When this TV commentator sued Fox News executive Roger Ailes, she became a mouthpiece for millions of women. When Gretchen Carlson sued then Fox News CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment, she catapulted the #MeToo movement into action. After filing her lawsuit, no fewer than 24 other women came forward with allegations of sexual harassment against the TV executive, cementing Carlson’s place in history. Growing up in Minnesota, Carlson had no idea she would become such a powerful voice. As a child, she excelled in academia and music, and her parents encouraged her to do something important with her talents. When Carlson ran out of opportunities to continue playing the violin, her mother talked her into competing in the Miss Minnesota pageant. To Carlson’s astonishment, she won, and went on to be crowned Miss America 1989. | 
