The Hooters waitress who went viral for flirting with a police officer before she was arrested has been dubbed "2025's Hawk Tuah girl". Sophia Ross was pulled over for allegedly drunk driving by law enforcement in November last year.
The Florida woman, who told officers she worked at Hooters, was captured on bodycam footage putting on a cringey display while she tried to swerve handcuffs. “Turn off the lights, we’re going to make out,” she is heard saying to the policeman. “I’ll do anything for you, Daddy.”
The 22-year-old ended up calling the officer a "nerd" before she was arrested. Now the Hooters calendar girl has welcomed fans comparing her to the "legendary" Hawk Tuah girl Hailey Welch, who went viral in footage of her suggesting a sex act that drives men crazy before starting a podcast.
Ross told TMZ she is happy to be compared to Hailey Welch as she "looks up to her". She said: "I've gotten so many comments saying '2025 Hawk Tuah girl' and 'Hawk Tuah walked so she could run'.
And, honestly, she is a legend. I 100% look up to her and it is because you can see the authenticity of a person. The people who are real can see through the shallow people and can see through the people who are just putting on a face and putting on front, putting on an act instead of letting the raw personality shine through and just be themselves.
"We both got caught on camera on a night out and it took off. My friends will tell you, that is me when I am sober. That's just my personality. I can't take anything seriously. Some may view that as a fault but I think life is too short to take anything too, too seriously.
"Obviously, this is a serious situation and drinking and driving is not okay. I survived and I want to be able to give people a testimony of like, 'don't be me'."