“My roots are in music. But Eileen Ford saw my high school graduation picture, and next thing I knew I was on a plane to New York. That's what threw a monkey wrench in it. The modeling.”

American singer and former model

Bebe Buell is an American singer and former model. Born Beverle Lorence Buell, she came to prominence in the 1970s and is known for her work in modeling and for her ties to the rock music scene. She moved to New York in 1972 after signing with Eileen Ford, and later became Playboy magazine’s November 1974 Playmate of the Month. Her public relationship with musician Todd Rundgren, from 1972 to 1978, drew wide attention, as did other relationships with rock musicians over the years. She is also the mother of actress Liv Tyler.