A resurfaced video has shown the astonishing moment that Charlie Kirk‘s wife, Erika, competed in the 2012 Miss USA pageant – and lost out to Olivia Culpo who answered a question about allowing transgender women to compete.

Erika, who was then Erika Frantzve, competed as Miss Arizona in the 2012 pageant, which was owned by President Donald Trump at the time.

During the pageant, the women were asked various questions, including one about transgender women, which Culpo, who represented Rhode Island, was asked to answer. 

While Erika wasn’t on stage at the time when Culpo was asked the question, as the model was surrounded by other finalists, she still was a participant in the pageant, representing the state of Arizona.

In the clip, Culpo can be seen standing on stage as Rob Kardashian, who was a designated ‘Twitter judge,’ asked her the question, which had come from users on the social media platform.  

‘So, there were a lot of questions that came in on this subject, and we chose this one, and it’s, ‘Would you feel it would be fair that a transgender women wins the Miss USA title over a natural-born woman?” Kardashian asked.

In response, the Sports Illustrated model said that it would be something she would support.  

‘I do think that that would be fair, but I can understand that people would be a little  apprehensive to take that road because there is a tradition of natural-born women, but today, where there’s so many surgeries and people out there who have a need to change for a happier life, I do accept that, because I believe it’s a free country,’ she said.

After Culpo shared her thoughts, the audience erupted in applause.

‘Wow, sounds like the audience agrees, Miss Rhode Island!’ said host Andy Cohen in response.

Later that night, Culpo beat out her other finalists to take home the crown of 2012 Miss USA.

Erika did not win, but was able to compete after she won Miss Arizona that year, where she competed as Miss Phoenix.

Years later, she would go on to marry Charlie Kirk, a conservative influencer who was assassinated while speaking Utah Valley University in Orem last Wednesday.

At around 12.20pm, he was suddenly shot in the neck – sending him toppling over in his chair as massive crowds fled the scene in terror.

The father-of-two was then rushed to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Tyler Robinson, 22, is in custody as a suspect in the murder, and the FBI announced on Monday that his DNA has been linked to evidence in the case.

Since Kirk’s death, Erika has spoken out publicly, addressing the nation for the first time on Friday from his studio. 

During an emotional speech in which she had to pause several times to catch her breath and wipe away tears, she called on Kirk’s followers to become members of a church before making a vow to her late husband.

‘Charlie, I promise I will never let your legacy die, baby,’ she said. ‘I promise I’ll make Turning Point USA the biggest thing that this nation has ever seen.’

Wearing an emerald green shirt and white blazer, Erika thanked President Donald Trump and his family for their support following the shooting during her roughly 16-minute remarks.

‘Mr President, my husband loved you. And he knew that you loved him too. He did. Your friendship was amazing. You supported him so well, as did he for you,’ she said.

She also thanked Vice-President JD Vance and his wife Usha for ‘bringing him home.’