If you’ve heard of the popular PlayboyMagazine, you know that its founder, Hugh Hefner, who died on September 27, 2017, built not just an empire, but also a reputation as a ladies’ man. Hefner’s escapades date back to 1949 and in an interview conducted before his disappearance he revealed that he had slept with over 1,000 women. However, he had only been married 3 times in his 91 years of adventurous life.
Hugh Hefner’s Women: Wives and Ex-Girlfriends
Now let’s look at Hefner’s wives, from the first to the last in his life, before his death.
1. Mildred Williams
Mildred was Hefner’s first wife with whom he had daughter Christie and son David. The couple met at Northwestern University, fell in love and eventually married in 1949. However, to Hefner’s dismay, Mildred confessed that she had been unfaithful before their marriage when he was in the army.
They remained married for another 10 years before calling it quits in 1959.
2. Barbara Lynn Klein
Hefner and Barbara were an article from 1969 to 1976, and he is said to have convinced her to change her name to Barbi Benton. Benton was not only his girlfriend, but also the face of Playboy magazine in 1969, 1970, 1972 and even in 1985 after their split. Benton is said to be one of Hefner’s greatest loves and he regretted why they didn’t get married.
3. Shannon Tweed
Shanon was named Playmate of the Year in 1982, which ended up making his girlfriend Hefner, but their relationship was short-lived.
4. Carie Leigh
Leigh is said to have dated Hefner for 5 years in the 80’s before breaking up with him, leaving the Playboy mansion and even filing three lawsuits against him which included posting his photos without his consent.
In an interview with the Washington Post in 1999, Leigh revealed that the Playboy Mansion was like a cult in which the girls who live there are all prisoners.
5. Kimberly Conrad
In 1989, Hefner took a second wife, Kimberley, who was 26 when he was 63. The couple married at the Playboy Mansion and had two children, Marston and Cooper.
They separated in 1998, but it was in 2009 that Hefner filed for divorce due to irreconcilable differences and he revealed to People’s magazine that he waited so long because Kimberley wanted to stay in the marriage for the sake of their children. children.
6. Brande Roderick
After Hefner separated from his second wife in 1998, he reportedly dated several women, including actress Brande Roderick, who was 2001’s Playmate of the Year and reportedly starred in the film. Baywatch.
7. Sandy and Mandy Bentley
Twins Sandy and Mandy with Brande Roderick Looks like Hefner’s girlfriends at the Playboy mansion lasted about two years. It sounds crazy to have 3 girlfriends, but the guy managed it.
8. Tina Marie Jordan
In the early 2000s, Hufner reportedly dated Tina Jordan, who was March 2002’s Playmate of the Month.
9. Izabella St. James
After the Playboy founder broke up with Brande and the twins, he increased his girlfriend count to seven, including Izabella St. James, who lived in the Playboy mansion for two years.
10. Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson
Next on Hugh Hefner’s list are the trio of Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson, two girlfriends from E!’s The Girls Next Door series. which debuted in 2005 and ran for six seasons.
When the girls left the mansion, Wilkinson married Hank Baskett who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and they now have two children, a daughter and a son. Madison is also married and has two children with husband Pasquale Rotella.
11. Twins Karissa and Kristina
Hefner seems to have a thing for twins, as he dated a pair of 20-year-old twins named Karissa and Kristina and he even introduced them in the show’s final season. The girls next door. The twins who then started dating younger men were asked to leave the Playboy mansion and move to Playmate House in 2010.
12. Crystal Harris
Hugh Hefner’s third and final wife was one of his girlfriend, Crystal Harris, who he got engaged to in 2010 when she was 24 and she was 84. Although she called off the engagement for reasons unknown to the public, they still managed to reunite and get married with the wedding in 2011.
After her disappearance, it was reported that Hefner did not mention Crystal in her will, which prevented her from claiming part of her fortune.