She Found The Playboy Mansion
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The Playboy mansion is an American icon, and you can thank Barbi Benton for the fact that it even exists. Benton is largely credited for finding the mansion and convincing Hef to check it out.
Benton haphazardly stumbled upon its locked-up glory and convinced her Playboy mogul boyfriend to hop on a plane and view it. She later enlisted her mom as the realtor, who ended up doing the deal as a gift to Hef and never took a commission. Hef’s only stipulation for moving into his place was that Benton would come with him. They ended up living together in the mansion for almost nine years.
