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(CNN) — A new Miss America has been crowned: Abbie Stockard, a 22-year-old Auburn University nursing student and cheerleader who was named Miss Alabama last June ahead of her senior year.

It’s almost time to crown the next Miss America.
The 2025 pageant will take place in Orlando on Sunday, and a new Miss America reign will begin.

I became the first active-duty member of the military to win Miss America. I realized that one of the most liberating things one can do is to stop doing things for the sake of other people’s opinions

By: GMAJanuary 10, 2025 https://youtu.be/1QmgYAtBe2w?si=l2oSm_B6JnxRUscc 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

Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh made big plans for herself when she was young, although she never really factored becoming Miss America into that equation. However, after a tough competition in January, Marsh became the first active-duty service member to earn the crown. The 22-year-old U.S. Air Force Academy graduate is now learning to navigate life as a military member, a cancer research scholar and a public figure.

Madison Marsh might seem like an enigma to those who don’t know her. On one hand, she’s a hard-core U.S. Air Force officer civilian pilot on active duty. On the other, she was just crowned Miss America 2024. But to Marsh, 22 and just engaged, there really is no contradiction.