But she is best known for the lengthy affair she had with Todd Rundgren. These included Mick Jagger, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, and Jimmy Page. And she soon acquired quite a roster of celebrity lovers. Because as she herself has admitted, the modeling was what led the rock stars to take an interest in her. Though she has shunned the term, it’s easy to characterize Bebe as the archetypal groupie. She was the Playmate of the Month for November 1974. She made her first major magazine appearance in no less a venue than Playboy Magazine. Her modeling career hit the ground running as she was managed by the modelling industry legend Eileen Ford, working at the Ford Modelling Agency. It was the modeling that made her recognizable, and which drew her to the attention of the various rock stars and music executives she would eventually be associated with. But she always had an eye on the music industry. Embed from Getty ImagesĪt the age of 18, she swiftly relocated to New York City to pursue a career as a fashion model. She was fascinated by music and celebrity life from a young age and from the moment she saw The Beatles make their legendary appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, her fate was sealed. Navy Officer and WWII veteran, Harold Lloyd Buell. Bebe Buell was born Beverle Lorence Buell on July 14th, 1953, daughter of Dorothea (Brown) Johnson (founder of the Protocol School of Washington) and U.S.
