Born to parents of Spanish, Filipino, and Norwegian ancestry, 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 more...
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