Active-duty US Air Force officer crowned 2024 Miss America
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- čas přidán 16. 01. 2024
- 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh, a 22-year-old representing Colorado, became the first active-duty service member to claim the crown in the Miss America pageant. She stops by Studio 1A to talk about her accomplishments, spreading positive messages and what her next goals include.
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#MadisonMarsh #Colorado #MissAmerica
There she is, Miss America. Fighter pilot, a physicist, a hardvard graduate student at the age of 22, and love her mom. What a woman.
Fighter pilot? The pictures of her in the back seat of an F-16 is her getting an "orientation ride." Her name tag doesn't have her name - it says "Miss Colorado." She got a pilot training slot on graduation from the Academy, but went to Harvard instead.
@@unknownrider3071 she is on training to be a fighter pilot duh shes a airforce officer from the academy who is chosen by the academy to be train to be a pilot . If you were chosen by the airforce to be a pilot you have to be trained first thats what they do. They go to flight school as a LT in the military. Btw she also have her private pilot license. You seriously have no clue how hard to bechosen to getsend tothe airforce academy and to be chosen to be a pilot is even harder.
@@nj190 She's not training to be a pilot. She was offered a slot at UPT (which is a full year of training) but chose to go to Harvard to get an advanced degree.
I rarely see Men at this position and being successful at so many things at the same time. Should be a super trait of Women.
@@nj190 No you're wrong. She does have a pilot slot, but first she has to pass, and then if she does pass, they get assigned based on needs. So she could be flying literally anything. Until the assignment comes, there's no guarantee she's any specific type of pilot, especially no guarantee she's going to fly vipers.
If there ever was a Miss America, she is it. What a great role model.
I second that. Miss Texas, the frst runner-up, is not so shabby, either.
If there ever was an American communist representative, she is it.
Sadly her country is participating in a geno cide war right now and helping commiting war crimes and mass punishment over millions of civilians
About time America got something right! 🎉
She's amazing! She will be heading to Mars someday! 🚀✨🪐
Amen to that, it really is about time.
@@goulartaf66 Actually she will be the captain of the first USS Enterprise and Go Where no human has gone before!
@@mracer8 Nah! She is going to the kitchen.
Finally an all American patriotic girl!
Very articulate, very professional, composed, and disciplined. She's the all-American representative of all of us in one. She's truly and rightfully Miss America!
There couldnt be a better time for a great role-model!!
so humble!
Sadly her country is participating in a geno cide war right now and helping commiting war crimes and mass punishment over millions of civilians
from her Wikipedia entry .. Marsh attended Southside High School, and graduated in 2019. As a child and teenager, she participated in space camps and flying lessons, receiving her pilot license at age 16. This led her to enroll in the United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado, graduating with a degree in astrophysics in 2023. Upon her graduation, Marsh became a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force. Marsh later enrolled in the Harvard Kennedy School to pursue a Master of Public Policy. In Taekwondo she has a black belt.
Wow! She kicks butt - - literally!
Thats an All rounder. 👍
Can someone get her into NASA's or SpaceX space program?😉
Pilot licence at 16 ???????
From a young age, U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh had a love of science and a dream to be a pilot and astronaut. Her parents encouraged her dreams, sending her to Space Camp when she was 13 years old where she met astronauts and fighter pilots. Around that time, she learned about the United States Air Force Academy. At 15 years old, she started flying lessons earning her pilot’s license two years later and then began to work towards her goal of becoming a cadet. @@rachelwong3474
OMG -- and I mean this as a HUGE compliment -- she is like a living Barbie! Beautiful, intelligent, brave, accomplished! Unbelievable. I am genuinely SO PROUD that she is Miss America. What a role model!
Yup the most real barbie as it is.
She exudes great self-confidence without the ego. So many achievements for a young American!
It’s dumb to do otherwise. She has even gone to Pilot training if she decide on the 8-10 extra commitment. It might not be smart for her to do so.
