As the first practical work Air Force Officer To be crowned Miss America, Madison Marsh hopes her victory can inspire others in more ways than one.
During the appearance in “Fox and Friends” on Tuesday, the 23-year-old Arkansas native — who previously held the title of Miss Colorado before earning the money. 2024 Miss America – opened up about his different roles and detailed the moment he realized the impact he had on his peers.
“I was at the Air Force Academy, and I was sitting in the library, and a young cadet and her mother came up to me and asked if I was Miss America and said, ' Yes.' They told me he was really on the fence and didn't think he was going to go to the Air Force Academy and accept his nomination,” Marsh told host Ainsley Earhardt. “And he saw me win, and he realized that he didn't have to give up parts of his personality to join the military. I thought that was pretty special.”
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Madison Marsh is proud of her military service and her accomplishments on the stage. (Miss America)
While Marsh said 2024 was a “historic year” for Miss America and the military as well, it was the personal growth that really touched her.
“Both organizations were doing something very new, and we learned a lot,” he told Earhardt. “But I think most of all, the personal lessons learned, the ability to show people that everyone has a story to tell. Everyone has the ability to inspire and to inspire others if you choose to share your voice.
“The biggest thing I've had this year is since my mother passed away from pancreatic cancer,” he continued. “I've been on the road a lot this year and I haven't seen my family. It really depends on you having the freedom to choose whatever you want to do with your life. I chose to do way there I wanted to serve my country in the Air Force, but I also wanted to serve them in other ways by working with pancreatic cancer patients.”
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Madison Marsh uses her platform to advocate for pancreatic cancer research funding. (Miss America)
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“When you choose to do what you love, success will follow, so you can stop chasing different awards or what people want you to do, and actually find good people to associate with. see,” he concluded.
In a written op-ed piece USA Today on January 3, Marsh detailed his reasons for entering the sports world in the first place.
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“I entered a pageant, first for Miss Colorado, when I was in school, so part of my motivation was practicing public speaking in a real world setting, and part of the motivation of I was taking a break from my hard life.
Madison Marsh is a second lieutenant in the Air Force. (Miss America)
“From my point of view, I did not rewrite history or change the course of military culture as many news sources report. But when I think about my year as it comes to an end, I think I did something simple, yet perhaps more meaningful: “I have given hope to the younger generation, I have given hope to those who have high goals but feel limited by their ideas of what they are” ' which of the people I showed people that the only limit of Your goals are the amount of work you put in.”
Although Marsh admitted that “it's easy to get caught up in chasing the next success, climbing the ladder or worrying about what others think,” she remains steadfast when she thinks about her mother – who died of of pancreatic cancer in 2018.
He wrote: “I am reminded that life is too short to waste things that do not satisfy us.
“This year, I realized that one of the things that can free a person is to stop doing things for the sake of other people's opinions,” he added. “Let go of what doesn't fulfill you. Let go of what doesn't matter. I didn't compete in Miss America to prove anything to anyone. I did it because I loved the process. I loved the challenge. grow up unexpected.”
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