The US Air Force also celebrated Ms Marsh’s victory with a post on Twitter
On Sunday night in Orlando, Florida, Madison Marsh, a 22-year-old second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and a master’s student in the public policy program at Harvard Kennedy School, emerged victorious at the 2024 Miss America pageant. Representing Colorado, Ms. Marsh made history as the first active-duty Air Force officer to capture the national title.
“You can achieve anything. The sky is the limit and the only person stopping you is you,” Ms. Marsh said in an interview shared via Miss America’s Instagram Story.
She further added that if she could “come from a small town, not be a part of pageants” and step into the world of pageants, then anyone else can do the same.
Ellie Breaux of Texas was the first runner-up.
The event featured 51 contestants representing all 50 US states as well as the District of Columbia. cnn informed of.
The US Air Force also celebrated Ms Marsh’s victory with a post on Twitter. The caption read, “Congratulations to our own #Airman, 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh, aka Miss Colorado – who was recently crowned @MissAmerica 2024! Marsh is the first active-duty service member to win the title.”
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congratulate our own #airmen2nd Lt. Madison Marsh, aka Miss Colorado – who was just crowned @missamerica 2024! Marsh is the first active duty service member to win this title.#aim highpic.twitter.com/3RuDu5CulW
– US Air Force (@usairforce) 15 January 2024
Notably, Ms. Marsh was crowned Miss Colorado just days before she graduates from the Air Force Academy with a degree in physics in May 2023. She dutifully joined the branch as a second lieutenant, while also earning a master’s degree in public policy at Harvard Kennedy School and training for the Miss America pageant.
According to the outlet, Ms Marsh said, “Bringing both sides of my favorite parts of life together is an amazing experience and hopefully it helps others realize that you don’t have to limit yourself.”
“In the Army, it’s an open space to lead the way you want to lead – in and out of uniform. I felt like the pageant, and especially winning Miss Colorado, really exemplified that. “It was a way to give and create an environment that helps other people feel more comfortable in knowing what matters to them,” she added.
The 22-year-old said her physical training for the army came in handy while preparing for the beauty pageant. “For me, it’s great because I need to stay physically fit and go to the gym for the Army, so it already coincides with the competition training,” he said. ,
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