Beverly Hills, CA (December 21, 2011) – Models International’s (mi) Spotlight Model of the week – Melissa Paulo – Women’s Board.
The Venice, California native, Melissa Paulo became a performing arts major interested in dancing and acting at a young age. Amazingly, the brown haired, brown eyed Melissa was scouted at the age of 15 in the lobby of the LA Models building. Melissa was waiting to meet FOX TV news favorite Jane Yamamoto. A friend of the family, Jane wanted Melissa to appear in a show Jane felt would be perfect for her. The execs at LA Models had other plans for Melissa and she was immediately signed to their Juniors department.
Moving forward with her modeling aspirations, Melissa began attending Van Nuys, High, focusing her energy on dance. At 17, Melissa’s family made a move to Temecula, California, a world away from her upbringing from the busy hustle of LA’s San Fernando Valley. Melissa adds, “I was seventeen at the time, so looking back I can say our move to Temecula was a good thing, mostly because it allowed me to get to know myself better.”
After a two year stay there, Melissa returned back to the big city. She still had acting and modeling dreams and once again focused on her craft, appearing in commercials like the McDonald’s “McRib” commercial, from which Melissa actually received fan mail.
A brief relocation to Thailand to model resulted in a move back to Los Angeles, where Melissa now resides. Her favorite “gig” was an acting role on MTV’s “Death Valley” where she played a vampire. She says, “I’ve always wanted to play a vampire so that was fun. But in reality, every time I land a modeling job, it’s my favorite job because I’m so grateful for every single opportunity.”
Even though she doesn’t own a TV, Melissa tries to catch Modern Family on the tube and the show X Factor is one of her guilty pleasures.
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