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Facts about Anna Benson
Birth Name	Anna Benson
Profession	Model
Date of Birth	February 12, 1976
Place of Birth	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight	-
Measurements	34DD-24-34
Eye color	-
Hair color	Brunette
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Anna Benson (born February 12, 1976 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American model, former stripper, and wife of Major League Baseball pitcher Kris Benson of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. Benson is known for her outspoken personality and for being a "baseball wife."

Biography

Early years

Anna Benson was born outside of Atlanta, Georgia on February 12, 1976. In 1992, Benson moved out of her parents' house at the age of sixteen. In 1993, she married a nineteen-year old dentist. The two had a daughter named Alyssa, and were divorced in 1994.

In 1998, Benson met then-minor league pitcher Kris Benson. The two began dating in January 1999 and were married in October 1999. Anna and Kris Benson have two children: their son P.J. and a daughter, Haylee.

Life in New York

On July 30, 2004, the Pirates traded Kris Benson to the New York Mets. In November 2004, Benson posed for FHM magazine and was named baseball's hottest wife. The combination of the photo shoot and a Howard Stern interview made Benson more popular in New York.

In July 2005, she began playing at the 2005 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas under the nickname "Gold Digger".

In November 2005, she was supposedly negotiating to pose nude for Playboy, but the two sides couldn't come to an agreement over money. A month later, she generated more controversy by attending the New York Mets Christmas party wearing a low-cut Santa-style red dress; she continued generating additional controversy with her statement that Mets general manager Omar Minaya was "putting together an all-Latino team."

Benson asserted that the trade was strictly a business decision, but also maintained she would not change her behavior in the future, suggesting that she recognized that her outspoken personality had contributed to her husband's departure from New York. Earlier, while her husband was a member of the Mets, Benson went on Howard Stern's radio show and stated that she would have sex with all members of the Mets organization, including the grounds crew, were she ever to learn he had an affair.

Personal life

Benson has stated that she hates PETA, gun control organizations, and Michael Moore. An open letter to Moore can be found at her website.

She currently resides in Atlanta. She works with charitable organizations such as the Salvation Army and American Red Cross. The couple has a non-profit charity called Benson's Battalion that helps police, firefighters, and EMT's.


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Anna Benson Wallpaper Gallery

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