Ericka Dunlap
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| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
 Ericka Dunlap, Miss America 2004 |
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| Born | December 29, 1981 Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | William R. Boone High School University of Central Florida |
| Title(s) | Miss Orlando 2001 Miss Heart of Florida 2002 Miss City Beautiful 2003 Miss Florida 2003 Miss America 2004 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss America 2004 (Winner) |
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Ericka Dunlap (born December 29, 1981) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Orlando, Florida who was named Miss Florida 2003 and subsequently crowned Miss America 2004. Dunlap was the first African American woman to be crowned Miss Florida.
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[edit] Personal
Dunlap is a native of Orlando, attended William R. Boone High School, and is a graduate of the University of Central Florida. While attending college at the University of Central Florida, she became a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
She and her former husband Brian appeared on The Amazing Race 15, where they placed third overall.
[edit] Career
In 2004 she was crowned Miss America becoming the seventh African American woman to hold the title. Dunlap's platform was "United We Stand, Divided We Fall Behind: Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion." Dunlap appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Hollywood Squares, Live With Regis and Kelly, and Fox News’ The O'Reilly Factor. She also served as Grand Marshal of the Talladega 500 NASCAR race.
In 2009, she appeared on the 15th installment of the television series The Amazing Race and finished in third place.
Ms. Dunlap’s international appeal began with her travels to the Middle-East during her reign as Miss America to entertain and serve the American troops for Thanksgiving. Most recently, Ericka traveled to Afghanistan to once again boost morale and inspire our treasured military men and women.
Currently, Ericka is a Public Relations Specialist and has formed Crown Jewel Consulting. Her charitable organization, The Crown Jewel Foundation, promotes social development skills and image awareness in young girls, and is set to re-launch in the summer of 2011 with the Princess Power Project. She continues to travel as a special guest speaker as well as developing her entrepreneurial interests in her hometown of Orlando, FL. [1]
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| Preceded by Katherine Carson |
Miss Florida 2003 |
Succeeded by Shauna Pender |
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