We recently shared with you Danielle Radeke's feature on what her Miss America legacy would be. And the responses are still coming in from current and former MAO titleholders. Whether it's visiting the children at a local CMNH hospital, or serving ice cream in her local community on Miracle Treat Day, or sharing her latest fashion finds of social media, the primary role & responsibility of any Miss America titleholder is to be a role model to all. And starting at a local level, young women across the country are doing just that. They are educating students, and others who cross their path, on pressing issues within society - whether it be thru their personal platform or what is relevant to the world today. A childhood dream ha turned into a reality. Continue reading to learn about another women, part of the Miss America Organization and the legacy she hopes to leave.

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We now introduce you to 19-year0-old Marissa Goodwin, who has been competing in the Miss America Organization for 6 years. Goodwin stated, “I have only competed in Idaho and though we are a small organization we are fierce!” She went into state, “I have held the titles of Miss Three Rivers Outstanding Teen 2014, Miss Weatern Idaho’s Outstanding Teen 2016, Miss Caldwell 2017, and Miss Western Idaho 2018.”

When she decided to join the Miss America Organization, determining her platform was not a tough decision. Goodwin explained that, “my inspiring platform is The Wounded Warrior Project. I chose to support and work with this organization because as a 13 year old watching my cousin come home injured from Afghanistan I witnessed first hand the life changing support of The Wounded Warrior Project, from the backpacks they send to the plane tickets for his parents to visit him as he recovered in hospitals all over he country and other countries.”

And it made her decision to join the MAO even more of a positive one. “I chose to join the Miss America Organization because I saw countless young women involved with the program who were incredibly kind, smart, involved, inspiring and the greatest leaders I have ever had the honor and privilege to meet. I loved the diversity of competition from fitness to talent that most other organizations don’t have. The talent portion is my favorite and competing in an organization without one was out of the question when looking into competing in pageants. The importance of community service, a healthy lifestyle, and intelligence were especially intriguing to me and were what caused my decision in competing in MAO over any other organization to be made.”

When one thinks of their legacy, they want it to be one that people will remember for quite sometime. Goodwin went into say that, “I pray that my Miss America Legacy is one full of hard work, community service, kindness, and approach-ability. I want to serve my community in any and every way I can, whether that community is local, state, or national. I want to be a Miss America Title holder that is known for service, kindness, and support for our troops.”

She went into also state that, “This organization is one built of strong women who are strong, intelligent leaders that can do anything they set their minds too. We are comfortable in the uncomfortable, fearless in the fearful moments, and strong when we feel weak. We are Miss America and my time in this program is something I will always cherish.”