How Erika Frantzve Started A Family With Charlie Kirk
Published September 10, 2025 3:49 PM PDT
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Updated September 11, 2025 6:25 AM PDT
Charlie Kirk earned himself plenty of supporters over the course of his life … including his wife of several years, Erika Frantzve.
The conservative commentator and his wife had been together for several years and had started a family prior to his death in September 2025.
We’re going to take a look into the background of the media figure’s spouse and see how they built a life together before he was fatally shot on a college campus.
Erika’s a Former Beauty Queen
Erika’s originally from Arizona, and she began participating in beauty pageants in her home state at an early age.
She was named the runner-up during the Miss Arizona USA 2011 competition, and she went on to win the competition the following year.
Erika competed in the 2012 Miss USA competition, although she ultimately lost to Olivia Culpo.
She remained in her home state for college, and she earned degrees in political science and international relations from Arizona State University. She later headed to Liberty University, where she earned a juris master in American Legal Studies.
She Started Dating Charlie in 2018
Erika gave a bit of insight into her relationship with Kirk in a post shared on her Instagram account in 2023, when she revealed they’d first crossed paths five years earlier.
The pair dated for several years before they tied the knot during a wedding ceremony in May 2021.
Charlie and Erika started their family with the birth of their daughter, which took place the following August.
The political commentator and his wife expanded their family when the latter gave birth to a son in May 2024.
Erika Became a Widow In September 2025
Erika became a widow in September 2025, when her husband was fatally shot at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
Her husband was speaking with students from the university when he was suddenly shot in the neck while answering a question about transgender mass shooters.
Charlie was later transported to a hospital, where he was initially listed as being in critical condition before he died.
President Donald Trump later confirmed the commentator’s passing and sent his “sympathies” to Erika and her family in a message shared on his Truth Social account.