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- Madison Marsh was crowned Miss Colorado less than a week before graduating the US Air Force Academy.
- The US Air Force 2nd Lt. went on to compete — and win — the crown for Miss America on Sunday.
- The 22-year-old is the first active-duty Air Force officer to compete in the Miss America pageant.
Miss Colorado Madison Marsh, a 2nd Lt. in the US Air Force, traded her flight helmet for a tiara after she won Miss America on Sunday night.