Hometown Miss America Madison Marsh returns to Fort Smith for parade, event May 10
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A Fort Smith native who has been crowned Miss America is coming home.
A homecoming parade and meet and greet event in the U.S. Marshals Museum is in store for Madison Marsh, the 2024 Miss America, on Friday, May 10.
Marsh was crowned Miss Colorado in 2023 and Miss America in 2024.
She is a 2019 graduate of Southside High School.
Marsh enrolled in the United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado and graduated with a degree in astrophysics in 2023.
She became a second lieutenant in the Air Force and enrolled in the Harvard Kennedy School to pursue a master of public policy degree, according to information about her on Wikipedia.
The City of Fort Smith and others organized a celebration for Marsh with a parade from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Garrison Avenue, from 6th Street to N. 10th Street.
The parade will feature Marsh, Mayor George McGill, marching bands, local dance and cheer squads and more.
People will have a chance to meet Marsh in the U.S. Marshals Museum, 789 Riverfront Drive, from 2:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, before the parade.
This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: Miss America Madison Marsh returns to Fort Smith for parade May 10
