Get to Know Erika Harold

The Republican congressional candidate's role in politics.

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She's a Brainiac - Harold, a Chicago native, earned an undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Phi Beta Kappa inductee also was a Chancellor's Scholar was accepted by several law schools, including Harvard Law.(Photo: Courtesy of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
There She Is - Harold joined the beauty pageant circuit to fund her law school education. After winning Miss Illinois 2002 and the Miss America crown in 2003, she earned thousands of dollars in scholarships to fund her law school education – debt free.(Photo: William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)Ahead of the Times - Preventing Youth Violence and Bullying was the platform Harold promoted during her reign as Miss America.(Photo: Jacob Silberberg/Getty Images)

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On the Rise - Erika Harold seemingly has it all: brains, beauty and the potential to make political history. The Illinois attorney and Republican congressional candidate has never held office, but is trying to win the GOP primary in her district. Here's how she got started. – Joyce Jones  (Photo: ErikaForCongress via Facebook) 

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