Haliey Welch

American Internet personality

Haliey Welch was born Haliey Aliene Welch on 13 July 2002. Official accounts: YouTube, TikTok, Threads, Snapchat and 2 more.

History Claim

Haliey Welch, widely known as the "Hawk Tuah Girl", is an internet personality and podcaster from Tennessee. She became an internet meme in June 2024 after a street interview filmed in Nashville during CMA Fest, in which she used the catchphrase "hawk tuah", went viral on TikTok. She posts as hay_welch on TikTok and Instagram, where she has around two million followers, and has a verified Snapchat profile.

Career

Before the video she worked at a spring factory in Belfast, Tennessee. In September 2024 she launched the weekly podcast Talk Tuah with Jake Paul's company Betr; after a break it returned in 2025. She has also streamed on Twitch, where she is a Twitch Partner, and on Kick.

In December 2024 a memecoin promoted under her name, $HAWK, rose to a market value of about $490 million shortly after launch and then fell sharply, drawing criticism from buyers. In March 2025 it was reported that the US Securities and Exchange Commission had closed its inquiry into the coin without seeking action against her.