A native of Dallas, Texas, Melissa Rycroft was born on 11th of March 1983. Since her early age, Rycroft had interests in dancing. She enrolled at "Newman Smith High School" in California, Texas where she served as the first lieutenant for drill team.
Later she attended the "University of North Texas," where she was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega. In 2005, she graduated with a degree in Marketing and Finance.
Upon graduation, Rycroft auditioned for the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. There she performed for four years. As a cheerleader, she appeared regularly on Country Music Television’s reality show, “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team."
She then appeared on the 13th season of “The Bachelor” being one of the 25 bachelorettes competing for bachelor Jason Mesnick. In the finale, Jason Mesnick chose her over runner-up Molly Malaney as a partner and proposed him. However, the couple’s relationship didn’t last long as Mesnick left her, as he felt for Molly Malaney.
As a dancer, Rycroft first competed in the eighth season of “Dancing with the Star," where she was a partner with Tony Dovolani, in the show they reached the third position. She again participated along with Dovolani in the “All-Stars” season 15, and they won the show. Later she worked as the host of 2015 Dancing with the Stars Live tour.
Her love life went through several ups and down before she tied the knot with her boyfriend, Tye Strickland. They together have a daughter, Ava Grace and sons, Beckett Thomas, and Cayson Jack. She was previously in a love affair with a guy whom she met in school, but their relationship ended while the pair was in college.
Melissa Rycroft and husband Tye Strickland bought a 4,619 square foot home in Southlake, Texas in August 2010 roughly for $685 thousand. Their Southlake house includes five bedrooms, four and a half bath and a swimming pool.
The professional dancer, Melissa Rycroft has a net worth of around $1.5 million. She collects a satisfying amount of salary through her professional career.
