Pamela Anderson learned early on in her career not to care what people thought of her.

She spent decades enduring others speaking on her behalf, sharing a narrative of her life that wasn’t true.

Yet, despite this, the Canadian-American actress, model and author has never needed rescuing.

She’s not a damsel in distress, but more a survivor.

Here’s a look back at the celebrity icon who’s now thriving at the helm of her own story.