Crystal Hefner (née Harris, born April 29, 1986) is an American model and television personality. She was the ''

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for December 2009, and is the widow and the third wife of ''Playboy'' publisher

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from December 2012 until his death in September 2017.

Early life

Harris was first exposed to the entertainment industry through her late father, Ray Harris, who was a singer and songwriter. She majored in

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Career

She appeared as "Co-ed of the Week" on Playboy.com magazine during the week of October 30, 2008. Beginning in late 2009, Harris appeared in one of the seasons of E!'s ''

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'' reality show. In April 2010, Harris signed a recording contract with Organica Music Group, a division of

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, managed by record producer Michael Blakey. In 2012, Harris co-designed a range of swimwear with Australian designer and owner of Veve Glamor Swimwear, Vanessa Bryce. Then in 2014, she announced a line of "intimates, athleisure and loungewear" that was co-designed with

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to be sold through her website.

Personal life

In January 2009, Crystal started dating

, who was 60 years her senior. She joined the Shannon twins after his previous "number one girlfriend",

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, had ended their seven-year relationship. On December 24, 2010, she became engaged to Hefner, to become his third wife. Harris broke off their engagement on June 14, 2011, five days before their planned wedding. In anticipation of the wedding, the July issue of ''Playboy'', which reached store shelves and customers' homes within days of the wedding date, featured Harris on the cover and in a photo spread, as well. The headline on the cover read "America's Princess, Introducing Mrs. Crystal Hefner." Hefner and Harris subsequently reconciled and married on December 31, 2012. She remained married to Hefner until his death on September 27, 2017. In 2016, Hefner announced on her social media outlets that she had been diagnosed with

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and

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before finding her symptoms were also due to "

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illness". Hefner stated that she experienced "

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" and "chronic fatigue" due to the implants but had them removed, which alleviated some of the symptoms. In 2020, Hefner claimed she almost died due to a fat transfer procedure considered to be plastic surgery.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Crystal 1986 births Living people American expatriates in the United Kingdom American people of English descent San Diego State University alumni 2000s Playboy Playmates 21st-century American musicians Participants in American reality television series 21st-century American women musicians 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers Hefner family