The Strikingly B.

Strikingly beautiful, some would say, and outrageously popular, Pamela Smart just seemed to have it all,

and that's just the way things had always been for her. She was born on August 16, 1967, in Coral Gables, Florida. But she and her family moved

to Deary, New Hampshire when Pamela was in the eighth grade. There she went to high school,

where she became a ring-leading cheerleader with an always sunny disposition. Pamela was always

surrounded by friends and always seemed to be the center of

attention. And that's exactly how things were when she went to college as well. Now studying communications

at the University of Florida, Pamela became the host of her very own radio program. Pamela had gone

from being the sweet and vivacious cheerleader to the maiden of her very own radio program. Pamela had gone from being the sweet and vivacious cheerleader

to the maiden of metal. A huge Van Halen fan, Pamela played their music all through her show

and even got a custom license plate for her car that simply read Halen. She was just as popular as ever, and she was still very much

the center of everyone's attention. But for Pamela, it still wasn't enough. She wanted something

more. She wanted to be more. What Pamela really wanted was to be on TV, and it was her big

dream to become an anchor. Her degree in communications

would set her on the right track to do just that. But when she had one year left to finish her

studies, she came across a potential hiccup in that plan. Charming, long-haired, and handsome,

Greg Smart was a metalhead who was just two years older than

Pamela. Their paths crossed in New Hampshire when Pam was visiting her parents for the Christmas

holidays, and that was that. It was one of those instant connections, one of those love at first sight

and the consequences be damned sort of situations.

But her new relationship with Greg put Pamela at a crossroads. She still had to go back to

Florida to finish up her degree if she ever wanted to fulfill her dreams of becoming a news anchor.

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