Bristol Palin Reaches 50K Facebook Friends

Will be a Guest on Tonight's Dancing with the Stars

Seven months and five days after Bristol Palin established her official Facebook page, she secured 50,000 Facebook friends, with the 50K milestone being achieved around 1100 (11:00 AM) EST on April 26, 2011. In a record-breaking 30-hour 6,000-friend spike, her numbers hit 21,000 on November 18, 2010 at 1938 (7:38 PM) EST.

She is both a teen advocate and an entertainer. Bristol, who is Gov. Palin's eldest daughter, launched her page on Tuesday, September 21 at 1442 (2:42 PM) EDT. She has completed her memoir "Not Afraid of Life", which is to be published June 21, 2011, by William Morrow, a Harper Collins imprint.

Bristol was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars, and finished the competition in third place. She will be a guest on tonight's show.

Bristol is an advocacy advocate for the Candies Foundation, which released a public service announcement (PSA) featuring her and "The Situation" promoting abstinence. She also appeared solo in several other Candies Foundations "Pause Before You Play" PSAs.

Bristol, following in her mother's footsteps is a sought after speaker. She can be booked through Single Source Speakers, and has spoken about teen pregnancy in several venues this year. Bristol often tag-teams with Gov. Palin at events. She was present at Gov. Palin's speech delivered to Long Island Association on February 17, 2011 and at her Madison, Wisconsin speech of April 16, 2011.

Bristol cut "Inside This World of Mine," with Static Cycle, an Alaskan rock band.

A comprehensive dossier of Bristol's accomplishments can be found at US for Palin's dedicated Bristol page.