Michelle De Mond was born in Saudi Arabia, then moved to Vancouver and on to Potomac, MD. She started gymnastics at age 3, training at Marvateens and Hills Gymnastic Center in MD. She finished her gymnast career as a level 10 gymnasts then made the transition to diving. In high school, she was a junior and senior national finalist on 10m platform and springboard, diving for Montgomery Dive Club. Michelle was recruited to dive for several universities and chose to dive for Princeton University where she received NCAA-All American honors for her success on 10m platform in 2007. She graduated from Princeton with a bachelor's degree in Anthropology. After graduating, she started performing in live shows for Royal Caribbean Cruises on the largest ship in the world, Allure of the Seas. Michelle was part of the creation cast for the aqua shows on Allure doing diving, acrobatics, aerial work and trampoline. She spent two years working on both Allure and Oasis performing and traveling around the Caribbean until she settled back in Los Angeles in 2013 to pursue her career in stunts. Michelle's brother Kent De Mond is also a stuntman based in Atlanta and her sister Alexis De Mond performs in live shows for Royal Caribbeans Allure and Oasis of the Seas as a high diver.