Leeann Tweeden

Leeann Velez Tweeden (born June 13, 1973) is an American model and television personality of Spanish, Filipino and Norwegian descent.

Leeann Tweeden Introduction

A lot of chicks are able to satisfy their hunger for fame and public adoration by waking up every afternoon, having a few Marlboro lights, squeezing into a tube top, and heading off to serve hot wings at the local Hooters. But for Leeann Tweeden, there was more to life. Much more.

Leeann Tweeden Life Story

Tweeden was born in Manassas, Virginia. She graduated from Osbourn Park High School a year early. Tweeden eschewed college altogether and instead pursued a career in modeling. Just two years after leaving her Virginia high school, while working as a hostess at a Hooters restaurant in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she won first place in the Venus International Model Search in 1992. This break led to national exposure. Tweeden modeled for promotional work for Hooters and Venus International along with Frederick's of Hollywood and Playboy.

In 1995, Tweeden appeared on the television series EdenQuest. In 1996, she became a regular on the ESPN2 series Fitness Beach. She has appeared on several other series including Blue Torch, High Octane, Star Search, Toughman and Wild On. Since 2001, Tweeden has been a correspondent on the television series The Best Damn Sports Show Period. She has also gone on USO tours, including one in December, 2004 to Camp Liberty in Iraq, and December, 2006 in Kuwait, where she put on a tube top and served hot wings to our men and women in uniform. God Bless America.