Madison Gesiotto

Madison Mari Gesiotto Gilbert (née Gesiotto; born March 20, 1992) is an American conservative commentator, columnist, attorney, 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 was previously the author of a weekly column at "The Washington Times" titled "Millennial Mindset" and anchored their daily news briefings before they were discontinued. She is a frequent commentator on Fox News and Fox Business programs.
Early life and education.
Gesiotto was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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. In 2010, she passed her gold tests in free skating and moves-in-the-field.
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.
Pageants.
Miss Ohio USA 2013.
Gesiotto represented Columbus at the Miss Ohio USA pageant in 2013, where she placed third 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.
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.
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 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. As a law student at Moritz College of Law, Gesiotto was a staff editor for "The Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law".
Gesiotto, who is an anti-abortion activist, 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 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. On 14 December 2020, Gesiotto represented Ohio as a voter in the electoral college.
Personal life.
On February 22, 2021, Gesiotto married former NFL offensive tackle, Marcus Gilbert.