Melissa spent her childhood between Sardinia and Usa.

As a child she loved sport, especially dance, karate and football.

At 16 she began modelling in Sardinia, winning some local beauty contests.

At 17 she won Miss Muretto and moved in Milan for work as a professional model.

In 2004 she started to work for italian tv in the program Mio fratello è pakistano then she became the brunette velina of Striscia la notizia(from 2005).

From the age of 19 she has also a contract with the Riccardo Gay agency, one of the most important model agencies in Italy.

She is the spokemodel of Sweet Years.

--Wikipedia