Who are the 3 women who accused Trump of sexual misconduct in Megyn Kelly interview?

Mary Bowerman | USA TODAY

Show Caption Hide Caption Nikki Haley: Trump's sexual misconduct accusers should be heard The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Sunday that women who accuse someone of sexual misconduct deserve to be heard, even if it involves President Donald Trump.

Three women who have publicly accused President Trump of sexual misconduct shared their stories on the Today show Monday.

Jessica Leeds, Samantha Holvey and Rachel Cooks told Megyn Kelly that they were shocked when President Trump was elected in 2016 following a string of sexual misconduct allegations that spanned years. The president has denied all of the accusations, and during the interview, the White House released a statement slamming the "false claims."

The women are three of at least 16 who have accused President Trump of sexual harassment or assault.

Who are these women?

Rachel Crooks:

Crooks, who accused Trump of forcibly kissing her when she met him outside a Trump Tower elevator in 2005, told Kelly that despite Trump's denials, the accusations all have similarities.

"The things that happened to us span decades, states,” she told Kelly, reiterating the that stories are "eerily similar."

Crooks said she was a 22-year-old receptionist at a real estate investment firm when the incident happened and she felt trapped and like she would lose her job if she told anyone.

“I was uncomfortable because he was someone I saw regularly, and I knew he was a partner of the organization I worked for,” she said.

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Jessica Leeds:

Leeds, a Manhattan resident, said last year in a New York Times article that Trump grabbed her breasts and tried to put his hand up her skirt during a flight to New York more than 30 years ago.

She told Kelly that several years after the incident she saw Trump at a gala and he referred to her as a c----.

She said she came forward because she "wanted people to know who he is."

Samantha Holvey:

Holvey, who was formerly Miss North Carolina, told Kelly that it was a "somber" day when Trump was sworn into office.

In October 2016, Holvey, who competed in the 2006 Miss USA contest, told CNN that Trump “personally inspected each woman” before the pageant.

She reiterated these claims during Monday's interview with Kelly and said she felt like a "piece of meat" who was only "there for his pleasure" prior to the competition.

It was "something I had dreamed and worked so hard for, and I had just turned 20 years old, and I just felt so gross,” she told Kelly. “That’s not what I had signed up for.”