1st runner-up 2024, 3rd runner-up 2023, Semi-finalist 2022
A native of Pennsylvania who now calls Nashville home, Madison Kunst was crowned Miss Tennessee USA on 28 June 2025 and will represent the Volunteer State at Miss USA 2025. A graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Madison balances a full-time role in marketing and sales while pursuing her passion for music.
Madison Kunst grew up in a big, loud, and loving family as the youngest of four in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Surrounded by 20 first cousins who remain close to this day.
She attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania before making a bold move to Nashville, Tennessee in 2021 to pursue her dream of a music career. Today, Madison balances a full-time role in marketing and sales while continuing to perform music on the side. Her favorite songs to sing are Disney classics—she even won a cruise ship karaoke contest with “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid! A lifelong dream of hers is to do voiceover work for Disney.
Her passion for the arts began early. She started modeling and acting at a young age, taking years of classes and signing with her first agency at just 13. In high school, she starred as the female lead in the school musical all four years and continued performing throughout college.
Beyond the stage, Madison has a heart deeply rooted in service. She works for a nonprofit called The Aloe Family, where she leads a weekly food ministry providing groceries to around 75 families. She has been on five mission trips, helping to build businesses, support orphanages, and even teach guitar in Mexico. She also volunteers her time teaching guitar lessons to children locally.
Madison is passionate about health and wellness and loves staying active—whether she’s working out, hiking, kayaking, or fishing.
At the core of everything Madison does is her strong Christian faith. She dedicates her life to serving others and hopes to always work in ministry. Her ultimate goal is to live a life that reflects the love of Jesus Christ and to use her talents to make a lasting impact in the world.
— from the Miss Tennessee USA website
The on-stage moments, the tension of the final two and the glory of the crowning, here are Madison’s state pageant photos.
Lights, camera, action! Professional photoshoots are one of the perks that comes from winning a title.
Madison competed three times before winning the Miss Tennessee USA title. She was first runner-up to Christell Foote in the 2024 pageant and third runner-up in 2023.
