Navy veteran trades military uniform for Miss Georgia sash following heartbreaking loss

After eight years of serving her country in a Navy uniform, Jade Kircus is trading it for a pageant sash. At 36, the wife and mother of three is representing Georgia in her first-ever pageant: Miss USA. The competition takes place Aug. 27 in Miami. "To be quite honest, I've actually never considered doing pageants," the Navy veteran told Fox News Digital. "It's not that I didn't think they were wonderful, and I really admired the women who did them. I just was always in a season where I wasn't a