An American model and a television personality of Spanish,Filipino and Norwegian descent Leeann Tweeden was born on June 13,1973 and raised in Washington, DC suburb of Manassas,VA. She stands at 5'8 tall, weighs 115 pounds and has a gorgeous vital statistic of 34-24-35 (36-24-35) with brown hair and eyes. At the age of 16 Leeann already graduated from Osbourn Park High School in 1991. Instead of going to college, at the age of 17 Leeann took of for Colorado Springs and worked as a waitress at Hooters. Pursuing her career on modeling she then won first place on Venus International Model Search contest in October, 1992 at the age of 19.
This break led to the launch of her career which also give her a national exposure. Leeann Tweeden then traveled the United States in which she appeared on National TV for Venus Model Search as co-host in the 1994 finals. This brought Leeann in her first magazine cover in which she appeared on the cover of Swimwear USA Magazine. Moving to Los Angeles at the age of 20, Leeann began modeling for Frederick's of Hollywood in 1993,she also appeared in the Hooters Calendars of 1993 and 1994,Women of the World card set of 1994, and in the Lingerie card set of 1996.
Leeann Tweeden then appeared on Playboy cover at the age of 21. With her charm and hot stunning looks Leeann Tweeden set the fire in Playboy's Book of Lingerie November/December 1994 issue as the cover girl. She also was the cover model and posed for a layout in the August, 1996 issue of Playboy Magazine. Her only topless work was for the Edenquest series. She then appeared in different television show till in 1996,it was the big break year for Leeann after landing a role on Fitness Beach on ESPN2.
She also served as a correspondent for FOX Sports Net's Best Damn Sports Show Period from 2000 to 2007. The March 2007 Issue of FHM (which was the final printed US issue) features Leeann as the cover girl. As part of Hooters' 25th anniversary in 2008, Tweeden was named among "The Top Hooters Girls of all time", Leeann also ranked #70 in Maxim’s Hot 100 of 2006. In 2008 Leeann Tweeden beacame the third hostess of NBC series Poker After Dark replacing Marianela Pereyra. She has been seen as the host of NBC’s National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Leeann Tweeden has won both a Sports Emmy and a Telly Award.
Leeann Tweeden's Quote:
“If it weren’t for those men and women, there’s no way I’d be on TV or be able to do FHM,” Leeann says. “I’d probably be covered in a burka—and what a waste that would be.”
