Char wasn't quite convinced. Then her girlfriends insisted she go to a Halloween Party dressed like Dolly and compete in a Dolly Parton look alike contest. So, she bought a cheap blonde wig, painted her face, slipped on some spiked high heels and modified some clothing. She won first place competing against ** other "Dollies!"

Char felt that maybe she did look like Dolly a bit more than she realized. So, with her typical abounding energy and enthusiasm, she began to impersonate Dolly Parton, full tilt. This eventually lead to Char getting offers to be Dolly at corporate events, birthday parties, grand openings, Bar Mitzvahs, TV appearances and eventually touring the world doing shows in casinos and on cruise ships.

Char has graced the pages and covers of newspapers and magazines from China to California's Catalina Island, including the cover of PARADE Magazine. And, yes, she has even made it in to the National Enquirer when she was mistaken for the real Dolly Parton and escorted in to Mel Gibson's private Oscar Party for Braveheart. Char partied with the likes of John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston, Michael Douglas, and Steven Speilberg. Oh, and Mel and the rest of the cast of Braveheart too!

Once, on her way to Malaysia, to do Dolly, Char was invited into the cockpit to have champagne with the Captain and Crew of the flight (pre *-** of course). As she posed for pictures with the crew, she saw a gentleman in his seat waiving. Waiving back, she noticed it was Actor Eric Estrada and with a big wink, said to the crew, "Now, there's a REAL star!"

Being "the" Dolly Parton look alike has been a nonstop adventure for Charlene Rose over the last fifteen years. Char cherishes every thrilling moment she's spent performing as Dolly Parton all around the world.

Please pay a visit to all of the pages and links on the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx web site. Char will be putting up plenty of pictures and will share more stories with you of her exciting adventures being "the" Dolly Parton look alike.