Melissa Hoyer has developed into one of Australia's leading and most respected and credible lifestyle, fashion and pop culture commentators for both print, online, television and radio. Melissa gained her current reputation when she was a fashion and style director and columnist at the News Limited newspaper group. Her widely read columns and opinion pieces encompassed everything that was happening in the celebrity, fashion, beauty and style worlds and on the society circuit.

Melissa is currently the contributing editor-at-large on Grazia magazine; has written for The Australian’s ‘s 'Media’ section; is the regular ‘Travelling In Style’ columnist for the country’s biggest-selling travel magazine Australian Traveller; writes for news.com.au  and is a contributor for new beauty website,  www.youngeryou.com.au  Melissa also has her own lifestyle, style and pop culture blog at http://melissahoyer.blogspot.com

As well as her writing and TV work, Melissa is a constant commentator on broader, pop culture issues for the ABC’s 702 and 2GB and has is the regular social/lifestyle/pop culture commentator on 2DayFM's Kyle and Jackie O show, also shooting videos for the Austereo and 2day website.

Melissa is a pop culture commentator on TV shows like The Morning Show, A Current Affair, Mornings with Kerri-Anne, Sunrise, Weekend Sunrise, Today Tonight and 20-to-1.  She is also part of the regular panel show on politics and current affairs,  Paul Murray Live on Sky News.

Melissa was the 2009-2010 ‘style’ expert for the Proctor and Gamble Pantene advertising campaign and created the on-air commentary look for Foxtel’s Olympics coverage in Vancouver.

As a former features, fashion and social editor on both the Daily and Sunday Telegraphs, which consolidated her journalistic credentials, Melissa went on to create; executive produce and present Fox Fashion, the first locally produced fashion and beauty-oriented  show on Australian screens, going on to co-host a similar show with Hugh Jackman.

Melissa also wrote and co-produced (with Mushroom Pictures and the Film Finance Commission) two TV documentaries for the Nine Network, one on the history of lingerie titled ‘Next to Nothing’ and the other, a history of swimwear, called ‘Nothing to Hide’.

Melissa hosted Arena Style on Foxtel's Arena, a series she co-hosted with Australian designer Jodhi Meares and has been guest judge on Foxtel fashion reality shows like Project Runway and Australia’s Next Top Model.

Melissa also worked with Crown Lager to judge the best dressed man at the 2009 Brownlow medal count and is currently the style advisor to the Crossroads fashion chain (part of the Specialty Fashion Group which encompasses Katies, Miller's and the Queens's Park stable of stores.)

With her free-air-television and cable TV work, Melissa has interviewed the likes of Elle Macpherson, Naomi Campbell, Cate Blanchett, Naomi Campbell, Mischa Barton, Paris Hilton, Nicole Kidman, Linda Evangelista, Sarah O'Hare and Megan Gale, all for Foxtel, while she was the number one style commentator for the subscription network.

Melissa has also interviewed popular culture figures as diverse as Ian Thorpe, Jennifer Aniston, Tommy Hilfiger, Rachel Zoe, Sarah Ferguson, Russell Crowe, Collette Dinnigan, Helena Christensen, Naomi Watts, Jennifer Hawkins, Jade Jagger, Marc Newson, Kylie Minogue, Sophie Dahl as well as most designers in Australia and players on the society and beauty circuit.

Melissa co-hosted the Sydney episode of the international TV style series, Fashion Avenue, with British model Jodie Kidd and was the on-air stylist on the Network Ten show, The X Factor, working with Judge John Reid, who managed Elton John and Queen.

As well as her knowledge of Australian fashion designers and trends, Melissa has covered the Paris and Milan fashions shows as well as the Oscars and the Emmy awards in Los Angeles, reporting on red carpet trends and celebrities.

Melissa is often speaking or MC-ing at numerous events, from the Smirnoff fashion awards to the marie claire beauty awards; the Brisbane Fashion Festival, a Republican movement fundraiser dinner; the Magic Millions racing event on the Gold Coast; Jigsaw, Sportscraft, Tommee Tippee, Wella, Clairol and Max Factor launch events, Proctor & Gamble beauty seminars and hosts events on behalf of the Australian Jockey Club and Sydney Autumn Carnival.
 
Melissa was also a female ambassador for the Waratahs rugby team and often speaks at events designed to encourage more female support within sport.

With her no-nonsense, down-to-earth and witty approach to style and pop culture, Melissa has proved a popular communicator in all avenues of the media. From the traditional areas of media to the new, Melissa has made sure she knows the nuances of digital media and of course, is Twitter and Facebook savvy.

Melissa’s philanthropic work is satisfied with involvement in and hosting various fundraising events for the Sydney Children’s Hospital; the Prince of Wales Hospital; the Black Tie for Breast Cancer fundraiser; Dress for Success; MS awareness; the Cancer Foundation and the ‘For a Cure’ Foundation, raising funds for stem cell research in the hope of curing cancer.

Prior to her move into the media, Melissa worked in the marketing and public relations department for Myer (then Grace Bros) while completing her media studies.