The Evolution Of Dolly Parton

Cloned Sheep Named After Her Breasts

Did you know the first cloned sheep, Dolly, was named after Dolly Parton? Do you know why? Her breasts of course. Seriously. The scientist who created the sheep, Scientist Ian Wilmut, said “Dolly is derived from a mammary gland cell, and we couldn’t think of a more impressive pair of glands than Dolly Parton’s.”

So yes, now you know that the very first cloned sheep was named after Dolly Parton’s breasts. This was one of the most important scientific breakthroughs in the 1990s, so it is an honor for the sheep to be named after her, even if there was a little innuendo behind the name.

Look-a-Like Contest

Who could win a Dolly Parton Look-A-Like Contest better than Dolly Parton? Apparently, somebody else. She once lost the contest to another person. She walked into a contest on Santa Monica Boulevard where all the participants were dressed up as Dolly Parton and had very exaggerated looks.

Dolly said she “just walked up on stage…I didn’t win. I didn’t even come close, I don’t think.” How could Dolly Parton lose a contest when she is herself? She says it was guys who were dressed up so it could have been a drag show, but still, Dolly is still the best as herself!