▁entered ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁beauty ▁page ants . ▁She ▁won ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Miss ▁El ▁Pas o ▁USA , ▁and ▁soon ▁after , ▁Miss ▁Texas ▁USA , ▁ultimately ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Miss ▁USA ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁Harr ing ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁travel ing ▁through ▁Asia , ▁expl oring ▁Europe ▁and ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁social ▁worker ▁in ▁India . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Harr ing ▁studied ▁theatre ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁Academy ▁of ▁Perform ing ▁Arts , ▁having ▁trained ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁Comm edia ▁dell ' arte , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Latin ▁d ances , ▁including ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁t ango . ▁She ▁began ▁her ▁acting ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Sil ent ▁Night , ▁Dead ly ▁Night ▁ 3 : ▁Better ▁Watch ▁Out ! ▁Harr ing ▁played ▁the ▁supporting ▁role ▁of ▁Jer ri , ▁a ▁flight ▁att endant ▁and ▁the ▁girl friend ▁of ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁protagon ists , ▁Chris , ▁who ▁joins ▁them ▁for ▁family ▁dinner ▁at ▁their ▁grand m other ' s ▁house . ▁In ▁television ▁she ▁port rayed ▁Ra úl ▁Juli á ' s ▁character ' s ▁wife ▁in ▁the ▁N BC ▁television ▁movie ▁The ▁Al amo : ▁ 1 3 ▁Days ▁to ▁Gl ory ▁( 1 9 8 7 ). ▁She ▁was ▁cast ▁by ▁N BC ▁produ cers ▁after ▁they ▁saw ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁Miss ▁USA ▁broadcast ▁and ▁contact ed ▁her ▁with ▁the ▁role . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Harr ing ▁was ▁lead ▁actress ▁in ▁the ▁Columbia