美國一女子長相酷似希拉里 憑模仿收入頗豐

A 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.

一位原本擔任廣告經理的女性，因爲長相酷似美國呼聲很高的總統候選人希拉里·克林頓，現在已經辭掉工作，全職模仿希拉里。

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

這個像希拉里雙胞胎姐妹一樣的人名叫特蕾莎·巴恩維爾，現年61歲，憑藉模仿民主黨候選人希拉里月入數千。如果該前國務卿在今年11月的總統選舉中擊敗共和黨候選人、商業巨頭唐納德·特朗普，她將賺取更多的錢。

Barnwell, from Palm Desert, California, was first told she looked identical to Clinton, when she was playing a slot machine more than 20 years ago. When Bill Clinton became the 42nd president in 1993, she was bombarded by people telling her she was the first lady's doppelganger.

來自於加利福尼亞州棕櫚沙灘鎮的巴恩維爾，在20年前玩老虎機的時，第一次被告訴說長得非常像希拉里。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分身。

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

因爲她們長得很相像，所以她在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.

在一檔電視節目中於長相酷似麥當娜的丹尼斯·貝拉·弗拉西相識後，巴恩維爾就開始接受她的指導，來磨練模仿技能。

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

現年52歲的弗拉西表示，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 performance. She 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能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，她也一直爲完善她的表演做功課。'