Pilot training in the past has a way of eating you up and spitting you out. 40 percent washout rate when I went through. I assumed it would be rough, it was, and I ended up DG. But then again it’s difficult nowadays to wash out a quota baby.
@jeaniekim9951 In my own experiences working with others, I've found that people who have 1) worked in very difficult fields to achieve success AND 2) did so with a commitment/upbringing in lifelong learning and/or service (as she mentions in her interview) are more likely to be accepting of others, to understand and accept their own or others' limits, and ultimately to be humble or at least realistic. A balanced exposure to both failures AND successes in the face of challenges scaled to a person's abilities helps give them perspective in the course of building greater abilities and skills. Recognizing but not settling for limits, if you will.
Madison Marsh's educational, professional, and personal challenges definitely tick the boxes for all the above.
I'd argue that people like Sam Bankman-Fried, Martin Shkreli, and Elizabeth Holmes OTOH were fed an imbalanced diet of successes without sufficient exposure to failures, leading them to take ever greater risks until they hit a risk they did not survive career-wise. Also, lack of focus on and incentive for valuing and helping others, but that one's obvious.
My mom passed away from Pancreatic cancer in 1977. I wish her the best in her endeavors.
So very sorry.
🙏 May your Mother be Blessed to a Better World & Realm ... & be Reunited with Her Loved Ones in a Better Place in due Time & Space! 🕯🌼🌿🌎🕊
What a beautiful, smart, energetic young lady! Thank-you for your service to protecting us and our country! You are amazing!
Hope your day is blessed! A good desire to have is becoming more Christ like and able to leave this world a better place than you found it. If you have not accepted Jesus Christ into your life do so before your last breath. If you have not accepted Jesus Christ into your life, bow your head, close your eyes and from a sincere heart ask him to cleanse you of your sins and be your Lord and Savior. Each of us have a short time on this earth and these days are getting darker and darker, may you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and deny yourself and pick up the cross daily, he loves you.
Those are some pretty amazing achievements she got at such a young age. She's truly amazing.
Clean beauty has been crowned. She is the perfect Miss America. She presents not only beauty but abilities.
She is a selfless beauty who has goodwill for humanity. I'm so glad she represents America with her wholesomnes and intelligence. Her parents taught her right!
I can’t even be jealous of her. We need more women like her!
Why would jealousy come to mind? She’s very admirable!
@@ashleyh.2178 jealousy is a natural human emotion. I was being honest, I was saying that I couldn't be jealous precisely because I replaced that emotion w admiration. Don't act like you've never been jealous of someone's capabilities 😂
@@yasss3032 what? she has capabilities to be jealous of, not many women have those? and being jealous of her is not a bad thing, is you seeing something worth having that someone else has and you want it too. your sentence doesn't make sense tbh
@@mirela21d ???
@@mirela21d girl you're confused, I'm CONFUSED. I think it was actually Ashley's comment was unnecessary😭
About her look, I find her more beautiful in the photo without much makeup. She has such a natural beauty that the heavier makeup doesn't reveal her beautiful eyes as much.
The best selection ever. She is a role model for today’s young women.
Madison is amazing. I have the utmost admiration for her. My granddaughter is also serving in the USAF.
Thank you for your service and represent the best America got to offer.
Sooo proud of her. Definitely a true role model for young women. ❤
Big Congrats to her... Fly High, Soar Higher - USA, USA, USA!
Such a great story couldn't happen to a better person than a service member. It's awesome how she's bringing pancreatic cancer awareness to everyone's attention, her mom should be so proud of her. Every family member I have lost was due to cancer.
She seems very nice, not cocky. Congratulations to her for displaying her talent on a graceful way. May all of the other contestants accomplish their goals as well.
This is truly the American Dream the odds stacked against her and she is amazing humble woman We salute you 🫡🦅💯🇺🇸
What odds were against her?
