Have a look at the family, parents and ethnicity of Leanna Lenee, the to be wife of Travis Hunter
Leanna Lenee is the fiancée and longtime girlfriend of rising college football talent Travis Hunter who recently won the 2024 Heisman Trophy, find out more about her below.
Fans and netizens recently sparked backlash at Leanna following her reaction to Travis winning the coveted award.
Who are the parents of Travis Hunter’s girlfriend Leanna Lenee and more about her family, nationality and ethnicity
A viral clip of the award ceremony shows Deion Sanders tapping Leanna to get up and cheer as Travis goes to hug her in celebration of him winning the award.
However, Hunter immediately responded on social media to defend his girl and call out netizens for posting “clickbait” headlines.
Leanna Lenee bio
Leanna Lenee is the fiancée of the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter Jr., who was born in November 2001 in England. Despite being born in England, she and her family eventually moved to the States, in Savannah, Georgia, when she was 10-years-old where she was raised. Lenee is of mixed ethnicity, with a mix of Black, Mexican and Filipino roots. The 23-year-old still has a certain accent in her voice whenever she speaks.
Without revealing her parents’ identity, Leanna Lenee claimed that she has Mexican and Filipino heritage from her father and African heritage from her mother.
Education
Leanna Lenee graduated from Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, Georgia, back in December of 2022. The 23-year-old impressively completed her four-year degree in just two years.
Leanna Lenee relationship with Travis Hunter
Lenee and Hunter first started dating each other as teenagers after starting out as friends first. Lenee first met Travis when he was still in high school back in Georgia and Collin’s High, and she was 19 at the time, two years older than Hunter. Hunter reached out to her on Instagram, but she just wanted to be friends at that time. The pair, however, eventually started dating after texting over the next two months and Hunter accompanying Lenee to a friend’s birthday dinner.
Hunter and Lenee went public with their relationship on Instagram in March of 2022 with pictures of a Hawaii trip. As their relationship progressed, Lenee followed him to Jackson State in Mississippi and then moved with him to Boulder when Hunter transferred to Colorado.
Hunter and Lenee currently live together in Boulder, in a four-bedroom house with a man cave for Hunter. Despite being a college athlete, Hunter has an NIL value of $5.2 million per year. The pair are quite close with each other and often make videos while wearing all kinds of onesie pyjamas.
Engagement
Leanna Lenee and Travis Hunter announced their engagement earlier this year on February 5, 2024. Hunter reportedly gave Lenee a ring worth around $100,000.
Leanna Lenee has an Instagram account with the handle @leannalenee, where she has over 188k followers and about 32 posts. Lenee is very fashionable and often rocks stunning outfits, including custom gameday outfits all season.