For a while Bristol Palin shunned the spotlight, but it was almost impossible since she was the unwed pregnant teenage daughter of a vice presidential candidate.
Now she's ready to tell other teens "don't do what I did"
The 18 year old single mom just signed on to be a Teen Ambassador for a national campaign to prevent teen pregnancy
Back in February Palin told FOX News teens should avoid sex but "abstinence is not realistic at all"
Now she's saying: "If I can prevent even one girl from getting pregnant, I will feel a sense of accomplishment."
In December Palin gave birth to a baby boy, Trigg. She and the boy's father, Levi Johnston, cancelled plans to marry.
Bristol Palin will make a series of public appearances starting today to kick off National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Local teen pregnancy prevention advocates told us having a "celebrity" spokesperson can be helpful but it order to succeed programs must provide teens with comprehensive sex education, access to contraceptives and hope for a bright future.
Can she be role model? Local teens we talked to are skeptical. Isn't her situation a lot different from most teens?
