Carmen Kontur Gronquist

In January of 2008, Carmen Kontur-Gronquist, the former mayor of Arlington, Oregon, upset town residents with pictures of herself wearing only a black bra and panties on a town fire engine on her MySpace page.FOX News: Mayor's Racy Lingerie Photo on MySpace Upsets Residents (January 7, 2008)

The photos of Carmen Kontur-Gronquist were taken before she was elected, when she was considering entering a Sports Illustrated fitness contest. She was recalled by Arlington voters in February of 2008 with a vote of 142-139. Some residents said they felt it was inappropriate for the mayor to display such racy photographs.Today: MySpace mayor defends lingerie photos (March 3, 2008)

Kontur-Gronquist is now selling autographed posters of her photos on eBay. She is also challenging the recall vote, claiming to have signatures of residents that did not receive ballots, and claiming someone tampered with the ballot box.Today: MySpace mayor defends lingerie photos (March 3, 2008)

"I will [still] be involved in the city and issues, of course. You betcha. That is what I wanted to do in the first place. I regret nothing."'Oregon Live: Arlington boots its Web-star mayor (February 27, 2008)