Melanie Anderson was born in Middleburg, Virginia in Loudoun County and attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Fashion Merchandising.
After college, she managed retail stores for The Limited and Talbots and met Matt Blunt during his active service in the U.S. Navy.
Their first son, William Branch Blunt, was born in March 2005, two months after his father took office as Governor.
[3] Blunt led an initiative to restore the Missouri Governor's Mansion, a Renaissance Revival-style home designed by St. Louis architect George Ingham Barnett and completed in 1871.
[6] She has also taken active leadership roles in Habitat for Humanity and Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.