The day Stephanie Erickson has been looking forward to for the past six years is just weeks away. Erickson holds the Miss North Dakota USA title and is competing in Miss USA on June 16, although ...

Stephanie Erickson, of Fargo, Miss North Dakota USA 2013, poses with students from Wachter Middle School during the North Dakota State Science Olympiad.

FARGO - Miss North Dakota USA 2013, Stephanie Erickson, has a bit of an unusual background for a beauty queen. The Fargo woman recently graduated from North Dakota State University with an ...

FARGO -- Miss North Dakota USA 2013, Stephanie Erickson, has a bit of an unusual background for a beauty queen. The Fargo woman recently graduated from North Dakota State University with an ...