Michelle Parma

Biography: Michelle was born in Fairfax, Virginia, but her family moved to Dallas, Texas, shortly thereafter, so she considered herself a Texan. By the time she was 3, she was in love with dance, especially ballet. By the second grade, she was studying with the Dallas Ballet Academy. She performed in many classical ballets, including the holiday favorite, the Nutcracker. By 14, she had expanded her dance styles to include jazz, funk, and lyrical and began performing with a company.

In the spring of her senior year of high school, she was chosen to be a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader! She immediately became a member of the "travel squad" - the small group of Cowboys Cheerleaders who travel to entertain across the nation and abroad. The highlight of her travels was their trip to Korea to perform for USO DOD troops. Her small squad of Cheerleaders flew in helicopters to remote areas of Korea to perform for US troops who were stationed at "first alert" posts. During her two years as aMichelle was born in Fairfax, Virginia, but her family moved to Dallas, Texas, shortly thereafter, so she considered herself a Texan. By the time she was 3, she was in love with dance, especially ballet. By the second grade, she was studying with the Dallas Ballet Academy. She performed in many classical ballets, including the holiday favorite, the Nutcracker. By 14, she had expanded her dance styles to include jazz, funk, and lyrical and began performing with a company.

In the spring of her senior year of high school, she was chosen to be a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader! She immediately became a member of the "travel squad" - the small group of Cowboys Cheerleaders who travel to entertain across the nation and abroad. The highlight of her travels was their trip to Korea to perform for USO DOD troops. Her small squad of Cheerleaders flew in helicopters to remote areas of Korea to perform for US troops who were stationed at "first alert" posts. During her two years as a Cheerleader, she also attended the University of North Texas.

After two years as a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, she moved to Los Angeles. Three weeks later, she was cast as a member of "Road Rules Europe," season three. She continued to live and work in the LA area for two more years doing various TV, theater, video and dance work. Eventually, she tired of the Hollywood scene and longed to return to her home in Texas.

She last was seen jet-setting across the country as an employee of Southwest Airlines.
October of 2002 brought a end to the bright life of Michelle. As a car ride with friends ended tragically in her death. She brought lots of life to her friends, family, fans, Road Rules 3, and the Real World/Road Rules Extreme Challenge. Michelle will be missed.

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