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Miss Colorado Madison Marsh, a second lieutenant in the Air Force, traded her flight helmet for a tiara after she won the Miss America pageant on Sunday night.

Madison Marsh hopes to use her platform to help other women, as well as help find a cure for pancreatic cancer after her mother died from the disease.

CNN — Madison Marsh, a 22-year-old second lieutenant in the US Air Force and master’s student at the Harvard Kennedy School’s public policy program, emerged victorious at the 2024 Miss America pageant in Orlando, Florida on Sunday night. Marsh, representing the state of Colorado, is the first active-duty Air Force officer ever to receive the national title.
Ellie Breaux of Texas placed as first-runner-up.

By: GMAJanuary 17, 2024 Share: Twitter Facebook Pinterest ### About Miss AmericaMiss America’s mission is Empowering Women to Lead with Purpose as the nation’s premier empowerment platform for young women. Founded in 1921, the iconic Miss America program is also America’s largest provider of tuition-only scholarship awards for women, distributing all scholarships through the Miss

It’s not easy being in pageantry and in uniform, but U.S. Air Force officer Madison Marsh — who’s also 2024’s Miss America — is out to change that.

Madison Marsh had already made a name for herself as an officer in the US air force and a Harvard University graduate student when she took the stage at the 2024 Miss America pageant on Sunday night.