Melissa was also the recipient for of the Dora Mavor Moore award for "best performance from a female in a leading role musical " for her performance as Eponine in Les Miserables. These two films set the tone for her career with a lot of fan mail coming her way. She began her show-business career as a participant in beauty contests she won the title of "Miss Mannequin de la Cote d'Azur" at age 16 and even won a Miss France beauty contest and worked as a photo model prior to making her film debut in the comedy Toutes folles de lui Actress Gorko! She currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
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