12 Gorgeous Throwback Photos of Pamela Anderson

It’s hard to believe that Pamela Anderson turns 57 today!

The timeless beauty has been redefining what it means to be a bombshell recently and making headlines with her fresh-faced, no-makeup look. The bold choice is just the latest for the star, who has been at once something of a chameleon and always unmistakably herself over her decades-long career.

On her birthday, take a look back at these throwback photos that highlight both her effortless effortless appeal and glamazon style in the 1990s.

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Pamela Anderson at Dodger Stadium in 1992

Pamela Anderson during Hollywood All-Stars Charity Baseball Game - August 22, 1992 at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, California, United States
Pamela Anderson in 1992. S. Granitz/WireImage

Pamela Anderson’s dressed-down look was a grand slam at the 1992 Hollywood All-Stars Charity Baseball Game at Dodger Stadium.

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Pamela Anderson at the 1992 People’s Choice Awards

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Pamela Anderson in 1992. Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty

Pamela Anderson and her Home Improvement costars won the 1992 People’s Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy.

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Pamela Anderson in 1993

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Pamela Anderson in 1993.Randy Bauer/Shutterstock

In 1993, Pamela Anderson proved once again that it didn’t take much more than a white T-shirt and cowboy boots for her to look drop dead gorgeous.

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Pamela Anderson at the 1993 Budweiser Surf Tour

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Pamela Anderson in 1993.S. Granitz/WireImage

Like her Baywatch character, Pamela Anderson was right at home on the beach at the 1993 Budweiser Surf Tour.

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Pamela Anderson at a 1994 ‘Baywatch’ cast party

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Pamela Anderson in 1994.Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty

At a 1994 Baywatch cast party on the Malibu Pier in California, Pamela Anderson traded in her all-American girl casual vibe for an elegant black floor-length gown.

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Pamela Anderson at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival

1995 Cannes Film Festival - Photocall For 'Barb Wire' Pamela Anderson Promotes Her Movie 'Barb Wire'
Pamela Anderson in 1995.Alan Davidson/Shutterstock

Pamela Anderson showed up to the 1995 Cannes Film Festival in a leather bustier fit for the title character of her 1996 action flick Barb Wire.

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Pamela Anderson in 1995

amela Anderson during NAPTE International 1995 Press Conference at Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Pamela Anderson in 1995.S. Granitz/WireImage

Pamela Anderson looked like she was ready for business in an understated black suit at a 1995 National Association of Television Program Executives press conference in Las Vegas.

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Pamela Anderson at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards

Pamela Anderson at the 1999 Mtv Video Music Awards at the Metropolitan Opera House New York City On 09-09-1999
Pamela Anderson in 1999.Mediapunch/Shutterstock

Fully in her rocker chic era, Pamela Anderson’s look for the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards certainly made a statement.

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Pamela Anderson in 1999

Pamela Anderson Posing In Her Suite At Cesars Palace After Peta Signing. (
Pamela Anderson in 1999.Barry King/Getty

Pamela Anderson showed off her softer side in a floaty pink gown in her suite at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

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Pamela Anderson at the 1999 Vanity Fair Oscar Party

Pamela Anderson at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Mortons Restaurant in West Hollywood.
Pamela Anderson in 1999.Getty

Pamela Anderson’s clinging gown may have out-sparkled every other star at the 1999 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

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Pamela Anderson at PETA’s Party of the Century in 1999

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Pamela Anderson in 1999.Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage

A long-time animal rights advocate, Pamela Anderson attended PETA’s 1999 Party of the Century in Los Angeles.

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Pamela Anderson at the 1996 VSDA Convention

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Pamela Anderson in 1996.SGranitz/WireImage

Glitz and glamor be damned! Pamela Anderson looked down to earth posing next to an impress bike at the 15th Annual Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) Convention and Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center in 1996.