Michelle Betts

Bubbly beauty Michelle Betts, whose striking good looks and girl-next-door charm are the best reasons to tune into the upcoming fourth season of the hit VH1 reality dating show “Tough Love: Miami,” which premieres on Sunday, October 2 at 8:00pm ET/PT. Betts’ road to Tinseltown began in Tracy, Calif., where she grew up with her mom, Lynnette and dad, Michael and older sister Renee. Betts spent her entire childhood in the small town of Tracy, gaining hometown fame as Tracy High School’s Homecoming and Prom Queen and eventually became third runner up in the California State Beauty Pageant, edging out over 1,200 other women. After completing her B.A. in Communication Design from California State University Chico, Betts decided to try her luck in Hollywood so she packed up her Mazda Miata and headed to Los Angeles, not knowing anyone and having little knowledge of the entertainment industry. Gorgeous and outgoing, she soon found a job as a cocktail waitress/bartender in a local nightclub. In what downtime she had, Michelle studied with legendary acting coach, Ivana Chubbuck, who pushed her to excel in her scene work and helped launch her into the world of acting. Betts began to make her way into the business with appearances in various print ads, infomercials, and even landed a national McDonald’s campaign. During her first year in Los Angeles, Betts was handpicked by director McG to be Demi Moore’s body double in the film CHARLIE’S ANGELS: FULL THROTTLE. Shortly thereafter, Michelle starred opposite actor Stacy Keach in the Showtime sci-fi thriller, GALAXY HUNTER. Betts recently shot a campaign for Sonicare and can be seen in the sexy comedic web series PARTY GIRL PLUS ONE (www.partygirlplusone.com). Betts is extremely passionate about health and fitness and writes a fitness blog daily: www.michellebettsfitnessfanatic.blogspot.com to help educate, excite, and motivate people of all shapes and sizes to love their bodies. Michelle is a certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (N.A.S.M.) and currently trains clients in Los Angeles.