Melissa Leong is an Australian food writer, cookbook editor, radio presenter, and the first female judge in MasterChef Australia 2020. Melissa Leong and two other new judges Jock Zonfrillo and Andy Allens replaced the famous-trio Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan, and George Calombaris in Channel’s 10 popular reality TV show.
Who is Melissa Leong? How tall is Melissa Leong MasterChef? What are Melissa Leong MasterChef’s nationality and ethnicity? How much is her net worth and salary?
Here is what we know so far.
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Melissa Leong Quick Facts
| Name | Melissa Leong |
| Age | 40 years old |
| Height | n/a |
| Nationality | Singaporean-Australian |
| Ethnicity | Asian |
| Net Worth | Under Review |
| Married/Single | Married |
| Partner/Husband | Joe Jone |
Birth Name/ Real Name
Melissa Leong
How old is Melissa Leong? Age, Birthday
Born in the year 1982, MasterChef Australia 2020 judge Melissa Leong age is currently 41 years old. Her precise birthday isn’t available.
Sun Sign/ Zodiac Sign
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Melissa Leong Instagram ID
You can follow Melissa Leong on Instagram under the User ID @fooderati. She has over 30.1k followers on Instagram.
Birth Place
Sydney, Australia
Melissa Leong Nationality
Singaporean-Australian
Educational Background
Melissa Leong went to High School at The Inaburra School, a media specialist school in the southern suburbs of Sydney.
Later, she went to Sydney University and graduated with a double degree in Economics and Social Sciences.
Career Background
Before getting into the food world, Leong was into fashion. After college, her first placement was with Cleo Magazine. Then she went on to work as a professional make up artist with Clinique and MAC.
She also ended up in advertising, working for companies like “Singleton Ogilvy Interactive and The Works, producing and copywriting for brands like Coca Cola, Nokia and LG”.
Later, she began freelancing for magazines as a critic and ended up turning those food contacts into a restaurant and food industry PR consultancy.
Explaining how she got into the job that she is in now, Leong told in an interview,
“I have worked for myself for the last decade. As a freelancer, I write for publications like Delicious Magazine, The Guardian and News.com.au, as a consultant I’ve worked with brands like Adriano Zumbo and Gelato Messina, in publishing, I’ve co-written, ghostwritten, sub-edited or edited about 5 cookbooks and have just finished filming season 2 of The Chefs’ Line for SBS. Freelancing means hard work and working constantly – it’s not for lazy people or procrastinators”.
Body Measurements
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How Tall Is Melissa Leong? Height
Melissa Leong stands at an average height of 5 feet 4 inches.
Weight
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Who Is Melissa Leong Husband? Is She Married?
To answer the much-inquired question, yes! Melissa Leong is married to her longtime husband Joe Jone. The couple got engaged after dating for some time in Sydney.
However, whether Leong and her husband have any children is yet to confirm. Melissa Leong partner makes occasional appearances on her Instagram feeds. Besides that, nothing much about his occupational and personal background is disclosed.
Melissa Leong Ethnicity
Asian
Hair Color
Brown
Eye Color
Brown
Melissa Leong Net Worth 2023
It’s no secret that former MasterChef judges Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris were paid over a $1 million in salary. So, as a new judge, it is reasonable to assume Melissa Leong is also paid a substantial amount in salary.
MasterChef Australia judge Melissa Leong has an estimated net worth of over a million dollars. She owes this net worth figure to her thriving career as a media personality and writer.
MasterChef Australia Melissa Leong Wiki Bio
Born and raised in the suburbs of southern Sydney, Leong was one of only two Chinese families who went to her primary school. Growing up, she was in track of being a concert pianist, to ballet, athletics, and academics.
“I was born in Australia but my parents are from Singapore and, you know, you eat and you shop and that’s about it… food is very much at the centre of every conversation, it’s how we communicate with family,”
she opened up about her background.
