Reserve Citizen Airman Maj. Monica Riggs briefly traded in her flight suit and combats boots, donning an evening gown and six-inch heels to be crowned as Mrs. Kansas United States 2018.
The 18th Air Refueling Squadron lead pilot beat four other Kansas contestants. This was Riggs first time competing in the pageant world, something she had only had experienced vicariously through one of her best friends, Sam, the previous Mrs. Kansas.