Ericka Dunlap

Ericka Dunlap
Ericka Dunlap, Miss America 2004
Born (1981-12-29) December 29, 1981 (age 42)
Alma materWilliam R. Boone High School
University of Central Florida
TitleMiss Orlando 2001
Miss Heart of Florida 2002
Miss City Beautiful 2003
Miss Florida 2003
Miss America 2004
TermSeptember 20, 2003 – September 18, 2004
PredecessorErika Harold
SuccessorDeidre Downs
Spouse
Brian Kleinschmidt
(m. 2007; div. 2011)
Children1
Websitehttp://www.erickadunlap.com/

Ericka Dunlap (born December 29, 1981[1]) 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 in the Miss America pageant's 81-year history.[2] As of 2022, she is the only African American woman to have been crowned Miss Florida.[3]

  1. ^ BlackPast - Ericka Dunlap biography
  2. ^ Rhinehart, Charlene (2017-03-29). "Gen Xers rejoice: Suck.com comes back as a daily newsletter". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
  3. ^ Browne, Tiffany (2020-02-13). "Meet first and only African American woman to win Miss Florida crown". WKMG-TV. Retrieved 2021-01-12.