ANNA BENSON

'Anna Benson' (born February 12, 1976 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American model and wife of Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kris Benson.

Contents

Early years

Life in New York

Awards

External links

References

Early years

Anna Benson was born outside of Atlanta, Georgia on February 12, 1976. In 1992, Anna moved out of her parents' house at the age of sixteen. [1] In 1993, Anna married a nineteen-year old dentist. The two had a daughter named Alyssa, but the couple divorced in 1994.
In 1998, Anna 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, Anna posed for ''FHM'' magazine and was named ''baseball's hottest wife.'' The combination of the photo shoot and a Howard Stern interview made Anna 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, Anna was supposedly negotiating to pose nude for ''Playboy'', but the two sides couldn't come to an agreement over money. A month later, Anna generated more controversy by attending the New York Mets Christmas party wearing a low-cut Santa-style red dress. Anna continued generating additional controversy with her statement that Mets general manager Omar Minaya was "putting together an all-Latino team."
Anna 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, Anna 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.
Anna has stated that she hates PETA, gun control organizations, and Michael Moore [2]. An open letter to Moore can be found at her website.^[1]
On March 30, 2006, Anna served her husband with papers for a divorce. The petition for divorce claimed the marriage was "irretrievably broken." On April 4th, Anna withdrew the petition to reconcile her marriage with Kris.
Anna 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.

Awards

★ Ranked #29 on FHM-U.S.'s 100 Sexiest Women 2006

★ Ranked #48 on FHM-U.S.'s 100 Sexiest Women 2005

External links

★ Official website

★ Anna Benson interview with ''FHM''

References

1. http://www.annabenson.net/archives.php