Governor Sarah Palin Wins Miss Congeniality Alaska in 1984.

That's Governor Sarah Palin, who is also Senator John McCain's running mate, on the left  in the sparkling blue gown, winning Miss Congeniality at the 1984 Miss Alaska pageant. The lovely woman in red to Palin's right is Pam, the wife of DL Byron, who shared this photo and blogged about Pam's Palin connection here. Amusingly enough, Byron is also connected with Disaboomer Naomimimi, who shared the link to this photo with the Disabled Politico team. Move aside, Kevin Bacon, we're playing "Four steps to Sarah Palin!"

So, now's as good a time as any to poll our readers: Can this Miss Congeniality become Mrs. Vice-President? Will Sarah Palin's 17-year-old daughter's pregnancy harm her on the campaign trail? Will her son, Trig, who has Down's Syndrome, affect her position on disability rights? Can she pick up votes for the Republican ticket from former supporters of Senator Hillary Clinton? Most importantly, do you feel that Sarah Palin is ready to become president, should the need arise?

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