"Harvard Student and Air Force Officer Madison Marsh Crowned Miss America 2024"

Miss Colorado Madison Marsh, an active-duty Air Force officer and Harvard graduate student, was crowned Miss America 2024. She spoke about her mother's death from pancreatic cancer and founded the Whitney Marsh Foundation to raise funds for research. The competition, held in Orlando, awarded Marsh a $60,000 tuition scholarship. This marks the first time an active-duty military member has won the title.