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	The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Law School Admit Captures Miss America Crown
		Harold said his daughter has been so booked by press engagements since her win—yesterday alone she made appearances on the “Today” show, “LIVE with Regis and Kelly” and “The Late Show with David Letterman”—that he needed a copy of her itinerary to keep her schedule straight.
		Harold’s primary focus will be working to empower youth against violence and bullying, her father said.
		Harold was accepted to a number of other prestigious law schools in addition to Harvard, her father said.
	www.thecrimson.com /article.aspx?ref=254179 (560 words)

	Miss America takes a stand on abstinence and bullying - Erika Harold Ebony - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Erika Harold, 22-year-old Harvard-bound scholar and future lawyer, captured the coveted title in the pageant's 76th contest, running on a platform of "Empowering Youth Against Violence," a stance borne from her negative experiences with bullies in high school.
		Harold reveals that her ideal mate would be a Christian man who is intelligent, goal-oriented, has a good sense of humor and is concerned about the needs of the community.
		Harold, who dreamed of being president when she was a little girl, plans to pursue a career in politics and work in the areas of public policy.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1077/is_5_58/ai_97874234 (837 words)

	NPR : National Press Club -- Erika Harold, Miss America 2003
		A leader in many youth violence awareness programs, Harold has issued a national call to action, challenging the public to "take a proactive, comprehensive approach to eradicating the culture of violence and harassment" in schools.
		Harold says she hopes to convince the 23 states that do not have legislation addressing bullying to adopt anti-harrassmant laws.
		Harold is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Illinois and a three-time member of the National Dean's List.
	www.npr.org /programs/npc/2003/030502.eharold.html (369 words)

	Law School Admit Captures Miss America Crown
		Harold said his daughter has been so booked by press engagements since her win - in one day alone she made appearances on the "Today" show, "LIVE with Regis and Kelly" and "The Late Show with David Letterman" -- that he needed a copy of her itinerary to keep her schedule straight.
		Harold's primary focus will be working to empower youth against violence and bullying, her father said.
		Harold was accepted to a number of other prestigious law schools in addition to Harvard, her father said.
	www.youngmoney.com /lifestyles/campus_life/021007_02 (553 words)

	EURweb.com - ERIKA HAROLD IS MISS AMERICA: A national spokesperson for a national issue.
		Last September, 22-year-old Erika Harold was crowned Miss America 2003 and immediately headed out on the campaign trail to lead the fight against violence in schools.
		Instead, Harold was drawn to the pageant … er … scholarship competition because of the opportunity it gave her to work toward her goal to become a lawyer and seek political office at the state and/or national level.
		Harold will now put her education on hold as she tours nationally and internationally, speaking on the subject of school violence and advocating legislative change.
	www.eurweb.com /story/eur8293.cfm (653 words)

	The Daily Princetonian - Erika Harold describes road to pageant crown, Harvard
		Erika Harold may be Miss America 2003, but she is also a college-age woman headed for Harvard Law School — and a figure with whom University students can identify.
		When asked about the role of Miss America in today's society, Harold said that the "role is defined solely by the young woman who serves." For her, wearing the crown is about being a leader and an activist.
		Harold can also easily switch from her role as serious national advocate to that of a typical twenty-something, trading fashion and beauty tips she has learned on the road.
	www.dailyprincetonian.com /archives/2003/02/13/news/7297.shtml (434 words)

	Indian women enliven Miss America pageant : ICT [2002/10/03]
		The mother of the multi-racial Harold, Donna Tanner-Harold, traces her ancestry both to fl ex-slaves and to full-blood Choctaw and Cherokee great-great grandparents.
		Robert A. Harold, father of Erika, told Indian Country Today that his wife had tried to learn her native genealogy from her family in Kentucky but had been frustrated by the lack of records.
		In the Miss America competition, Harold broadened her issue to the prevention of teen violence, and in a Sept. 24 interview on the Bill O'Reilly talk show spoke with still lively passion about suffering harassment during her freshman year in high school.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1033651956 (604 words)

