Erika Harold
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Erika Natalie Louise Harold (born February 20, 1980) is an American attorney, politician, and former Miss America.
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Born | Erika Natalie Louise Harold (1980-02-20) February 20, 1980 (age 44) Urbana, Illinois, US |
Education | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Title | Miss Illinois 2002 Miss America 2003 |
Predecessor | Katie Harman |
Successor | Ericka Dunlap |
Political party | Republican |
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Harold was Miss Illinois 2002 and Miss America 2003. Her pageant platform was combating bullying. In 2014, she was a candidate in the Republican primary for the 13th Congressional District seat in the State of Illinois, ultimately losing the nomination to the incumbent, Rodney Davis.[1] In the 2018 election, she was the Republican nominee for Illinois Attorney General.[2]