@@mobrockether Mother’s death being a women in the military some people would’ve just quit after that she had a great support system
@@juanhinojosajr4784
That's what you consider odds against her?
You must have lived a pretty privileged life then
Role model for young people ❤
She's truly a role model for young people. 👏 👏 👏 Her mom would so proud of her!
She deserves that more than everyone else - she shows the Kardashians what real fame looks like. The Kardashians are out because they are not idols at all - this woman is so much more!
Why???
I just discovered Ms. Marsh 2 days ago, and already I learn I have discovered Miss America ??? You ROCK girl ! The SKY IS THE LIMIT FOR YOU !!!
She's beautiful and talented.. congratulations
What an amazing young lady! Easy to see how she won Miss America. She’s an exciting role model for women and girls of all ages! Congratulations!!🎉
You deserve it!! you go girl!! flying, studying, passionate, Congrats. Madison on Ms. America 🇺🇸🎈🎉
I can so see why she won. The perfect choice.
Fake and also it is for business mainly, rigged.
@@garouuchiha4041 brain, brawn n beauty.....wth you mean by fake, she's it. not some dude playing female
Air Force Officer and a Beauty Queen at the same time is incredible package! She is natural beauty, smart and brave! OMG, a true Miss America🎉🎉🎉
WOW!!!! She is amazing and a true beauty inside and out.
A worthy Miss America !!
She's like a real life superhero... degree in physics and an airforce pilot, and post-grad at Harvard... good lord, she's a beast. She could literally become an astronaut next
Wow, amazing woman- what a perfect fit for the role! Congratulations to Madison Marsh!! Go Air Force!!
Beauty and brains and talent/skills/education. She has it all. Good for her, 😊, 👏 Congratulations on her big wins and all her accomplishments. 👏
Congratulations And thank you for your Service Lt Madison Marsh I'm sorry to hear you list your Mother in 2023 Your so beautiful Very talented Air Force pilot ❤
We'll certainly remember this Miss America for years to come. I couldn't tell you anything about any of the past Miss America's.
She is unbelievable! I love this woman!
Love calling her our Miss America! Blessings to her now and in her life goals as she serves others and helps so many people.
Congratulations to her and every plan she has for her future 🎉🎉🎉
I mean, Miss America being active duty military makes perfect sense to me. Good for her!
That suitable honour for some an military service women's 🥰 like her,bravo airforce 💐🌹
So cool!! My husband is also a pilot in the USAF. Her message for girls and young women is such a strong and inspiring one. Best of luck to her, she has an awesome future. 😊
You can’t tell us your husbands a USAF pilot and not tell us what he flies
Madison, you bring hope & inspiration to others. Thank you for your military service, for representing America so well, and for bringing awareness to pancreatic cancer. My best friend was diagnosed and given 6 months to live. By God’s grace, and because she researched and changed her eating habits, she was blessed with 5 years! I admire your service to others…your mom’s heritage lives on!❤️🙏🏼🇺🇸
She’s amazing. Beauty & brain. Wishing the best of luck in all that she does.
I love stumbling across stories like this. I don’t follow Miss America and generally think beauty pageants are bad for people, fake and vain, etc., but this was I’ll dare say, inspiring! A woman with ambition putting herself on a platform to showcase versatility, strength of character, and family values. I wouldn’t say I want my daughter to be exactly like her, that’s not a fair thing to say, but she does seem to be setting a president for other women and girls to consider the importance of using our voices in the public sector and the importance of education in American society! 🇺🇸❤
I agree with your comments. As a self-perceived mature, civilized society, I wish we would leave these objectification spectacles to the wet t-shirt contests at night clubs or beaches. But it is nice that a woman of substance won this one.
If you can be a mother, like her mother was, then your daughter might become someone much like this Miss America.
I know you’re saying it wouldn’t be fair to hope for your daughter to be like her but you still implied it. So, simply because you do seem to be having this thought, I think it’s useful to remember,
The question isn’t so much can your daughter be like her but can you be like this wonderful woman’s mother.
