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Born in 1976 outside of
Atlanta, Georgia.
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She grew up in Georgia and
was reportedly a wild-girl and made a living as
a stripper.
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Married to pitcher Kris Benson
(Pirates & Mets). They have three children.
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Has three children
(believe it or not)
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She met her
husband in 1998 while she was dancing at a club
in Atlanta, Georgia. He swept her off her
feet and took her away from all of that.
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Posed topless
with her husband for Penthouse in 2001
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In response to the tragedy
of September 11th, she created
Benson's Battalion in October 2001 with her
husband Kris for the purpose of "dedicated
to fighting terrorism and keeping Pennsylvania
communities safe by supporting police and fire
departments and other concerned public safety
groups through funding for equipment, supplies
and education."
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Posed scantily clad
(almost nude) in Player magazine in 2004
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Husband, Kris Benson
re-signed with the New York Mets for the 2005
season. Did you know that Kris gives a signal to
Anna after every inning? He points up to
her luxury skybox and puts his forefinger into
his right ear after every inning. [Rumor: she
watches from her own luxury box because she
offends the other player's wives.]
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Anna Benson was proclaimed
"Baseball's Hottest Wife" by FHM magazine
in 2004.
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Anna has a "candid" and
revealing interview with Howard Stern in late
November 2004. The most startling thing
said in the interview is that she would have sex
with every other player in the Met's
organization if she ever found him cheating on
her.
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In July of
2005, she was sponsored to play at the Worlds
Series of Poker in Las Vegas, Nevada.
However, during one of the early rounds, she was
disqualified and kicked out of the competition
for using too many curse words.
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She made New York
sports page headlines in the Big Apple when she
blew a fuse over trade talks involving her
hubby. Now that the Mets are making
some good moves, she wants to make sure that he
stays there. [Note: Benson posted a 10-8 record
with a 4.13 ERA.]
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In January 2006,
the New York Mets traded Kris to the Baltimore
Orioles and Anna did not hold any punches in
what she thought about the Mets front office.
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What will
Anna be doing next (when not watching her
husband play baseball)? There are rumors
that she might be hosting a
reality show on cable in the near future. She
may also be writing a diary for the New York
Post. It has also been reported that she was
negotiating with Playboy for a photo
shoot, but it fell over money through before
reaching an agreement.
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Hobbies & Interests:
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Anna is very involved with
charity work and spend many hours donating her
time to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburg,
The American Red Cross, the Salvation Army and
the Saint Barnabas Hospital.
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She enjoys most athletics,
including extreme fighting
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Is very outspoken on women's
issues and human rights
Biography by Ian Ripley,
PopStarsPlus.com, Sr. Staff Writer
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