Barbi Benton (born 28 January 1950) is an American model, actress and singer. She became famous for being the girlfriend of Playboy founder and publisher Hugh Hefner. She is often misperceived as having been a Playboy Playmate since she was featured on the Playboy cover several times.

Benton was born Barbara Klein in New York City, New York. In 1952, her family moved to Sacramento, California when her father, a military doctor, was assigned new duties there. Benton attended Rio Americano High School in Sacramento before heading for Los Angeles at age 16, where she began modeling for Valerie Cragin's Flaire Agency in Beverly Hills to supplement her allowance.

She met Hugh Hefner in 1968, when she was booked as "atmosphere" for his television show Playboy After Dark which filmed A-list entertainers performing in Hugh Hefner's mansion surrounded by Playboy Playmates. Benton said she pretended to be Hefner's girlfriend for a couple of episodes and soon found herself living the role full time. She was on her way to becoming a multifaceted icon of 1970s glamour.

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