Millie Williams was an American homemaker widely recognized as the first wife of Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner. Meeting during their college years at Northwestern University, Millie Williams married Hefner in 1949 and supported their early household as he launched his publishing venture in Chicago. Millie Williams raised their two children while maintaining complete privacy following their 1959 divorce, avoiding the public media lifestyle that later surrounded the Playboy enterprise.


Biography

FieldDetails
Full NameMildred Williams (commonly Millie Williams)
Birth DateMarch 10, 1926
NationalityAmerican
EducationNorthwestern University
Known ForFirst wife of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner; mother of Christie and David Hefner
Ex-HusbandHugh Hefner (m. 1949, div. 1959)

Family Tree

RelationName
Ex-HusbandHugh Hefner
ChildrenChristie Hefner, David Hefner