Barbi Benton

Barbi Benton (born Barbara Lynn Klein; January 28, 1950) is an American former model, actress, TV celebrity and a singer. The appearances she made in Playboy magazine and as an actress on the comedy series Hee Haw for four seasons are among her most notable. She also recorded several moderately successful albums in the 1970s. After the birth of her son in the year 1986, Benton retired from show business to raise her family.She grew up in Sacramento and went to Rio Americano High School and received a variety of classes such as scuba diving to piano, and even some "tearoom modeling" during her time at school. She was accepted into UCLA to study veterinary medicine, but had to drop the option as she could not endure the sight of blood.At 16, she began to model. After graduation from high school, she enrolled at UCLA and aged 18, took up the position of Playboy as a model for their entertainment show Playboy After Dark. It was initially an actor on the show, but after host Hugh Hefner fell in love with Benton and her character, she was swiftly made co-host.