	Miss America 2003 Erika Harold: Homecoming in Illinois
		On Saturday, the entourage traveled, caravan-style, downstate to Erika's hometown, Urbana, where Erika was a special guest at her alma mater, the University of Illinois.
		Erika was available for photos with family and friends before dinner, and spent extra time at the event so she could greet each of the 450 attendees.
		Khachaturian told Erika that it was an honor to be a part of the event.
	www.pageantrymagazine.com /magazine/features/2003/a03/a03missamhomecoming.html (1132 words)

	Here She Comes, Miss America 2003 - Erika Harold (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As difficult as it may be to imagine, Harold's preparation for the Miss America competition wasn't a result of years of childhood pageantry.
		Erika Harold has pledged to take the emphasis off the victim and to go to the root of the problem.
		In addition to her community service, Harold had been taking voice lessons since she was 15 and continued them to improve her vocal performance ability.
	www.black-collegian.com /issues/2ndsem03/america2003-2nd.shtml (1295 words)

	News from Agape Press
		In her capacity as a spokeswoman for Project Reality, Erika Harold has advocated and promoted sexual abstinence for years, including during her reign as Miss Illinois.
		Miss Harold gave credit yesterday to The Washington Times for bringing her dispute into the public, a move that eventually led pageant officials to back away from their efforts to muzzle her Christian views on morality.
		Miss Harold says if she does not continue to speak out now as Miss America, she will be disappointing thousands of young people who need assurance that waiting until marriage is the right thing to do.
	headlines.agapepress.org /archive/10/102002a.asp (466 words)

	POZ - - Virgin With A Vengeance- by Kate Shindle - May #91
		Erika Harold began to talk with considerable passion about her teen years in Illinois and the ridicule she faced because she’s multiracial.
		Harold’s performance was commanding, even though she had just started traveling the country to advocate against teen violence.
		Harold was hitting my core problem with the abstinence-only approach: It leaves all the kids who don’t “behave” out in the cold.
	www.poz.com /articles/166_576.shtml (1495 words)

	Miss America's stealth virginity campaign - Salon
		When Erika Harold, an articulate, multiracial Harvard Law student, aced her Miss America interview to take the throne, organizers of the pageant claimed an important victory of their own.
		This was a pet topic, Harold told reporters, and she had every hope of speaking of it often and officially, despite perceived resistance from Miss America organizers.
		The implication that Harold had somehow been warned away from sex talk, albeit anti-sex talk, fired up the Washington Times, which immediately ran an article titled "Miss America told to zip it on chastity talk." Harold's ardent supporters in the abstinence movement went to other media brimming with indignation.
	dir.salon.com /story/mwt/feature/2002/10/28/miss_abstinence/index.html (652 words)

	Miss America - Winter 2003 Newsletter
		After being crowned in September 2002, Erika Harold took little time to revel in the moment, and instead got started right away pursuing her new position as Miss America 2003.
		Erika has made presentations to students, teachers and school officials, state legislators, business leaders, and media, and in each case makes a genuine connection with her audience.
		Erika's travels thus far have involved many notable academic institutions, such as the Chapin School of Princeton, New Jersey, and Harvard University; state agencies, such as the State of Connecticut's Commission of Children; and corporations that focus on anti-violence as a social imperative, such as those affiliated with the Children's Miracle Network.
	www.missamerica.org /newsletter/winter2003/new_erika.asp (358 words)

	GravityTeen.com :: Abstinence :: Queenly Wisdom
		As Miss America 2003, Erika Harold served as a national spokesperson for her platform, Preventing Youth Violence and Bullying: Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself.
		Speaking to thousands of students, parents, school officials and community members, Erika stressed the freedom and power to be obtained through positive decision-making.
		Erika is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Illinois and was a member of USA Today’s 2000 All-USA College Academic Team.
	www.gravityteen.com /abstinence/queen_eHarold.cfm (556 words)

	Erika Harold : Client Profile : Ambassador Speakers Bureau & Literary Agency (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Miss America 2003 Erika Harold is a distinguished young leader with a future.
		Her accomplishments so far have provided a national platform enabling her to issue a call to action challenging every segment of American society to take a proactive role in eradicating a pervasive culture of harassment and violence.
		Erika is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Illinois, a three time member of the National Deanâs List, a National Spokesperson for the Teen Victims Project of the National Center for Victims of Crime, and a member of the National Board of Directors for the Center of Youth as Resources.
	www.ambassadoragency.com /print_client_profile.cfm/cid/43 (191 words)

