Millie Williams is the ex-wife of the late American magazine publisher Hugh Hefner, the founder, and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine. Sadly, Millie and Hugh split up years ago. She leads a secluded life away from the media’s inquisitive gaze due to her senior age. Let’s get to know more about her life.
Who Is Millie Williams?
Millie Williams was born on March 10, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She lived with her parents and reportedly had a respectable upbringing. She has, regrettably, not shared a lot of information about her mother or father.
Regarding her education, Williams attended a neighbourhood school in her hometown. Later after finishing high school in 1944, she went to Northwestern University, where she chose to major in sociology to pursue a college degree in higher education. But she left after one semester.
Millie Williams And Hugh Hefner
It was during her high school years that Millie met Hugh. They were really close once she attended Northwestern University following her high school graduation. She waited for Hugh to come back after he enlisted in the US Army during their courtship. Millie married her high school love on June 25, 1949, following his return in 1946. It was a private wedding attended only by close relatives and friends. They were twenty-three years old at the time.
On November 8, 1952, a few years after getting married, the couple welcomed their first child, Christie Hefner. On August 30, 1955, three years later, they welcomed a newborn boy named David Hefner into their family. After dating for ten years, Millie and Hugh Hefner decided to call it quits on March 18, 1959, realising they couldn’t live out their fantasy together.
Divorce Of Millie Williams And Hugh Hefner
The couple claims that Millie’s adultery is the cause of their failed marriage. It happened when the couple was dating, and Hugh went to the Army. Millie began an affair while he was away because she became interested in another man. The pair reunited and tied the knot after Hugh’s return. Hugh was devastated when Millie eventually disclosed her affair. Things worsened when, out of remorse, she permitted him to conduct extramarital affairs with other women.
He was around ninety-one when he passed away at the Playboy Mansion, his Los Angeles, CA residence. Sepsis from an E. Coli infection was the cause of his death.
Millie Williams’ Second Marriage
Millie stayed alone for a long while until she fell in love once more after their divorce was finalised in 1959. She exchanged marriage vows for the second time with Edwin Gunn. Following her marriage, everything returned to normal since her husband had also adopted the children and they had even changed their sir’s name to Gunn. Like her first marriage, though, her second marriage was short-lived and ultimately failed. The children went back to using their former surname, “Hefner,” after their split.
About Millie Williams’ Children
Christie Hefner was the only kid to choose to take care of her father’s business, following in his footsteps. From 1988 until 2008, she was the chair of the adult entertainment firm “Playboy Enterprise.” She took on new endeavours at that period, such as Playboy.com and Playboy TV, and she guided the business to become the fastest-growing sector in the world.
Christie Hefner studied English and American literature for her bachelor’s degree at Brandeis University before entering the business world. She then went on to further her writing career.
David, her son works as a computer systems analyst and resides in Chicago. Since David avoids the spotlight and leads a quiet life away from the media, not much is known about him.
Where Is Millie Williams Now?
Millie Williams has always been in the news as an ex-wife and mother of Hugh Hefner’s children. However, she hid from the public eye and went undercover following the divorce. based on her most recent location, she appears to be living a healthy, active, and vibrant nineties. Millie seemed to take pleasure in her tranquil, serene life away from the spotlight. Her admirers anticipate seeing her in the media shortly as she isn’t active on any social media sites.
