Education
Dunlap is a native of Orlando, attended William R. Boone High School, and is a graduate of the University of Central Florida.
Dunlap is a native of Orlando, attended William R. Boone High School, and is a graduate of the University of Central Florida.
Dunlap was the first African American woman to be crowned Mission Florida. She and then-husband Brian Kleinschmidt appeared on The Amazing Race 15, where they placed third overall. In 2004 she was crowned Mission 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 National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing race.She has also appeared in a number of movies, one of them being District 9. Most recently, Ericka traveled to Afghanistan to once again boost morale.
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, Florida.
Since the fall of 2013, Ericka has been seen as a judge at The American Idol Experience at Disney"s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World.
While attending college at the University of Central Florida, she became a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.