On December 13, in an unknown year, Michelle Leslie was born in the town of Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada. The neat thing about Lloydminster is, that it was born, and still resides, in both Alberta and Saskatchewan. How cool is that?

Before gracing The Weather Network with her truly natural tallent, intelligence, and beauty, Michelle graduated from the University Of Toronto with a Bachelor Of Arts Degree. Ryerson University also had the pleasure of teaching this wonderful Weather Broadcaster. At Ryerson, she studied Media Arts. Before working at The Weather Network, Michelle also worked as a reporter for Rogers Television, and appeared as a guest pannelist on TSN's "Off The Record". She has also done freelance writing for FashionWatch.com and the Metro Newspaper. Michelle produced the Community Events Calendar for CKLN and has worked in front of and in behind the scenes for various theatrical, film and music video productions. She was the covergirl for the winter 2006 issue of Allergic Living Magazine.

Michelle is a pop culture junkie, and enjoys travelling across Canada or searching the streets of Toronto for the latest trends in music and fashion. She also is an avid sports fan and, back in high school, was the first and only girl to ever make it through spring training camp for the guys football team. Her favorite movie of all time is "The English Patient". In fact, she owns a copy of the screenplay, novel and even the soundtrack. Of course, she is also interested in the weather. This interest started when she was able to witness, first hand, the impact that the weather can have on a small town's economy, presumably, Lloydminster, Alberta. Her great knowledge of the prairies is a definite asset when she's busy reporting the weather from coast to coast.

This is one amazing Canadian Prairie Girl!