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Date of
Birth: June 13, 1973 Miss Tweeden grew up in Virginia a
self-proclaimed "tomboy". After graduating from Osbourn Park Senior High in
1991, she passed up acceptance into Harvard University in order to pursue a
career in modeling. Upon moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado, she worked
briefly as a Hooters waitress before winning her modeling job, gaining first
place in the Venus International Model Search in 1992. From there, she traveled
the United States doing promotional appearances and hosted the 1993 Venus Model
Search competition, which she returned to host in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997.
During this time, she relocated to Los Angeles, modeling for Fredericks of
Hollywood, Hooters (appearing in their 1993 & 1994 calendars), Playboy magazine
(as a covergirl), and Playboy's Book of Lingerie, in the November/December 1994
issue. She also appeared in the video 'EdenQuest: Pamela Anderson' (1995). In
1996, she landed a spot on the ESPN2 show 'Fitness Beach,' as well as a layout
in the August 1996 issue of Playboy magazine. In 1997, she was chosen as the
model for the lead character in a No Mercy comic book, titled 'Coven 13'. She
continued modeling for various magazines, including Playboy, and put out her
first calendar in 1998, featuring the photographs of Mario Barberio. Leeann Tweeden Wallpaper
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