Editing Pamela Anderson (section)

=== 2000–2009: Rise to media prominence ===
[[Sam Newman]] House, a [[Novelty architecture|pop architecture]] building constructed in 2001 in [[St Kilda, Victoria]], Australia, has a large image of Anderson's face. Sam Newman commissioned local architect [[Cassandra Fahey]] to design the building, and used the image with Anderson's permission. Permits were issued retroactively when it became a major local landmark and won the award for Best New Residential Building in the RAIA [[Victorian Architecture Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monash.edu.au/muma/exhibitions/past/2005/pavilions.html|title=Pavilions for New Architecture, Monash University Museum of Art|publisher=Monash.edu.au|access-date=August 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731023916/http://www.monash.edu.au/muma/exhibitions/past/2005/pavilions.html|archive-date=July 31, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later that year, Anderson played herself in the [[Miller Lite]] TV commercial "Pillow Fight", the sequel to the brand's earlier commercial "Catfight", with models Tanya Ballinger and Kitana Baker reprising their roles.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://adage.com/article/news/pamela-anderson-miller-lite/37214|title=Pamela Anderson Does Miller Lite|date=April 14, 2003|magazine=Ad Age|first=Hoag|last=Levins|url-access=subscription|archive-date=February 10, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210210203417/https://adage.com/article/news/pamela-anderson-miller-lite/37214|url-status=live|quote='Pillow Fight' ... features Baywatch star Pamela Anderson covorting [sic] around a bedroom with the 'Catfight' babes.|access-date=February 6, 2021}}</ref>

In May 2004, Anderson appeared nude on the cover of ''Playboy'' magazine. Later, she posed naked for ''[[Stuff (magazine)|Stuff]]'' and ''[[GQ]]'' magazines. Anderson was also featured on the cover of the fashion magazines ''[[W (magazine)|W]]'', British ''[[Marie Claire]]'', ''[[Flare (magazine)|Flare]]'', and ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'' Canada and in editorials for Russian ''Elle'' and ''[[V (American magazine)|V]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2015/12/04/Pamela-Andersons-Playboy-covers/1591449257374/|title=Pamela Anderson's Playboy covers|work=[[United Press International]]|access-date=February 19, 2019}}</ref>

In 2004, she released the book ''Star'', co-written by Eric Shaw Quinn, about a teenager trying to become famous. After this, she began touring the United States, signing autographs for fans nationwide. Her second book, ''Star Struck'', released in 2005, is a thinly veiled look at her life with Tommy Lee and the trials of celebrity life. In 2005, Anderson starred in a new [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] comedy series ''[[Stacked]]'' as Skyler Dayton, a party girl who works at a book store. It was cancelled on May 18, 2006, after two seasons. On August 14, 2005, [[Comedy Central]] aired the ''[[Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson|Roast of Pamela Anderson]]''.
In December 2005, [[NBC]] cut a video of Anderson [[pole dancing]] to [[Elton John]]'s "The Red Piano", saying that the footage was inappropriate for prime time. The video was shown on huge screens during the event, while John played "[[The Bitch is Back]]". [[File:Pam Anderson 2009.jpg|Anderson in 2009|thumb|upright|left]]
In March 2006, Anderson received a star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]].<ref name=cwof/> In April 2006, she hosted Canada's [[Juno Award]]s, becoming the first non-singer and model to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bce.ca/news-and-media/releases/show/pamela-anderson-to-host-the-2006-juno-awards-on-ctv|title=Pamela Anderson to Host The 2006 JUNO Awards on CTV|work=[[BCE Inc.]]|date=February 27, 2006|access-date=October 3, 2019|url-status=deviated|archivedate=October 3, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003230902/http://www.bce.ca/news-and-media/releases/show/pamela-anderson-to-host-the-2006-juno-awards-on-ctv}}</ref> She also appeared in the 2006 mockumentary ''[[Borat|Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan]]'', in which the title character becomes obsessed with her and plans to [[Bride kidnapping|abduct and marry her]]. She appears as herself at a book-signing at the end of the film, confronted by Borat in a staged botched abduction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2006/11/10/guide_to_borat/|title=What's real in 'Borat'?|last1=Marchese|first1=David|last2=Paskin|first2=Willa|work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|date=November 10, 2006|access-date=April 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228145236/http://www.salon.com/2006/11/10/guide_to_borat/|archive-date=February 28, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

Anderson performed on February 13–14, 2008, in a Valentine's Day strip-tease act at the [[Crazy Horse (cabaret)|Crazy Horse]] cabaret in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-anderson-striptease-idUSL0177816020080201|title=Pamela Anderson to perform at nude revue|work=[[Reuters]]|date=February 1, 2008|access-date=May 26, 2017}}</ref> Anderson then starred in the reality series ''[[E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!|Pam: Girl on the Loose]].''

In December 2009, Anderson guest-starred as ''Genie of the Lamp'' in the pantomime ''[[Aladdin]]'' at the [[New Wimbledon Theatre]] in Wimbledon, in southwest London.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article6958279.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615135946/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article6958279.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 15, 2011|title=Pamela Anderson pops out of the lamp and casts a spell on adoring dads|last=Sherwin|first=Adam|work=[[The Times]]|date=December 16, 2009|access-date=December 31, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23784558-pamela-andersons-really-quite-a-game-genie-in-aladdin.do|title=Pamela Anderson's really quite a game genie in Aladdin|last=Hitchings|first=Henry|newspaper=[[The Evening Standard]]|date=December 16, 2009|access-date=December 31, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220040126/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23784558-pamela-andersons-really-quite-a-game-genie-in-aladdin.do|archive-date=December 20, 2009}}</ref> Anderson took over the role from comedian [[Ruby Wax]], with former ''[[EastEnders]]'' actress [[Anita Dobson]] and comedian [[Paul O'Grady]] also booked for the role.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aladdin. New Wimbledon Theatre|url=http://www.ambassadortickets.com/928/679/Wimbledon/New-Wimbledon-Theatre/Aladdin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413145535/http://www.ambassadortickets.com/928/679/Wimbledon/New-Wimbledon-Theatre/Aladdin|archive-date=April 13, 2010|access-date=December 31, 2009}}</ref>