Former Miss America Cara Mund has announced that she is planning to run for Congress in North Dakota as an independent. AP
Former Miss America Cara Mund has announced that she is planning to run for Congress in North Dakota as an independent. AP
Ms Mund gained attention by criticising the Miss America organisation near the end of her reign in 2018. AP
Ms Mund gained attention by criticising the Miss America organisation near the end of her reign in 2018. AP
Ms Mund on the observation deck of the Empire State Building in New York. AP
Ms Mund on the observation deck of the Empire State Building in New York. AP
Ms Mund on her Miss America press tour with then 'Extra' host AJ Calloway. Getty / AFP
Ms Mund on her Miss America press tour with then 'Extra' host AJ Calloway. Getty / AFP
Ms Mund at Camp Pendleton, US, during her visit to the Fort Meade USO. Photo: Fort George G Meade Public Affairs Office
Ms Mund at Camp Pendleton, US, during her visit to the Fort Meade USO. Photo: Fort George G Meade Public Affairs Office
Ms Mund won Miss North Dakota, while supporting an increase in the number of women elected to political office. Photo: Fort George G Meade Public Affairs Office
Ms Mund won Miss North Dakota, while supporting an increase in the number of women elected to political office. Photo: Fort George G Meade Public Affairs Office
Ms Mund said she was neither a Democrat nor a Republican. Photo: Fort George G Meade Public Affairs Office
Ms Mund said she was neither a Democrat nor a Republican. Photo: Fort George G Meade Public Affairs Office
Ms Mund waves from a float during a parade on the Atlantic City boardwalk in New Jersey. Photo: USA Today Network
Ms Mund waves from a float during a parade on the Atlantic City boardwalk in New Jersey. Photo: USA Today Network
Ms Mund said: 'I'm a person, not a party.' Photo: Fort George G Meade Public Affairs Office
Ms Mund said: 'I'm a person, not a party.' Photo: Fort George G Meade Public Affairs Office
Ms Mund poses on the red carpet before the 102nd Indianapolis 500 motor race in Indiana. EPA
Ms Mund poses on the red carpet before the 102nd Indianapolis 500 motor race in Indiana. EPA
Ms Mund waves before throwing out the first pitch at a game between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Angels in Houston, Texas. Photo: USA Today Sports
Ms Mund waves before throwing out the first pitch at a game between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Angels in Houston, Texas. Photo: USA Today Sports
Ms Mund sits with soldiers at Camp Pendleton during her visit to the Fort Meade USO in 2018. Photo: Fort George G Meade Public Affairs Office
Ms Mund sits with soldiers at Camp Pendleton during her visit to the Fort Meade USO in 2018. Photo: Fort George G Meade Public Affairs Office
Ms Mund at the NYFW Sherri Hill Runway Show in New York in 2018. Getty / AFP
Ms Mund at the NYFW Sherri Hill Runway Show in New York in 2018. Getty / AFP
Ms Mund graduated with distinction from Harvard Law School. Photo: Fort George G Meade Public Affairs Office
Ms Mund graduated with distinction from Harvard Law School. Photo: Fort George G Meade Public Affairs Office

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Cara Mund: former Miss America announces bid for Congress seat

The Harvard Law graduate will run as an independent for North Dakota if she gains the necessary signatures

Holly Aguirre
Holly Aguirre

August 10, 2022

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Cara Mund, the former Miss America who gained attention by criticising the pageant at the end of her 2018 reign, plans to run for Congress in North Dakota as an independent.

Ms Mund announced her candidacy on social media and said she would start gathering the 1,000 signatures she needed to get on the ballot.

She said on Wednesday that her concern about abortion rights prompted her to launch her independent bid for the US House in her home state.

The US Supreme Court's ruling to overturn a constitutional right to abortion was "just a moment where I knew we need more women in office", Ms Mund told AP.

The Harvard Law School and Brown University graduate was an intern for Republican Senator John Hoeven in Washington and was his guest at the State of the Union address in 2018.

"I don't really identify as a Democrat or Republican, but rather just as an American. I'm a person, not a party," Ms Mund posted on her Facebook page.

