First Dude: A good judge of ... evening gowns?

Among the wave of information about Todd Palin, the husband of Republican vice-presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is this gem about the snowmobiler's ability to look at women in bathing suits and pick a scholarship winner.

He was a judge in the 2008 Miss Alaska Pageant. In 1984, his wife was chosen as Miss Wasilla and went on to become the 1st runner-up in the Miss Alaska Pageant and received the Miss Congeniality award that year, that state's scholarship program said.

Todd Palin helped crown Stephany Jeffers, from Chugiak, as Miss Alaska 2008 on July 19.