Cash in while you can.
There hasn’t been a bigger meme on the internet this week than the “Hawk Tuah” girl. Hell, she might be the biggest meme of the year so far after her on-the-street interview in Nashville went mega-viral for her advice on how to please a man in bed:
“You gotta give him that hawk tuah, spit on that thang.”
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The viral moment instantly spawned thousands of memes, jokes, videos, tweets, and even AI songs.
Boys round here… #hawktuah pic.twitter.com/Fg4cW7VaVP
— Whiskey Riff (@WhiskeyRiff) June 21, 2024
— LIV Morgan (@YaOnlyLivvOnce) June 23, 2024
Kelly Stafford to Matt Stafford’s backup pic.twitter.com/Q5Eh8YfbHQ
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) June 21, 2024
— Rothmus 🏴 (@Rothmus) June 21, 2024
Out with the old, in with the new. pic.twitter.com/MxBF8p8Zf0
— ☘️𝕃𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕪 Ƒʉͫcͧкͭιͪηͣ 𝕄𝕔𝔾𝕖𝕖 (@LuckyMcGee) June 21, 2024
Well despite being the most famous person on the internet this week, Miss Hawk has kept a relatively low profile, probably a little overwhelmed at her viral fame.
But there’s no way she was going to be able to stay hidden for too long with the entire world searching for her.
And sure enough, Miss Hawk has now been identified as Hailey Welch – and she’s selling autographed Hawk Tuah merch (because of course she is).
There have been a few different supposed identifications of America’s Sweetheart over the past week, but the internet was able to piece together her true identity using a few clues.
First of all, the creators of the original video had initially tagged Miss Hawk in the video before deleting it. Welch then apparently deleted all of her social media accounts as the internet began frantically trying to track her down (don’t blame her there). But a hat company in Belfast, TN posted a photo offering Hawk Tuah merch, along with a photo of Hailey signing some hats.
You can see that the signature on the hat appears to say “Hailey,” and the tattoos and earrings of the girl in the photo are a perfect match for Miss Hawk.
But to further confirm her identity, the original creators of the viral video, Tim & Dee TV, posted a full-length video of their encounter with Miss Hawk last night where her friend can be heard calling her by her first name: Hailey.
Ladies and gentlemen, the internet has done it again.
There have been a lot of rumors flying around, but so far we don’t know a ton about Hailey (other than what she does in bed and that she likes backshots). But it seems like she’s happy to take advantage of her viral fame, so maybe we’ll be seeing more of Hawk Tuah in the future.
