Melissa Christiana was born and raised in South Florida where she attended Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale. Melissa earned her Bachelor of Science in Marketing and a Minor in Retail Leadership at the University of Florida, and is currently pursuing her Master of Arts in Mass Communication, also through the University of Florida. She worked as a Store Analyst, and an Assistant Buyer, for Bealls in the Sarasota, Florida area, then moved to Madrid, Spain and worked as an assistant English teacher at a bilingual school.

When Melissa is not working or studying, she enjoys: spending time with family and friends, baking, running, hiking, going to the beach, and traveling. She also has a small dog, and an identical twin sister.