A Former Miss America Seeks To Be A Prosecutor

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

You never know what it can take to conquer a kingdom of beauty. Some contestants, after being crowned, have been embroiled in major scandals, tragedies and others have risen to fame as artists.

In the case of Erika Harold, Miss America 2003, her particular crossover is from the world of beauty to that of politics, as she would like to become Illinois Secretary of Justice.

In announcing her candidacy on Tuesday, the 37-year-old lawyer explained that she was doing so because she was tired of traditional politicians. "They are a nightmare for too many families in our state," said the Republican Party nominee, who felt that Illinois citizens need a government that "works for them, not for the powerful."

According to the WGN Radio website, Harold's time in beauty contests was intended to finance his law studies. In fact, he enrolled in Miss America in hopes that it would help him get a scholarship at Harvard to study. And so she did.

After his career, he joined important law firms to represent large companies, as well as religious organizations in matters related to the First Amendment of the Constitution.

She also used the fame that reign gave her to fight against student harassment and youth violence, which has led her to share with more than 100,000 young people her own experience of success against bullying.

This led her to receive outstanding recognition for her work, such as the leadership award of the National Center for Victims of Crime. By running for this seat, he will face Democrat Lisa Madigan, who has held that position since 2003, next year at the polls.