Bristol Palin graduates from high school

New York, May 16 (ANI): Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's daughter, Bristol, has graduated from high school.

According to People magazine, Palin, 19, who made the spotlight after her pregnancy was revealed, looked as happy as her fellow classmates as she accepted her high school diploma at the Wasilla Sports Complex.

While even her mum was not sure whether she would finish school after having Tripp, Palin revealed to the magazine that she was determined to graduate.

"I knew it would be hard work, but I knew I was going to do it," the New York Daily News quoted her as telling the magazine.

It appears that her graduation has brought happiness even to her near ones, as her mom Sarah is also ecstatic about it.

"It's been a challenging and exciting year - her senior year - and I'm just so pleased that we are where we are today," Sarah said. (ANI)