Pamela Anderson was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia on July 1, 1967 to a furnace repairman and a waitress. Her parents relocated to Comox while Pam was still a child, and she spent the majority of her childhood there. After high school Pam worked as a fitness instructor in Vancouver.

Pam's big break came when she was spotted in the audience of a Lions football game and broadcast on a giant screen by a national-TV cameraman. The big-screen image of the golden blonde in a Labatt's Beer T-shirt caused the crowd to erupt in applause. Recognizing good publicity, Labatt's signed Pam to become its poster girl.

Pam was first introduced to Playboy audiences as the collegiate cover girl of the October 1989 issue. She made her Playmate appearance soon after as Miss February 1990. Fans loved the blonde Canadian, and her Playboy Centerfold video spent 12 straight weeks at number one on the Billboard Video Sales chart.

Soon Hollywood wanted a piece of Pam, and after a few bit parts, Pam became a regular on Home Improvement as the Tool Time Girl. Within a year, Pam had outgrown her small role on Home Improvement and accepted an offer for a starring role on Baywatch. Pam played the part of lifeguard C.J. Parker on the massively successful show for five years before leaving to pursue movies and other roles.

After brief romances with Scott Baio, Poison's Bret Michaels and Sylvester Stallone, Pam married Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee in 1995. During their three-year marriage Pam gave birth to two sons: Brandon Thomas in 1996 and Dylan Jagger in late 1997. Pam and Tommy made headlines in 1997 after an intimate home video was stolen from their house and illegally distributed on video and through the Internet. Hollywood's most talked-about marriage came to an end when Pam filed for divorce in February 1998 after Tommy Lee was arrested on charges of assaulting her.

After leaving Baywatch Pam starred as nightclub owner and bounty hunter Barbara Kopetski in the action thriller Barb Wire. She also made several Playboy magazine and Newsstand Special appearances, perhaps most notably in the Blonde Ambition pictorial in the September 1997 issue of Playboy. Currently, Pam is reported to be working on a new television series and another movie.