- Leeann Tweeden
Leeann Velez Tweeden (born June 13, 1973) is an American model and
television personality .Tweeden was born in
Manassas, Virginia . She graduated fromOsbourn Park High School in 1991. 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 aHooters restaurant inColorado 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 withFrederick's of Hollywood and "Playboy ".The March 2007 Issue of
FHM (which was the final printed US issue) features Leeann as the cover girl. [ [http://www.fhmus.com/girls/covergirls/tweeden-1105/1.asp "FHM" 's Leeann Tweeden interview and photo spread] ]Tweeden will join the "
Covino and Rich " show on Sirius radio 108 (Maxim Radio) on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She also served as a correspondent forFOX Sports Net 's "Best Damn Sports Show Period " from 2000 to 2007. In 2008, Tweeden became the third hostess of theNBC late night television series "Poker After Dark ". [ [http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/23011821 Poker on NBC] ]As part of Hooters' 25th anniversary in 2008, Tweeden was named among "The Top Hooters Girls of all time". ["The Top HOOTERS Girls of all time". "HOOTERS Magazine". July/ August 2008. p. 108.]
She has previously been linked romantically to road racer
Ben Bostrom , surferShane Dorian , soccer player Benjamin Ortega, and major league baseball pitcherJosh Beckett . [ [http://www.askmen.com/women/models_60/77_leeann_tweeden.html "AskMen.com" profile] ] Currently, she's engaged to a pilot who flies forJetBlue . [ [http://www.holdempokerchat.com/forum/holdem-poker-news/671-leeann-tweeden-host-poker-after-dark-season-4-a.html "HoldenPokerChat.com article] ]Appearances in "Playboy" special editions
*"Playboy's Book of Lingerie" Vol. 40 November 1994 - cover.
*"Playboy's Girls of Summer" July 1995 - page 26.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.”" [ [http://www.fhmonline.com/girls_girls_of_fhm_article.asp?cnl_id=1&stn_id=1&idx_id=3664 "FHM Online" article.] ]
References
* [http://www.leeanntweeden.com/ Leeann Tweeden Official Website]
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