Madison Gesiotto Biography

Madison Gesiotto (born Madison Mari Gesiotto on March 20, 1992) is an American conservative commentator, columnist, figure skater, model, and beauty queen who won Miss Ohio USA 2014. She represented the state of Ohio on NBC and Univision at Miss USA 2014 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on June 8, 2014. She is currently the author of a weekly column at The Washington Times titled Millennial Mindset and previously anchored daily news briefings before they were discontinued.

Early life

Gesiotto was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Growing up, she attended Jackson Local Schools in Massillon, Ohio and trained as a competitive figure skater in Lakewood, Ohio at the Winterhurst Figure Skating Club. Gesiotto was coached by Olympic Champion and former actress Carol Heiss. In 2010, she passed her gold/senior tests in free skating and moves-in-the-field, the highest tests in figure skating required to compete in the Olympic Games.

Education

Gesiotto graduated with honors from Ohio State University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Communication Analysis and Practice.

She is currently a 3L law student attending Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University, where she is working towards a juris doctorate degree.

Pageants

Miss Ohio USA 2013

Gesiotto represented Columbus at the Miss Ohio USA pageant in 2013, where she placed 3rd runner-up. She praised pageant competition for the networking opportunities it provided.

Miss Ohio USA 2014

Gesiotto represented Mid Ohio at the Miss Ohio USA pageant in 2014, where was crowned Miss Ohio USA 2014. This was her second attempt at the state title, having placed 3rd Runner-Up the previous year. She was recognized following her win in a resolution created by Ohio state senator Scott Oelslager and members of the Ohio Senate's 130th General Assembly.

After winning Miss Ohio USA, Gesiotto was featured on various television news outlets for her promotion of political awareness and her fundraising for Wounded Warrior Project, including NBC4i, FOX28, and Fox 8 News where she "wowed" Kristi Capel and Stefani Schaefer.

She was also featured in a New York Times article profiling pageant consultant Bill Alverson.

Miss USA 2014

Gesiotto competed in the Miss USA 2014 competition on June 8, 2014, representing the state of Ohio.

She passed on her title to Miss Ohio USA 2015 in November 2014. Shortly after, Gesiotto was named #56 on Smartasses Radio's 2015 Top 100 Sexiest Women Alive list.

Career

Gesiotto is currently the author of a weekly column at The Washington Times titled Millennial Mindset, which focuses on various American political, policy, and legal issues. She previously anchored daily news briefings (The Washington Times Exclusive Weekend Briefing and The Washington Times Exclusive Daily Briefing) before they were discontinued.

Gesiotto previously worked for Mitt Romney's 2012 Presidential Campaign and on The United States Senate Small Business Committee. As a law student at Moritz College of Law, Gesiotto is a staff editor for The Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law.

Gesiotto, who is a pro-life advocate, wrote a column in which she referred to abortion as "the number one killer of black Americans," a position that resulted in some controversy at her law school campus.

When Donald Trump was accused of making sexist remarks to a Miss Universe pageant winner during his campaign for president, Gesiotto defended the Republican presidential nominee in her Washington Times column. Gesiotto described two instances in which she personally interacted with Trump, and described the reasons why she supported him for president.

On 2/17/2017 "Hannity" episode she described herself as having been the Regional Press Secretary for half of the country during President Trump's first political campaign.