Melisa Cantiveros

 is the winner of Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up

Known to be the perkiest housemate to ever live inside the famous yellow house, Melisa or Melai as what the housemates call her is known for her comical personality and her goofy gestures. Her undeniably bubbly and positive personality, brought laughter inside, no matter what house she's staying. She immediately became a fan favorite. She also popularized the expression Char and Over

Melisa entered the house on Day 1, initially entering in House B. But on Day 2, Big Brother revealed to her the secret twist of the season, unknown to all of the housemates. She discovered that the Season has two houses, and she will be transferring to the other house. She took part in the first House Swap of the season, with the housemate from House A, Tom Rodriguez.

She moved to House A on Day 2. Throughout her stay in House A, she became friends to all of her housemates especially with Rica Paras, but she also formed a tight friendship with the housemate Jason Francisco which later blossomed to romantic relationship.

Their blossoming romance became one of the best surprises this season where in thousands of viewers were hooked in their love story. Their funny yet romantic relationship became a nationwide phenomenon, where they eventually got their love team name Melason, a witty and funny play in the Filipino phrase, "May lason (eng. There's poison). One of their funny moments was joking about a mosquito who got into the house as their child which they named Dengue. On Week 7, Big Brother gave them a baby doll as Dengue their son. It had a face with both of their features combined with Melisa's curly hair, gap tooth and flat nose and Jason's dopey eyes, lips and piercing. When "Typhoon Apart" twist came in to the house, Jason and Melisa were separated as the female housemates had to swap houses. It left the two devastated and missing each other. Big Brother even played along with their comedic romance, and even held a fake custody hearing for the separated parents for their baby doll.

On Day 65, Big Brother provided a special date between the two, held in House B's Garden. There, a typically shy Jason confessed about her real feelings for Melisa, and finally asked her to be her girlfriend.

On Week 18, Melisa became the last woman standing on the final five housemates. The final five competed for the Big Jump Competition to secure a slot for the Big Night where they had to stand in their own platform in the middle of the pool. The competition was divided into levels every after one hour, such as standing with one foot, standing in a "T" position etc. They have to stand as long as possible and who ever remained standing will be get a secure spot for the Big Night. After several hours, Tibo Jumalon gave up in favor of Melisa, making her the Big Jump winner of the season, and securing her place on the Big Night.

Melisa was declared winner after 133 days after she gathered 1,226,695 actual votes which is 32.08% of the total percentage of text votes, making her the fifth female contestant to win Pinoy Big Brother.

Biography
Nickname: Inday Real Name: Melisa Cantiveros Origin: General Santos City Age: 21 Birthdate: April 6, 1988 Nationality: Filipino Occupation: Student Civil Status: Single

As a child, Melai would often be teased by people as an adopted child because she looks different from her siblings. But she would just laugh off whatever others would say. At a young age Melisa already had a good sense of humor. She was the center of attention among her friends, and she won as president of the student council because of her popularity in their university. Whatever she lacks in looks, she makes up with her witty punch lines.