The new Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu of India gestures to the audience after being crowned at the Miss Universe 2021 pageant. EPA
The new Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu of India gestures to the audience after being crowned at the Miss Universe 2021 pageant. EPA
Harnaaz Sandhu waves after being crowned Miss Universe. AP Photo
Harnaaz Sandhu waves after being crowned Miss Universe. AP Photo
Miss Universe contestants congratulate Miss India, Harnaaz Sandhu, as she is crowned Miss Universe. AFP
Miss Universe contestants congratulate Miss India, Harnaaz Sandhu, as she is crowned Miss Universe. AFP
India's Harnaaz Sandhu waves after being crowned Miss Universe 2021 during the 70th Miss Universe pageant in Eilat, Israel. AP Photo
India's Harnaaz Sandhu waves after being crowned Miss Universe 2021 during the 70th Miss Universe pageant in Eilat, Israel. AP Photo
Miss Universe 2020 Andrea Meza, right, crowns India's Harnaaz Sandhu as Miss Universe 2021. AP Photo
Miss Universe 2020 Andrea Meza, right, crowns India's Harnaaz Sandhu as Miss Universe 2021. AP Photo
Miss Paraguay Nadia Ferreira, left, embraces Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu after the winner is announced. AFP
Miss Paraguay Nadia Ferreira, left, embraces Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu after the winner is announced. AFP
Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu, right, reacts as she wins Miss Universe 2021. EPA
Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu, right, reacts as she wins Miss Universe 2021. EPA
Outgoing Miss Universe Andrea Meza of Mexico places a crown on the head of Miss Universe winner Harnaaz Sandhu of India. Reuters
Outgoing Miss Universe Andrea Meza of Mexico places a crown on the head of Miss Universe winner Harnaaz Sandhu of India. Reuters
Harnaaz Sandhu poses during the pageant. EPA
Harnaaz Sandhu poses during the pageant. EPA
The top three finalists: Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane, Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu, and Miss Paraguay Nadia Ferreira. EPA
The top three finalists: Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane, Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu, and Miss Paraguay Nadia Ferreira. EPA
Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu during the swimsuit competition of the 70th Miss Universe pageant. AFP
Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu during the swimsuit competition of the 70th Miss Universe pageant. AFP
Harnaaz Sandhu wears a maroon cap-sleeved one-piece swimsuit during the swimwear portion of the competition. AFP
Harnaaz Sandhu wears a maroon cap-sleeved one-piece swimsuit during the swimwear portion of the competition. AFP
US television and pageant host Steve Harvey asks Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu the final question during the 70th Miss Universe competition. AFP
US television and pageant host Steve Harvey asks Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu the final question during the 70th Miss Universe competition. AFP
During the national costume segment, she wore a gold embellished lehenga, and carried a traditional wedding parasol. AFP
During the national costume segment, she wore a gold embellished lehenga, and carried a traditional wedding parasol. AFP
Harnaaz Sandhu during the preliminary stage of the 70th Miss Universe pageant. AFP
Harnaaz Sandhu during the preliminary stage of the 70th Miss Universe pageant. AFP

If she obtains the signatures, she will face Republican Congressman Kelly Armstrong, who is seeking a second term, and Democrat Mark Haugen of Bismarck, a University of Maryland graduate adviser and former paramedic.

“I am so proud to be a North Dakotan,” Ms Mund said. “It would be an honour and a privilege to represent the people of our state in Congress.

"I am ready to get to work and look forward to putting North Dakotans first.”

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Ms Mund, who was Miss North Dakota, won the crown on a platform of increasing the number of women elected to political office.

In one of her onstage interviews, she said then-president Donald Trump was wrong to withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Accord aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming.

A person holds a sign reading "Women Will Die" as activists gather at the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. AFP
A person holds a sign reading "Women Will Die" as activists gather at the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. AFP
An anti-abortion protester speaks outside the US Supreme Court after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for the court to overturn the Roe v Wade abortion rights decision later this year. Reuters
An anti-abortion protester speaks outside the US Supreme Court after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for the court to overturn the Roe v Wade abortion rights decision later this year. Reuters
A protester holds a sign for the pro-choice Planned Parenthood organisation. AFP
A protester holds a sign for the pro-choice Planned Parenthood organisation. AFP
The Roe v Wade decision recognised that the right to personal privacy under the US Constitution protects a woman's ability to terminate her pregnancy. Getty Images
The Roe v Wade decision recognised that the right to personal privacy under the US Constitution protects a woman's ability to terminate her pregnancy. Getty Images
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Protesters chant slogans. Reuters
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Police installed metal barricades to prevent protesters from entering the court building. AFP
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Demonstrators use candlelight during the evening protest. AFP
US Senator Elizabeth Warren joined abortion rights activists outside the US Supreme Court on Tuesday. Photo: Public Domain
US Senator Elizabeth Warren joined abortion rights activists outside the US Supreme Court on Tuesday. Photo: Public Domain
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