Well said! Love your comment! Can't agree with it more!😊
Good to see a capable, smart, motivated woman recognized for her merit.
OH MY GOD, She is a stunning lady, super smart, Dr of Astrophysics, Harvard grad student, a top flight pilot..and a black belt!!. Finally a real representative of Miss America. Love & administration.
She is not a military pilot not even close.
If there was ever a representation of what Miss America should look/be like, this is it. Congrats on her hard work and perseverance 🎉
You are an amazing woman and such a great role model. So proud of you.
I caught myself tearing up. What an amazing girl, her Mom and family as well. Thank you for your service. May God continue to bless you.
Live long and prosper 10 of 10
❤🇺🇲❤️🇺🇲
A deserving winner and someone that will use her platform in positive ways.
My best friend died from pancreatic cancer 10 years ago. 😢😢😢😢😢 still!
I am so proud of our 2024 Miss America. You are the reason why I believe that the American Dream is alive and well. Respect 🙏 ❤
She is intelligently beautiful!
She's such an inspiration to girls everywhere.
For doing what, curing cancer, inventing the next wave of technology which tons of women are already doing, running a major corporation, building the next company that will employ hundreds or thousands, is that what she is doing or is she doing something that millions of women had already done which is join the airforce, and pretending misss america is about being beautiful with 10 lbs of makeup on!? What is she doing that is so great!
She’s Amazing! God Bless her!!❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏
❤ the most accomplished Miss America to fight for cure for pancreatic cancer. Her mom died of it.❤
Amazing love to see an Air Force lady to be miss America. Thank you for your service Maddison
As a Veteran im so proud of her
I served in the USAF and am now a disabled Vet. God bless you for humbleness, achievements and meaningful goals. The USAF is secure with pilots like you.
You don’t know much about the Air Force. She’s not even an Air Force Pilot.
@@hugoglenn9741 SHe's got a slot. Who knows WHAT she will fly, but she will definitely be flying something unless she backs out.
@@tonyvelasquez6776 not how that works. And since she called herself a sky hawk I’m gonna go out on a limb and say she’s not the best private pilot.
@kyleayres5397 it's exactly how it works, a slot is a slot unless you give it up or fail b-course/somewhere else along the way
@@tonyvelasquez6776 “she will definitely be flying something military unless she chooses not to”. Most fail out against their will. And she’s probably not a great pilot as I stated so. No she won’t be “definitely” flying something. In fact she almost definitely won’t fly anything in the military.
Ovarian cancer research is also severely underfunded, hard to detect until stage 4, hard to treat and has a high mortality rate.
This gorgeous lady - so well deserved...Hugs from Canada!
Bless her. She is beautiful thru and thru, and such a good role model. Forget all that sucking up to hollywood and instagram model crap. This is what people should strive for.
Excellent choice and proof that the pageant is not a beauty contest. Miss America is still the greatest of all pageants and she is the fourth from Colorado.
Awesome... I'm sure your mom is proud of you!!
Representing the country in two ways. Bold decision to be an air force pilot, feminine decision to be Miss America. Bold and Beautiful! ❤
She is so impressive!! At the rate she’s going, she could be the first woman to set foot on the moon!!
You are the Best of the Best Madison Marsh. You make every Veterans super proud. Smarter than Einstein. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Congratulations America, she’s a credit to your great nation!
what an amazing women and a perfect role model for miss America. Her Mum would have been so proud of her special daughter and amazing young women. thank you for your service.
her story is so deep and touching. Congrats, Miss Marsh!
She’s fabulous!!! Well Done girl❤️
We're so proud of you Madison! Congratulations Miss America! Thank you for your continued service to our Great Country America 🇺🇲 KEEP FLYING HIGH MADISON! WE LOVE YOU GIRL! AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS ! ❤
Congratulations Miss America 2024🎉 keep flying high! ✈️
East Los Angeles California salutes all females in the military 🇺🇸
God please continue to bless the United States of America 🙏
Barbie is a USAF officer
Thank you for your service
Shes's so mature and ready for her new role as an ambassador.
