Erika N. L. Harold (born February 20, 1980) is an attorney, a former Miss America, and a former two-time Republican candidate for the 13th Congressional District seat in the State of Illinois.
Is politically conservative and was the Youth Director for the Republican primary campaign of Illinois gubernatorial candidate Patrick O'Malley. Later served as a delegate to the 2004 Republican National Convention.
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Attended University High School and Urbana High School in Urbana, Illinois, and later graduated from the University of Illinois as a Phi Beta Kappa honoree. In 2007, graduated from Harvard University's Law School and, as of June 2008, was employed as an associate attorney at Sidley Austin LLP in Chicago, Illinois.
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She was Greek, German and Welsh ancestry on her father's side. Was Native-American, African-American and Russian descent on her mother's side.