Who is Melissa Katherine Rycroft? The entertainment world knows her as Melissa Rycroft from Dallas, Texas, is a reality television contestant and former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. She was a drill team officer at Newman Smith High School in Carrollton, Texas where she graduated in 2001. She participated as a contestant on the thirteenth season of ABC's The Bachelor, and CMT reality TV series Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team. She was a contestant on the eighth season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. Rycroft was named to People magazine's list of World's Most Beautiful People 2009 and was also named as #99 on Maxim's list of "Hot 100 of 2009".
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team
The Bachelor
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars performances
With professional partner Tony Dovolani:| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Waltz/"Moon River" | 8 | 7 | 8 | N/A |
| 2 | Salsa/"The Cup of Life" | 9 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 3 | Foxtrot/"Recipe for Love" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 4 | Lindy Hop/"Brown Derby Jump" | 10 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
| 5 | Paso Doble/"Poker Face" | 8 | 8 | 9 | Safe |
| 6 | Rumba/"If I Were a Boy" | 9 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 7 | Argentine Tango/"Mi Confesión" | 10 | 9 | 10 | Safe |
| 8* | Jive/"We Got the Beat" (rehearsal) Mambo/"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" | 7 8 | 7 8 | 7 9 | Last to be called safe |
| 9 Quarterfinals | Viennese Waltz/"Angel" Samba/"Jaleo" | 9 10 | 9 10 | 9 10 | Safe |
| 10 Semifinals | Quickstep/"I Got Rhythm" Cha-cha-cha/"Save the Last Dance for Me" | 9 9 | 10 9 | 9 9 | Last to be called safe |
| 11 Finals | Paso Doble/"So What" Freestyle/"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" Samba/"Jaleo" | 10 9 10 | 9 9 10 | 10 9 10 | Third Place |
*Rycroft suffered a hairline fracture in her ribs before the live show of week 8 and, therefore, could not perform her Jive live. Instead, the judges' scores were based on her pre-recorded rehearsal video. Also in that same week, she did not participate in the group dance (Mambo), so professional dancer Lacey Schwimmer filled her spot with partner Dovolani. Despite having the lowest overall score for the week, viewer votes saved Rycroft from being eliminated.
Good Morning America
In June 2009, it was reported that Rycroft would be joining morning television news and talk show Good Morning America as a special contributor throughout the summer.Bachelor Pad
Rycroft will co-host the new tv series Bachelor Pad with Chris Harrison, which is scheduled to air August 9, 2010 on ABC.Personal life
Melissa was previously engaged to Jason Mesnick whom she met on The Bachelor. They ended their relationship after Jason admitted to still having feelings for runner-up, Molly. She then began dating Tye Strickland, 
whom she had dated on and off for two years. In June 2009 she announced via Twitter that she and Tye were engaged. They married on December 12, 2009, in Mexico.Rycroft recently announced she is pregnant, and is due in February 2011.To see more of Who Is click here
