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albion · May 5th, 2006

Benton (born Barbara Klein), became famous as a Playboy Playmate and Hugh Hefner's consort in the 1970s. She later married trailer park developer Gradow. As an actress, Benton has appeared on television and in films, including several editions of Circus of the Stars and Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time.

Shortly after meeting Hefner, at his suggestion, she changed her name to the more showbiz-friendly Barbi Benton. "When he asked me out," Barbi recalls, "I was 18 and he was 42. I said I'd never gone out with anyone older than 24, and he said, 'That's all right. Neither have I.' We hit it off right away, and it lasted for eight years!"

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albion Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,499 Blog Entries: 2	Barbi Benton - March 1970 Benton (born Barbara Klein), became famous as a Playboy Playmate and Hugh Hefner's consort in the 1970s. She later married trailer park developer Gradow. As an actress, Benton has appeared on television and in films, including several editions of Circus of the Stars and Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time. Shortly after meeting Hefner, at his suggestion, she changed her name to the more showbiz-friendly Barbi Benton. "When he asked me out," Barbi recalls, "I was 18 and he was 42. I said I'd never gone out with anyone older than 24, and he said, 'That's all right. Neither have I.' We hit it off right away, and it lasted for eight years!" Last edited by albion; May 5th, 2006 at 03:05 PM.