Before Sarah Palin won the hearts and minds of hunters and hockey moms as John McCain's nominee for vice president, she was a sportscaster (she worked for KTUU-TV and KTVA-TV in Anchorage, and as a sports reporter for the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman). And before that, she was a beauty queen.
In 1984, after winning the Miss Wasilla pageant, she finished third in the Miss Alaska competition, receiving the Miss Congeniality award and a college scholarship.
This year's Miss Alaska pageant winner was another diva - she sang opera in the talent portion of the competition.
For a chance to win a copy of the former Alaska governer's autobiography, "Going Rogue," tell us the name of the 2009 Miss Alaska winner.
Go to azstarnet.com/contests and give us your answer by noon Tuesday.
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