The most recent data for The Candie's Foundation that's posted online by research firm GuideStar shows compensation at $262,500 for the now-20-year-old daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee.
Bristol Palin was 18 when she was appointed as a teen ambassador for the New York-based foundation in 2009, months after giving birth to son, Tripp. She and the 2-year-old boy's father, Levi Johnston, are no longer together.
Palin family attorney John Tiemessen and foundation officials did not immediately return calls for comment Tuesday.
Palin, who still works for the foundation, told The Associated Press last year that girls would think twice about having sex if they knew how tough it is to be a mother. She said she "wasn't prepared at all" for the dramatic changes in her life since becoming a mom.
"I don't think anyone realizes how difficult it really is until you actually have a screaming baby in your arms and you're up all night," Palin said.
When she was first named to the ambassador role, Palin said in a statement she felt she could be a living example of the consequences of teen pregnancy.
"If I can prevent even one girl from getting pregnant, I will feel a sense of accomplishment," she said at the time.
Days after Sen. John McCain picked Sarah Palin to be his running mate in 2008, Bristol Palin's pregnancy was announced. Sarah Palin has not ruled out a run from president in 2012.
The Candie's Foundation is a division of the apparel brand Candie's. It has been raising awareness about teen pregnancy since 2001.
*I think when we hear about "so-called celebrities" doing things like this; we often times forget about reality. First Bristol Palin and her mom Sarah Palin is just a hot mess!
Now on to the issue.
Look, teen pregnancy is real. It's every day that a teen girl turns up pregnant. It's not something we should fully embrace, just because Bristol Palin has done it and so-called made it work by earning 262k.
What we can't igonor is reality! The reality around the world is that, young girls are laying up and having stacks of babies everyday. Some believe that it's cute or the in thing to do. This is why we have shows like MTV's Teen Mom, and docu's that glorify teen pregnancy like's it's the next big trend.
However, you slice Bristol Palin and all, teen pregnancy isn't going anywhere, even if there's a Bristol Palin going around and spitting her rhetoric about how bad it is and how she so-called made it through all while raking in a whopping "262k."
Yea right!
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