Miss America 2024 Madison Marsh. Picture from Marsh’s Instagram |
CNN reported that Marsh, representing Colorado, bested 50 different contestants within the nationwide competitors on Sunday.
Earlier than her victory, Marsh was the primary active-duty Air Drive officer to compete for the Miss America title, The New York Put up famous.
As cited by Individuals Journal, she remarked in an interview shared through Miss America’s Instagram after her win: “You’ll be able to obtain something. The sky will not be the restrict and the one person who’s stopping you is you.”
The U.S Air Drive celebrated Marsh’s achievement with a submit on X, beforehand referred to as Twitter, referring to her as “our very personal.”
51 contestants, hailing from 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, participated within the Miss America 2024 last in Florida. Of those, 11 superior to the semi-final, together with 10 chosen by preliminary judges and one by public vote.
The semi-finalists then engaged in 4 aggressive rounds, together with a health runway stroll, a “scorching subjects” dialogue, a expertise efficiency, and a night robe presentation, which led to the number of the highest 5 finalists.
These finalists had been requested to debate their aspirations as Miss America.
As per CNN, through the dialogue spherical, which coated varied subjects like terrorism, know-how, diet, and local weather change, Marsh addressed the problem of “medicine in America,” recalling her mom’s wrestle with pancreatic most cancers.
For the expertise portion, Marsh carried out a spoken-word piece about acquiring her pilot’s license at 16.