Name: Melissa

Location: Kapiti Coast

A Wellington girl I see! What part of Welly are you from?
I’m from Paraparaumu.

Ah, good old Pram, how’s that going for you?
It’s good. I like the fact that it’s not too far from the city, but you can still go home and it’s nice and quiet.

Did you come up especially for the shoot?
Yeah, I flew up very early this morning.

Ah, you must be struggling by now. How was your day under the studio lights?
It was very good. I’ve never actually had a pro shoot like this before, so it was good fun.

You’ve been standing around in your undies for a good few hours now, do you get embarrassed easily?
Not really, no.

But surely there most be some cringe-worthy moments in your life?
I’m actually pretty good at not embarrassing myself, to be honest. I’ve taken some good spills in the middle of Courtney Place on a Saturday night and things like that, though.

Oh come on, you probably have some great ones that you just aren’t willing to tell me about! On a related note, a friend told me you were entering some sort of chicken race. What’s that all about?
Ah yes, that probably will be quite humiliating! My friend Mel  and I have entered a chicken run for The Edge radio station. Essentially it’s like that show The Amazing Race but we have to wear chicken suits.

Well, that kind of defeats the purpose of being a hot girl really then, doesn’t it? In saying that, you do own your own lingerie company I hear, so should we just assume you will be wearing something awesome underneath said chicken suit?
Probably. Yes, I own a company called Mellypop Lingerie, which sells lots of lingerie, costume and fantasy-type gear.

Maybe you can clear something up for all us clueless guys out there then. Do girls actually wear awesome lingerie while going about their normal everyday business?
Of course, some girls do. Although in saying that, most of the stuff I sell is more for shoots, pageants and things like that. But yeah, sure.

Excellent, that’s what we all wanted to hear. Thanks for coming in Mel!