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.