Barbi Benton
I considered Hef a one-woman man.
I'd like to play Vegas as a head-liner.
One thing I love is that I don't have a lot of people running around Hollywood saying 'I've had her,' because guys love to talk, especially about celebrities.
I honestly think that Hef had a lot to do with women making more money and getting better jobs. He's had a huge impact on the entire world, and I think that's for the better.
People recognized us together and our names were synonymous. Whenever you heard Barbi Benton, you think of Hugh Hefner. And I loved that. I was his girlfriend and he was my boyfriend.
One never knows when the angels are coming to get you, but everybody has to go.
When I first met Hef, I was a co-ed at UCLA.
It's not that I don't have talent. I've had four gold albums in Scandinavia and they never heard of me as anything but a singer.
I look at the feminine body as a piece of art.
At 35 women are at the bottom level of middle age but we can look like we are absolutely in our prime. Even if you're badly out of shape, you can put yourself in good shape in two years, maximum.
My young face keeps me in the running for youthful roles. If my face is going to look 22 then so should my body.
Most of all, I want to be known as Barbi Benton, the singer, not as Hugh Hefner's girlfriend.
My singing teacher said it would take three years before I could sing well enough to be accepted as a professional. They were wrong. It took me five years.
I like to perform in front of an audience.
I'd like to be known as something more than a girl who goes to lunch with her girl friends and goes shopping.
I'm very career-minded.
I think everyone should be creative in some way, otherwise you have no self-respect. That's why I believe in women working.
If it were up to me, I wouldn't have security. But Hef thinks I'm naive. He feels I'm vulnerable to kidnapping.
Hef is boring to cook for. He likes a total of four main dishes: fried chicken, pot roast, pork roast and pork chop sandwich!
There are some things I like that Hef likes, too. For example, Colonel Sanders' chicken is a standby. I've never been able to figure out how to recreate the combination of herbs they use to flavor the crust.
Let's face it, sightseeing can be a bore at times.
I love clothes and jewelry. I'm the fashion lady type.
I would never fall in love with a ditch-digger.
I like nice things. I've always had nice things.
I do two things every single day - I go running and then I do weight lifting.
I like low-cut clothing because I am a believer that one should emphasize their best points.
I buy unknown, lower-name brand jeans. I don't care about the name brands, if I look good in the jeans I don't care who made them.
I believe that mink are raised for being turned into fur coats. And if we didn't wear fur coats, those little animals would never have been born!Collection: Believe