Bristol Palin has founded her own "lobbying, public relations, and political consulting services" company, according to paperwork unearthed by NBC's Rachel Maddow. The firm is called BSMP, for Bristol Sharon Marie Palin, mediabistro notes. The 19-year-old is currently serving as a PR ambassador for Candie's Foundation, a group that promotes sexual abstinence.
The paperwork establishing a company will shelter some income from Bristol's current work, but will also allow her to take on other clients. The unmarried mom of year-old son Tripp has a high school diploma. (More abstinence stories.)