明星臉奏是好用 女子靠撞臉希拉里月入過萬

This former advertising executive bears such a striking resemblance to US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton that she quit her job to work as a full-time lookalike.

有人撞臉美國呼聲很高的總統候選人希拉里，她原本爲一個廣告經理人，現在已經辭掉工作，全職仿希拉里。

Clinton’s ’twin’, Teresa Barnwell, 61, earns thousands every month for impersonating the presumptive Democratic nominee.

這個像希拉里雙胞胎姐妹一樣的人名叫邦威爾特麗莎，現年61歲，靠模仿極有可能勝出的民主黨候選人希拉里月入數千。

She stands to earn even more if the former Secretary of State defeats business mogul Donald Trump, the presumptive nominee for the Republicans, this November and becomes president.

如果前國務卿在今年11月的總統選舉中打敗共和黨候選人商業巨頭唐納德·特朗普她將賺取更多的錢。

Barnwell said Clinton was ’really lovely’ when they meet at a book signing in Los Angeles in 1996

邦威爾在1996年的簽書會上遇見了希拉里並說她“非常可愛”

Barnwell, from Palm Desert, California, was first told she looked identical to Clinton, when she was playing a slot machine more than 20 years ago.

邦威爾來自於加利福尼亞州棕櫚沙灘鎮，她20年前玩老虎機的時候第一次被告訴說長得非常像希拉里。

When Bill Clinton became the 42nd president in 1993, she was bombarded by people telling her she was the first lady’s doppelganger.

當比爾克林頓在1993年成爲美國第42任總統時，她就不斷聽到有人說她是第一夫人的翻版。

Because they looked so much alike, she decided to quit her job in advertising 23 years ago and become a full-time Clinton impersonator.

因爲她們長得很像，她在23年前就決定辭去廣告業的工作並全職做希拉里的模仿者。

Barnwell was coached by Denise Bella Vlasis, a Madonna lookalike, to hone her craft after meeting on the set of a TV show.

邦威爾的指導教練是丹尼斯貝拉弗拉西，這人長相酷似麥當娜。她們在一檔電視節目認識後弗拉西就幫助邦威爾提高模仿演技。

Vlasis, 52, said presidential lookalikes are probably the most requested and best paid impersonators.

弗拉西現年52歲，她說相似於總統的人有最大的市場需求也是收入最高的模仿者。

Clients love to have talents that are not only talented at the impression of the star, but they all hope the lookalike talent truly looks like the person they emulate,’ said Vlasis. ’I feel Teresa brings the energy, look and character of Hillary Clinton to each booking, she has this essence and energy which lookalike talents must have in order to portray a convincing does not just rely on her uncanny resemblance, she also does her homework to perfect her impression.’

弗拉西說：“客戶喜歡的人不只有明星，他們也非常期待模仿者極度相似於被模仿的人。我覺得特麗莎的能力、長相和性格都有希拉里的特點。她有作爲模仿者可以進行說服性表演的天生優勢，也有這個能力做到這樣。她不僅依靠她驚人相似的長相，她也爲完善她的表演做功課。