Malyssa competed in several dance competitions in the song & dance category placing 1st place each time with her group.
Malyssa is a Filipino-American. She is of Filipino descent with Spanish, Chinese and Hawaiian ancestry.
All 3 of Malyssa's beloved dogs were adopted rescues a Chihuahua named Benny, a Yorkshire Terrier named Scruffy and American Staffordshire Terrier named Apollo.
Malyssa was a three-time performing arts scholarships recipient through the Lyric Theater Foundation, Gibson Girl Foundation and Dizzy Feet Foundation which helped her in the early stages of training for musical theater, acting, singing and dancing.