In the 1984 Miss Alaska pageant, Republican Vice Presidential candidate and then-contestant Sarah Palin played the flute and was a runner up who won Miss Congeniality. Richard Millay, a Juneau, Alaska, resident posted a video on YouTube with Sarah Heath (as she as known then) in the swimsuit competition, and promised that he will post a video of her flute-playing talent competition at some point in the future. He posted the video of Palin playing the flute in the talent competition on September 30, 2008.
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"Sarah says she wants to prepare for a career in television broadcasting by majoring in telecommunications and political science. It is no wonder that she has also been recognized by 'Who's Who?' since she has displayed her leadership in all areas, from academics to student politics to athletics... Ladies and gentlemen, contestant no. 8, Sarah Heath."
- Huffington Post: Sarah Palin's Beauty Pageant Swimsuit Competition ... (September 26, 2008)