and sesationalism. Her image is rejecting the artfical fame of her past.

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Pamela Anderson’s Renaissance Started in Her Home Garden: “That’s Where I Found Myself Again”

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The ‘Naked Gun’ star on gardening tools, tips, and how a new chapter of her life grew from the meditative practice of getting her hands dirty

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2018, Animal welfare conference in Moscow

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2018, Animal welfare conference in Moscow

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Activist over celebrity, fame for Pamela now acts as a ethical platform, not self promotion anymore. She is respected as a larger enough figure to attend important events.

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Pamela Anderson speaks out for animal rights in Russia - Daily Mail

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'Pam Anderson gives speech on past sexual abuse in Cannes', 2014

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'Pam Anderson gives speech on past sexual abuse in Cannes', 2014

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Speaking at multiple events, pushing her authticty and creating trust

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CANNES, France -- Pamela Anderson has previously talked about being a survivor of rape, but in an emotional speech for her new charity, she credits animals with helping her survive years of abuse at the hands of others.

Anderson was in Cannes to launch the Pamela Anderson Foundation, dedicated to boosting human rights, helping animals and the environment. At a yacht reception to inaugurate the charity, the actress went into detail about sexual assaults she says she endured from a young age.

"I did not have an easy childhood. Despite loving parents, I was molested from age 6 to 10 by my female babysitter. I went to a friend's boyfriend's house and when she was busy the boyfriend's older brother decided he would teach me backgammon which led in to a back massage, which led in to rape. My first heterosexual experience. He was 25 years old, I was 12," said Anderson, reading nervously from a sheet of paper at Friday evening's event.

The assaults didn't end there, she said: "My first boyfriend in grade nine decided it would be funny to gang rape me with six of his friends. Needless to say I had a hard time trusting humans and I just wanted off this earth."

"My parents tried to keep me safe. But to me the world was not a safe place. My dad an alcoholic, my mom worked two jobs waitressing. My mom was always crying, dad didn't always come home, leaving us in tremendous pain and worry. I couldn't bear to give her more disruptive information so I couldn't break her heart any more than it was breaking," she added.

She credits animals and nature for giving her hope to live.

"My affinity with animals saved me, they came to me naturally. The trees spoke to me, I wasn't sure why I was alive, a burning question, a quest. My loyalty remains with the animal kingdom. I vowed to protect them and only them," she said. "I prayed to whales with my feet in the ocean, my only real friends until I had children. Then I realized humanity was suffering and our children were born perfect."

The Pamela Anderson Foundation's mission is to provide funding for groups and individuals "on the front lines of human rights, animal rights and environmental protection," according to its mission statement.

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Pamela Anderson has previously talked about being a survivor of rape, but in an emotional speech for her new charity, she credits animals with helping her survive years of abuse at the hands of others.

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In an interview with the BBC, she is named as an activist and political campaigner; her image has changed. She speaks eloquently and with confidence, talking about books she has written and wishes to write. Yet, this focuses on her as a 'feminist', but she feels she is a different type. She talks about still believing in love and romantic gestures and claims that feminists don't like her. So by 2018, she has evolved into a different version of ultimately still herself, but many disagree with any of her life decisions being 'feminist'.

Comments on the interview that reflect the change in perception of Pamela

'Really smart woman, goes to show you can't judge a book by its cover or a person based on preconceived notions of one aspect of their life.'

'Wow! What maturity, lucidity and insight from a woman labelled as a shallow, superficial “bimbo” by so many.'

'She is a woman through and through...beauty and strength combined'

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'The celebrity sex tape is also something that actively strengthens and paradoxically

undermines the structured star-systems associated with earlier forms of fame and the

ideological assurance that a movie star acted identically in both their ‘real’ and ‘reel’ lives' - Longstaff, G. (2017) ‘Celebrity sex tapes’, in C. Smith (ed.) The Routledge Companion to Media, Sex and Sexuality. 1st edn. Routledge, pp. 183–192. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315168302-18.