The couple held hands as they walked down the red carpet at the event, hosted by The Jonas Brothers.

“She’s beautiful and funny,” Levi said of his decision to accompany the 48-year-old redhead to tonight’s show. “She’s the star of the night.”

“Miley, try to top this!” Kathy added.

The 2009 Teen Choice Awards, honoring the year’s biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, as voted by teens, will air Monday, August 10 on FOX.

Actress Hayden Panettiere, the 19-year-old star of NBC’s Heroes, joined teen Ambassador to The Candie’s Foundation, 18-year-old single mother Bristol Palin — daughter of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin — at a town hall meeting on teen pregnancy prevention in New York City on Wednesday, which just happens to be National Teen Pregnancy Awareness Day.

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Bristol Palin, the 18-year-old daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is speaking out for the first time about becoming a single mother at just 17 as part of a national campaign to help raise awareness about teen pregnancy prevention.

Bristol, who is the mother of a 5-month-old boy named Tripp, has been appointed as a Teen Ambassador for The Candie’s Foundation. The teen now identifies with her mother’s famed “No Sex Before Marriage” stance.

“Regardless of what I did personally, I just think that abstinence is the only … 100 percent foolproof way to prevent pregnancy.”

In the months since Tripp’s birth last December 27, Bristol has separated from the child’s father, another 18-year-old named Levi Johnston. Levi, as you may have heard, has spent the past month blasting Bristol and the rest of the Palin Family for what he calls their hypocrisy and a continued failure to allow him to see his son.

“If I can prevent even one girl from getting pregnant, I will feel a sense of accomplishment,” Bristol told TODAY’s Matt Lauer in an interview this morning. But when the anchor quizzed her about her fractured relationship with Levi, Bristol replied, “I’m not here to talk about my personal life….”

Bristol Palin will participate in a town hall meeting on teen pregnancy in New York City on Wednesday.

The war of words continues between Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and the father of her grandson.

Levi Johnston, 18, is the father of Tripp, the infant son the Alaska governor’s daughter, Bristol, gave birth to last December. The high school sweethearts have since broken off their engagement.

On The Tyra Banks Show Monday, Levi said Sarah Palin knew the two teens were having sex before Bristol got pregnant–a claim the Palin camp vehemently denies.

Levi says contrary to what the Palins think, he and his family are not “white trash,” and it’s time to set the record straight.

“They said I didn’t live there,” he said. “[They say] I ’stayed’ there. I was like, ‘Okay, whatever you want to call it’ – I had all my stuff there. So, if you wanna call it staying there, that’s fine,” the teen contractor told CBS’ The Early Show Wednesday.

Watch the interview that sent Governor Sarah Palin sailing through the roof. Levi Johnston’s sitdown with The Tyra Banks Show.

Levi Johnston has been blasted by the Palin camp after talking about sex on The Tyra Banks Show. The 18-year-old father of Bristol Palin’s baby was hit with a scathing slam from Bristol’s mother, former GOP Vice Presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

In a show airing on Tyra April 6, Levi–joined by his mother and sister– tells the former supermodel that he believes Sarah Palin, a devoted supporter of abstinence-only education, knew he and Bristol, 18, were having sex. In fact, the mother of five allowed the young lovers to share a bedroom when they lived under her roof, the teen claims.

“I’m pretty sure she probably knew. Moms are pretty smart.”

It’s that remark that has brought reps for Palin out swinging.

“Bristol did not even know Levi was going on the show. We’re disappointed that Levi and his family, in a quest for fame, attention, and fortune, are engaging in flat-out lies, gross exaggeration, and even distortion of their relationship,” read a statement from the Palin family rep.

“Bristol’s focus will remain on raising Tripp, completing her education, and advocating abstinence. It is unfortunate that Levi finds it more appealing to exploit his previous relationship with Bristol than to contribute to the well being of the child,” the statement continued.

“Bristol realizes now that she made a mistake in her relationship and is the one taking responsibility for their actions.”

Click Here To Watch a Video Preview of Levi’s Interview on Tyra

In the interview, Tyra asks Levi, “Did [Sarah Palin] think you were abstinent?” and Levi responds, “No.”

Levi, who was sharing a room with Bristol in the Palin residence prior to their breakup earlier this year, tells Tyra he believes the Alaska governor–a devoted proponent of abstinence-only education, knew the teens were having sex.

“I’m pretty sure she probably knew. Moms are pretty smart.”

When Tyra asks Levi whether he and Bristol were “practicing safe sex,” he responded, “Yeah,” but admitted later that it was only “most of the time.”

Bristol gave birth to the couple’s son, Trip Easton Mitchell Johnston, in December.

For the full interview with Levi Johnston, tune in to Monday’s Tyra.

Didn’t they almost have it all?

Bristol Palin and her fiancé Levi Johnston have broken up, PEOPLE Magazine has learned.

Levi, a teen construction worker, and the 18-year-old daughter of former GOP Vice-Presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin have a two-month-old son, Tripp.

Gasping: So these teenagers are now single parents?! We’ll bet the conservatives will just love that! Where’s Ann Coulter, who blames single parenthood for everything from crime and war to world hunger, when you need her?

Despite acknowledging that it isn’t reasonable to expect most teenagers to wait until marriage to have sex, Bristol cautioned that teen parenthood comes with its share of challenges.

“Everyone should wait 10 years,” Bristol said. “I hope people learn from my story.

“It’s so much easier if you’re married, have a house and career. It’s not a situation you want to strive for.”

She denied that her mother’s anti-abortion views were the reason she went ahead with the pregnancy.

“It was my choice to have the baby. It doesn’t matter what my mom’s views are on it. It was my decision.”

People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals, advocates for all things furry, feathered, or four-legged, have presented teen mom Bristol Palin with a baby gift basket for her infant son, Tripp.

The 18-year-old daughter of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and her “redneck” companion Levi welcomed the birth of son Tripp over the holidays. The animal rights group says since Tripp’s “grandparents never met an animal they didn’t like — to eat or shoot” — they opted to present Mom & Son with a few small items that promote a message of peace toward animals.

According to MSNBC’s The Scoop, Tripp will receive a “Give Peas a Chance” onesie and a “Animals Are My Friends” bib in the gift basket from PETA.

“Tripp will inherit a kinder and more compassionate world than the one his grandparents cling to,” PETA’s Michelle Cho wrote in a letter included with the gift. “There is a growing consciousness among people everywhere of how our actions affect those around us, including animals. Helping children understand that animals are living, feeling beings who deserve to be treated with respect and compassion will help them grow up to be kind, compassionate citizens.”