Born in 1976 outside of Atlanta, Georgia.
She grew up in Georgia and was reportedly a wild-girl and made a
living as a stripper.
Married to pitcher Kris Benson (Pirates & Mets). They have three
children.
Has three children (believe it or not)
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.
Posed topless with her husband for Penthouse in 2001
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."
Posed scantily clad (almost nude) in Player magazine in 2004
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.]
Anna Benson was proclaimed "Baseball's Hottest Wife" by FHM magazine
in 2004.
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.
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.
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.]
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.
After only a few months in Baltimore away from all of the media
hype, Kris Benson says he is happy about the trade. However, Anna is
not so happy with Kris - so she has filed for divorce in March 2006.
Now that April has come about and baseball season has begun, she has
had a change of heart and is not going ahead with the divorce.
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.
Hobbies & Interests:
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.
She enjoys most athletics, including extreme fighting
Is very outspoken on women's issues and human rights