Air Force Academy graduate and Miss Colorado wins Miss America

By Mary Shinn | SOURCE: Denver Gazette

Air Force Academy graduate and Miss Colorado Madison Marsh won Miss America Sunday night, making her the first active-duty Air Force officer to hold the title. 

Marsh said in a previous interview with The Gazette that while some might see a conflict between military service and pageantry, the values of education, leadership and service are clear in both.

“I think for a lot of little young girls, maybe the way that pageantry is portrayed in the media, they wouldn’t expect someone also puts on the uniform at the same time,” she said.

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