She also admitted to doing no cardio for 6 weeks prior to the contest, a strong contrast to Nathalia Melo, the 2012 Bikini Olympia winner, who ran 10–12 miles a day for her competition.
Born in Brazil of Italian descent, Melo moved to the United States in 2004 and competed at local NPC events, starting with 2009 Ft.
João Cabral de Melo Neto | Nathalia Ramos | Francisco Melo | Melo, Uruguay | Melo | Jose Melo | Felipe Melo | Bernardo Vieira de Melo | Pilar Homem de Melo | Patrícia Melo | Nathália Suellen | Nathalia Melo | Melo-M | José Dias de Melo | Fabrício Ramos Melo | Fab Melo | Emanuel Dimas de Melo Pimenta | Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo | António Barbosa de Melo |