Erika Monroe

In her early teens, Erika Monroe Williams was discovered in Los Angeles by world-famous modeling agent, Eileen Ford. She went on to a career in journalism, anchoring the news and hosting shows at KTVK in Phoenix, Arizona. She then launched her own website based on her lifestyle/cooking segments, The Hopeless Housewife, and has been featured in numerous magazines and national television shows as a lifestyle expert. A native of Southern California, Monroe studied broadcast journalism while working in public relations at Huvane Baum Halls, under publicists Stephen Huvane, Robin Baum and Simon Halls. She saw this as a way to work with reporters and get her feet wet in the TV reporting business. She worked daily with celebrity clients, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Russell Crowe, Jennifer Aniston and Antonio Banderas. Erika is married to five-time All-Star Third Baseman and 2001 World Series Champion Matt Williams. They have one child together.