Fanne Foxe

Fanne Foxe
Foxe in 1975
Born
Annabel Edith Villagra

(1936-02-14)February 14, 1936
Nueve de Julio, Argentina
DiedFebruary 10, 2021(2021-02-10) (aged 84)
Clearwater, Florida, U.S.
Other namesAnnabel Battistella
Annabel Montgomery
The Argentine Firecracker
The Tidal Basin Bombshell
Occupation(s)Stripper, actress, diving instructor
Spouses
  • Eduardo Battistella
  • David Montgomery

Annabel Battistella (February 14, 1936 – February 10, 2021), known professionally as Fanne Foxe, was an Argentine-American stripper best known for being involved in a 1974 sex scandal surrounding Arkansas Congressman Wilbur Mills.[1] At the time, Mills was the chair of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means and a powerful Democratic politician. The scandal was one of the most reported political sex scandals of the 1970s.[2] In 2009, Foxe was on the Time list of top 10 mistresses,[3] and her affair with Mills was on the Bloomberg list of top 10 U.S. sex scandals.[4]

  1. ^ Garment, Suzanne (1992). Scandal: The Culture of Mistrust in American Politics. Anchor Books. ISBN 9780385425117. Fanne Foxe.
  2. ^ Gregory, Leland (2009). Stupid American History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions. Andrews McMeel. pp. 213. ISBN 9780740779916. Fanne Foxe.
  3. ^ "Top 10 Mistresses: Fanne Foxe". Time. July 1, 2009. Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
  4. ^ Hunt, Albert R. (July 7, 2009). "Top 10 U.S. sex scandals more than match UK". etaiwannews.com. Bloomberg. p. 6. Retrieved September 13, 2009.