Melissa has been an Account Executive and Marketing Event Manager for Royal Case Company for the past 5 years. Royal Case Company is family owned and operated business which her husband's parents started over 28 years ago. They are a custom carrying case and molding manufacturer that now employees over 1,000 people worldwide and have locations in Sherman, TX and several overseas.

A year ago Melissa also obtained her North Texas Realtor License and has been selling Real Estate in North Dallas for Jenel McGrath Realtors in Sherman. She also invests in buying, renting, and maintaining Real Estate for our family business.

MOST Importantly though, Melissa is an "on the go" Mom to her son, Zoltan Michael III " Trae". Besides her husband, he is what moves her internally everyday!

Along with being a mom, she is the wife to Zoltan Jr. " Zoli"! He is the most caring, respected, and driven man she knows. He admires her for all her little "quirks" and loves her for who she is. It sounds cheesy- but some people never get to find that "one" in their life, and everyday she wakes up knowing she did!.

Mrs. Texas won a custom evening gown from Frankie Couture, an entire wardrobe for her time at Mrs. America from Alberto Makali, the official gold and diamond “Mrs. Texas” necklace from Ballerina Jewelers, plus much more.

Top Five included:

1st Runner-up
Misti Jeter

2nd Runner-up
Lori Conklin

3rd Runner up
Keri Thomas

4th runner-up
Bethany Netzel

Rounding out the Top Fifteen:

Sonya Apple
Sally Mesa
Lauree Martin
Cindy Mokry
Laura Scherer
Tesa Sivernell
Alice Anderson
Emily Mullen
Dawn Neufeld
Dia Hardeman

Best Smile
Laura Scherer

Preliminary Interview
Dia Hardeman

Preliminary Fitness
Melissa Pocza

Preliminary Evening Gown
Melissa Pocza

Non-Finalist Fitness
Kate York

Non-Finalist Interview
Amy Hogan

Non-Finalist Evening Gown
April Caldwell

Community Service                                                   Sheila Berthelsen