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		Harold will speak as one of the evening headliners at the NRC on August 31, sharing the spotlight with First Lady Laura Bush, California's Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Secretary of Education Rod Paige.
		Harold, who lives in the Champaign-Urbana area, may be a former Miss America, but the 2003 title-holder is busier than ever.
		There are no topless photos floating around of the new Miss America, Erika Harold, because she'd never put herself in that position — she is a leading advocate of abstinence and embraces her own virginity with enthusiasm.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=erikaharold (1488 words)

	Timothy V. Johnson (Il15) - Press Release - Rep. Johnson Hosts Miss America, Erika Harold on Capitol Hill (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The new Miss America 2003, Erika Harold, is visiting Washington DC this week and is the honored guest at several Capitol Hill meetings and receptions.
		I wish Erika the very best in her future endeavors and I want to extend the most sincere congratulations to her family.
		Miss Harold’s trip to Washington included meetings with Attorney General John Ashcroft, House Speaker Dennis Hastert and visits to the Department of Education and the White House.
	www.house.gov /apps/list/press/il15_johnson/091002missamerica.html (280 words)

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		We commend Miss America 2003 Erika Harold for her commitment to the vital issue of preventing youth
		Harold convened to work on this important issue.
		Harold as she travels across America promoting this important effort.
	www.adl.org /PresRele/Education_01/4164_01.asp (352 words)

	Newly crowned Erika Harold to speak out against school bullying.
		She may have just been crowned Miss America, but Erika Harold, a 22 year old University of Illinois graduate is already speaking out on a subject that affects a great deal of students across the nation.
		I came to school one day to find that some of my classmates said they were pooling their lunch money together to buy a rifle to kill me, said Harold, who won the pageant over the weekend and plans to promote anti-violence and anti-bullying programs during her yearlong reign.
		Harold said she tried in vain to stop the harassment by changing her clothes or hairstyle.
	www.blackwebportal.com /wire/DA.cfm?ArticleID=969 (384 words)

	Miss Illinois Scholarship Program's Erika Harold
		Erika is garnering hundreds of news articles all over the countries.
		As an advocate against gang pressures, drugs, crime and gun violence, Erika is calling to action all students as a collective voice in proclaiming "youth violence stops with us".
		Erika crowns Victoria Vullo during a Nov. 5 visit to St. Leo the Great School, in Middletown.
	missillinois.homestead.com /Erika.html (2174 words)

	Abstinence Advocate is New Miss America! -- October 2002 Education Reporter
		ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Miss Illinois Erika Harold, 22, an enthusiastic advocate of teen abstinence education, won the coveted Miss America title for 2003 on September 21 in Atlantic City.
		Miss Harold has been a spokeswoman for Illinois' leading abstinence education organization, Project Reality, since 1999, addressing thousands of young people in Illinois public schools about empowering youth to make good life decisions.
		After being chosen Miss East Central Illinois in 1999, Miss Harold earned the state's community service award for her work with her platform: "Teenage Sexual Abstinence: 'Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself.'" (See Education Reporter, November 1999.) In this year's contest, Erika held the preliminary title of Miss Land of Lincoln before being crowned Miss Illinois 2002.
	www.eagleforum.org /educate/2002/oct02/miss-america.shtml (700 words)

	w43-02 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As a national spokesperson and advocate, Harold travels approximately 20,000 miles a month, to a different city every other day, addressing audiences, increasing awareness and promoting the importance of providing support empowering youth against violence.
		In her quest for the Miss America title, Harold was awarded more than $80,000 in scholarship assistance.
		Harold’s visit and the public service announcemnts are being sponsored by Project Reality, a national leader in the field of adolescent health education, in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Human Services.
	www.dist214.k12.il.us /shared/news/whs02/w43-02.htm (301 words)

