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)
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. 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. In 2009, Foxe was on the Time list of top 10 mistresses, and her affair with Mills was on the Bloomberg list of top 10 U.S. sex scandals.