WOW. I’m literally speechless from how accomplished she is
As a proud Air Force daddy, I want to thank you as you represent all those that are defending our freedom every day!
😊🙏 Congratulations to 2nd Lt Madison Marsh for winning the Miss America 2024 Crown! Stay Safe , Stay Healthy & Stay Humble! 🍎🌷🌿🌎🕊
Now her I can respect all day !! Congratulations and well done
Im drowning with all of her qualifications... congratulations 🎉🎉🎉
She's all the Barbies! Congratulations Miss Madison! Well deserved. Future astronaut and politician right there.
Was aware of this young woman prior to her winning Miss America. She has my COMPLETE respect! Wish I’d known her Mom.
This is so great seeing a graduate of the US Air Force Academy and active duty USAF pilot crowned as Miss America 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh!!! Awesome job!!! I attended US Military Academy at West Point for 2 years and was a 3rd generation West Pointer. My father graduated from West Point class of 1951 and his father, my grand father graduated from West Point in 1923 and retired as a 3 star general. My father passed away of lung cancer a few years ago and was buried at the West Point cemetery near my grand father and his wife. I take my hat off to 2nd Lt. Marsh for a job well done!!!
My father was a fighter pilot and test pilot in the Air Force before he was medically grounded because he was diagnosed with MS. My grand father was a pilot in the Army Air Corps and was the 2nd US pilot to fly the jet air plane, 1st US military pilot, while it was top secret during world war II. Both my father and my grand father were members of a very elite club, the caterpillar club. In order to get into the caterpillar club a military pilot has to bail out of a US military aircraft the has a malfunction and parachute down to earth safely and be able to tell their story! I'm sure that 2nd Lt. Marsh understands what that means. 😀😀😀
@@michaelcraigie344I heard the technology in the current fighter jets are causing cancer to the pilots.
God bless you
Congratulations to her and what an amazing young lady. And of course thank you for your service
Finally - a miss America who actually loves America. It's been awhile. Congrats!
Real beauty, real hero, real women. Thank you for your service and congratulation!!!
While she had certain special dispositions from the US Air Force to participate in the Beauty Pageants and the Miss America Competition, the next year she will be assigned to "special duty" to be Miss America and be a very positive spokesperson for the Air Force. At the same time I believe that the Air Force will keep her flying enough to keep her flight skills current.
When I was in the US Navy in the late 1970's there was an very good athlete who started out with special dispositions to compete and was told he would be assigned to "special duty" if they qualified for the national team and the next Olympics. He left the ship shortly after as he was assigned a land assignment to be able to compete (hard to train and compete if your ship is deployed). I don't know if he qualified for the national team or not.
I'm guessing like Forrest Gump where he was taken out of regular Army service and put on a special sports team kind of thing to play ping pong for America.
Love this GIRL!! So proud of you!! You're such an AMERICAN SWEETHEART and INSPIRATION!!!
I just watched her on my feed . And wow!!! I was blown away with her beauty , honesty and her passion for her advocacies ❤ a warrior indeed ❤
So very proud of her. All should serve. I did 20 years in the Navy.
I agree with you that all should serve. I served in the Air Force. We would have a more disciplined society if all served.
She's an inspiration!
She should be a Ms.Universe in coming future 😊😇😍
We are so proud of you .YES you are the role model for every single young woman around the World❤❤❤❤❤
Given the many challenges we are seeing in our country, its great to see a story like this.👍
Thank you for your service!
This is one smart cookie... I think we will be seeing a lot more from this young, brilliant woman in the future. She ain't hardly done making herstory based on the passion and dedication I see in her... good for her! : )
Amazing girl, resilient, tough with mission. Keep on moving and encouraging