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Following her husband's tragic death, Erica Kirk stepped into a prominent leadership role at Turning Point USA. Her supporters—particularly among Gen Z women—have begun to revere her as a role model. TikTok videos proliferate with captions claiming she embodies traits worth emulating, such as "In a world wanting to be more like Taylor Swift, I want to be more like Erica Kirk," or "A role model for women should be Erica Kirk, not Taylor Swift."