Leeann Velez Tweeden (born June 13, 1973) is an American (United States) model (model (person)). Tweeden was born in Manassas, Virginia. She graduated from Osbourn Park High School in 1991. Tweeden skipped 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 (she was in their 1994 calendar) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she won first place in the Venus International (Venus Swimwear) Model Search in 1992. This break led to national exposure. Tweeden modeled for promotional work for Hooters and Venus International along with Fredericks of Hollywood and Playboy.

The March 2007 Issue of FHM (which was the final printed US issue) features Leeann as the cover girl.

Tweeden was a correspondent for Fox Sports Nets Best Damn Sports Show Period from 2000 to 2007. In 2008, Tweeden became the third hostess of the NBC late night television series Poker After Dark. She was a guest on the Sean Hannity Show on 1/20/2010, 02/24/2010 and 04/30/2010 on the Great American Panel.

As part of Hooters 25th anniversary in 2008, Tweeden was named among "The Top Hooters Girls of all time".

In 2009 she became the public face of the website Rethinking Autism which uses a series of videos to educate the public about autism.