	HRC Weekly - Issue X Number II
		Erika is a Republican and a second-year student at the Law School, and will be the speaker at our upcoming, third-annual Lincoln Day Dinner.
		Erika will be HRC's speaker at our third-annual Lincoln Day Dinner on February 11th at 6:00 in the Eliot Dining Hall.
		She will be speaking on the topic of "Race and the Republican Party." Erika is currently a second-year student at Harvard Law, and was a speaker at the 2004 RNC Convention.
	hcs.harvard.edu /~gop/weekly/10-2.htm (1074 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Miss America unmuzzled
		Editor's note: Unwilling to let political correctness dictate her behavior as Miss America 2003, Erika Harold took a stand for her beliefs and enduring the controversy that came with it.
		Expecting unquestioning compliance from the newly crowned Harold, they instead received a surprise: Erika refused to back down, and the attempts to silence her ended.
		Having won her fight, Harold then won the admiration of many by observing a self-imposed media silence about the matter.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34913 (2198 words)

	The New American - A Model Miss America - November 18, 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On that date, Miss Illinois, 22-year-old Erika Harold of Urbana, was crowned Miss America 2003 at the 82nd annual pageant in Atlantic City.
		After winning the Miss Land of Lincoln contest earlier this year, Miss Harold reportedly considered foregoing the next step on the road to Miss America, believing that judges were unlikely to choose an outspoken conservative and abstinence advocate as Miss Illinois.
		In a follow-up story published in the next day’s Times, Archibald reported: "Miss America 2003, Erika Harold, announced in Illinois yesterday that she has won her battle with pageant officials over the right to talk about teen sexual chastity" as part of her youth-violence prevention platform.
	www.thenewamerican.com /tna/2002/11-18-2002/vo18no23_model.htm (870 words)

	LA «MISS» VIRGEN DE AMÉRICA / EL MUNDO
		A Erika Harold, elegida Miss America el pasado 21 de septiembre, le preguntaron por el secreto de su éxito.
		Ahora resulta que Erika Harold era el caballo de Troya -o la yegua, más bien- del movimiento contra las relaciones entre adolescentes que tanto está calando en los EEUU de George W. Bush.
		Con un par de bemoles, Harold, que tiene varios premios por su currículo escolar y espera a acabar con las obligaciones contractuales de ser Miss America para ingresar en la Facultad de Derecho de Harvard, se salió con la suya y logró dejar en ridículo a los organizadores del concurso.
	www.elmundo.es /2002/11/03/cronica/1262665.html (1169 words)

	Citizen Magazine Feature - Beauty, Brains and Battle Scars (Site not responding. Last check: )
		or Erika Harold, merely talking about the importance of sexual abstinence before marriage while rising through the beauty pageant ranks to the Miss Illinois level wasn’t enough.
		Within 24 hours, Harold was holding another press conference, this time in Chicago — and this time saying a frank discussion with Miss America chief executive George Bauer ended with him removing the restrictions on her speech.
		So would Nitia Harris, an abstinence educator who, like Harold, has worked with the Illinois-based group Project Reality to bring the purity message to teens and college students for the last several years.
	www.family.org /cforum/citizenmag/webonly/a0022734.cfm (694 words)

	Spring 2003 Online Magazine
		Miss America 2003 Erika Harold has spent her year of service thus far speaking about her platform to audiences of students, teachers and school administrators, legislators, and corporate and community leaders.
		Her approach differs with each appearance, but her message is consistent: the issue of bullying in schools has reached epidemic proportions, and it is imperative that every segment of society take action to ensure that the situation is improved.
		Below is an article written by Erika, describing a recent appearance in support of a Pennsylvania state senator who has co-sponsored anti-bullying legislation.
	www.missamerica.org /newsletter/spring2003/erika.asp (688 words)

	Teen Victim Project - Espanol/Erika Harold
		Hasta la Miss América reinante, Erika Harold, fue víctima del acoso sexual y racial cuando estaba en el colegio.
		Hoy día Erika está denunciando la violencia juvenil y alentando a jóvenes como tú para que den el primer paso.
		Tan fuerte es su pasión, que Erika se unió con el National Center for Victims of Crime para lanzar una campaña nacional de educación pública.
	www.ncvc.org /tvp/main.aspx?dbID=DB_ErikaHarold_Esp156 (221 words)

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