Madison Gesiotto

Madison Mari Gesiotto (born March 20, 1992) is an American conservative commentator,[1] columnist, figure skater,[2] model,[3] and beauty queen who won Miss Ohio USA 2014.[4][5] She represented the state of Ohio on NBC and Univision at Miss USA 2014 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on June 8, 2014.[6] 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.[7] She is a frequent commentator on Fox News and Fox Business programs.

Madison Gesiotto
Gesiotto in 2017
Born
Madison Mari Gesiotto

(1992-03-20) March 20, 1992
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityUnited States
Alma materOhio State University
OccupationCommentator, Columnist, Miss Ohio USA
Years active2013–present
Spouse(s)Marcus Gilbert
Websitemadisongesiotto.com

Early life and education

Gesiotto was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[8] 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 Carol Heiss.[9] In 2010, she passed her gold tests in free skating and moves-in-the-field.[2]

Gesiotto graduated with honors from The Ohio State University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She graduated from Moritz College of Law at Ohio State in 2017 with a juris doctorate degree.[10]

Pageants

Miss Ohio USA 2013

Gesiotto represented Columbus at the Miss Ohio USA pageant in 2013, where she placed third runner-up.[11] She praised pageant competition for the networking opportunities it provided.[12]

Miss Ohio USA 2014

Gesiotto represented Mid Ohio at the Miss Ohio USA pageant in 2014, where was crowned Miss Ohio USA 2014.[13][14][15]

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,[16] FOX28,[17] and Fox 8 News [18] where she "wowed" Kristi Capel and Stefani Schaefer.[19]

She was also featured in a New York Times article profiling pageant consultant Bill Alverson.[20][21]

Miss USA 2014

Gesiotto competed in the Miss USA 2014 competition on June 8, 2014, representing the state of Ohio.[8][22][23]

She passed on her title to Miss Ohio USA 2015 in November 2014.[24]

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.[25] She previously anchored daily news briefings (The Washington Times Exclusive Weekend Briefing [26] and The Washington Times Exclusive Daily Briefing)[27] before they were discontinued.

Gesiotto previously worked for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign and on the United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.[28] As a law student at Moritz College of Law, Gesiotto was a staff editor for The Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law.[29]

Gesiotto, who is an anti-abortion activist, wrote a column in which she referred to abortion as "the number one killer of black Americans," [30] a position that resulted in some controversy at her law school campus.[31]

When Donald Trump was accused of making sexist remarks to a Miss Universe pageant winner during his campaign for president, Gesiotto defended Trump 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.[32]

References
  1. "Madison Gesiotto". washingtontimes.com.
  2. "Gesiotto takes lessons from rink to Miss USA". icenetwork.com.
  3. "Madison G". nvmodels.com.
  4. "Miss Universe Confidently Beautiful". www.missuniverse.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07.
  5. "Madison Gesiotto". www.pageantplanet.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  6. "Jackson Township's Madison Gesiotto is Miss Ohio USA". The Repository.
  7. "Millennial Mindset". washingtontimes.com.
  8. "Madison Gesiotto - Pageant Planet". www.pageantplanet.com. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  9. Sautters, Denise. "Ice dreams: What does it take to be an Olympic skater?". Watertown TAB. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  10. "Law Student Spotlight: 1L Miss Ohio USA Madison Gesiotto makes a difference". Ohio Law Students.
  11. "Madison Gesiotto - Miss Ohio USA 2014". Pageant Update.
  12. "Jackson Township's Madison Gesiotto is Miss Ohio USA". Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  13. "Madison Gesiotto is crowned Miss Ohio USA". The Repository.
  14. Miss Ohio USA 2014, Madison Mari Gesiotto, Crowning Moment. YouTube. 6 January 2014.
  15. "Miss Ohio USA 2014 - Pageant Planet". www.pageantplanet.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  16. Monica Day (8 December 2013). "Sunday Chat: Miss Ohio USA Madison Gesiotto". wcmh.com.
  17. MONDAY: Miss Ohio - Video Game Competition. YouTube. 18 July 2014.
  18. "Miss Ohio 2014 Wows Stefani & Kristi". fox8.com.
  19. "Stefani Schaefer". fox8.com.
  20. "The Pageant King of Alabama - The New York Times".
  21. ABC News. "Before They Become Miss America, They Talk to This Guy". ABC News.
  22. "Miss USA 2014". NBC.
  23. "Miss USA & Teen USA 2014 - Pageant Planet". www.pageantplanet.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  24. "Sarah Newkirk is Miss Ohio USA 2015". Pageants News ► Beauty Pageant Contestants & Winners News.
  25. "Millennial Mindset". Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  26. "Exclusive Washington Times Weekend Briefing (July 11, 2015)". The Washington Times.
  27. "Exclusive Washington Times Daily Briefing". washingtontimes.com.
  28. "Caught Our EyeMiss Ohio USA takes Capitol Hill as law clerk for Senate committee". legistorm.com.
  29. "Moritz College of Law". osu.edu.
  30. Madison Gesiotto, The number one killer of black Americans, Washington Times, Friday, October 23, 2015
  31. Jonathan H. Adler, A dust-up over dissenting views at Ohio State law, Volokh Conspiracy, December 11, 2015
  32. Gesiotto, Madison. "Why I'm a Miss USA competitor supporting and inspired by Donald Trump". The Washington Times.
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