While she has realized parts of her dreams, Leeann would love to become a female sportscaster. Her biggest break to date was her role on ESPN2's Fitness Beach, in 1996.Ī self-admitted tomboy who is known to pal around with famous jocks and extreme sports enthusiasts, she’s covered everything from lingerie, playing cards and comics, to fitness and bikes.Īn avid dirt bike rider and traveler, Leeann spends January and May of every year announcing Motocross events for Pace Motorsports. Leeann has also made her presence felt on television, with an appearance on EdenQuest (co-starring Pamela Anderson), Star Search, The Vicki Lawrence Show, Entertainment Tonight, and Jerry Springer.
I was invited inside there by General Tommy Franks.” That’s a room at the Pentagon where the joint chiefs, and all these Department of Defense people have meetings. I’ve ridden in Black Hawks, Chinooks, even Air Force Two-the vice president’s plane,” she told editors at the FHM men’s magazine. “To me, the coolest stuff is flying in the aircraft. She’s even become a favorite of top brass. When someone asked her if she was scared she replied, “I’m not scared enough to not go and show my support.” My father answered, ‘These are people who really care about the men and women who are out there serving our country.’”Īnd quickly it became a passion in her adult life. “I couldn’t understand why they would visit soldiers in a war zone. I was so young and I didn’t know about the USO, I knew who Bob Hope was but I didn’t realize all that these entertainers had done for their country,” Tweeden told troops in Iraq in 2004. “I asked him where he got it and he said he got it when she came to visit the troops in Vietnam. It’s a motivation first sparked by her Dad, an Air Force veteran, who showed her an autographed picture of Welch. Since then, she has appeared in magazines, calendars and the Fredericks of Hollywood catalog.īut celebrity status takes a back seat to bringing smiles to the faces of those in uniform. Finally, two years after moving out to Colorado, Leeann got her first break when she won the Venus International Fitness Model Search contest in 1992. She reportedly deferred her acceptance to Harvard to concentrate on modeling full-time. With nearly 10 tours, she’s gaining Welch-esque popularity with those in uniform.īorn June 13, 1973, in Manassas, Virginia, Leann set out to try her hand at modeling.
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Inspired by her Vietnam Veteran Dad’s experiences, sportscaster and supermodel Leeann Tweeden spends most of her free time supporting the troops.Īnd with the holidays approaching, she’s gearing up for another USO Tour overseas. Trusted Military Organizations and NonprofitsĬall her the Raquel Welch of the Gulf War generation.Protecting Military and Veteran Privacy.
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