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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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 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
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
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.