Melissa Rycroft Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in Marketing
• Became well-known after her controversial season on "The Bachelor" in 2008, where the bachelor, Jason Mesnick, proposed to her during the season finale but later changed his mind and chose runner-up Molly Malaney instead
• Made her reality TV debut when she auditioned to join the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders in 2006 and was featured on two seasons of "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team․"
• Worked as a special correspondent for "Good Morning America" and co-hosted "Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve" with Ryan Seacrest in 2009
• Best known as a reality TV star who has appeared on "The Bachelor," "Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team," and "Dancing with the Stars․"
• Published her book "My Reality" in 2012, detailing her life on reality TV and her relationship with her husband, Tye Strickland
• Came in third on season eight of "Dancing with the Stars" and later went on to win the "All-Stars" season in 2012