Former Miss America Cara Mund -- in pictures

  • 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