Hugh Hefner's Wives and Marriages: Will Crystal Harris Be Playboy Wife Number Three?

Hugh Hefner, the creator of Playboy magazine and the ultimate symbol of a playboy is once again in the news, this time for announcing his engagement to be married to Crystal Harris but this is not the first time Hefner has been married. There have been an endless stream of beauties in and out of his life over the years but he has only chosen to marry three times.

Hugh Hefner's first marriage – Mildred WilliamsHefner and Mildred Williams were married from 1949 – 1959 and had two children together Christie (born 1952) and David (born 1955). Like Hugh Hefner Mildred was born in 1926 and came from Chicago, Illinois. Once divorced from Hefner Mildred (Millie) went on to marry Edwin Gunn who officially adopted the Hefner children, later after Millie split from Gunn the children chose to revert back to the Hefner surname.

Hugh Hefner second marriage – Kimberley ConradHefner married Kimberly Conrad in 1989 and they remained together until separating in 1998. Hefner and Conrad had two children, Marston Glenn (born 1990) and Cooper Bradford (born 1991). When Conrad and Hefner separated Hefner moved into a mansion next to the Playboy mansion. Only 11 years after the separation did Hefner and Conrad officially get divorced in March 2010. Hefner said "I would've been happy to divorce her when we separated, but she wanted to remain married for our boys." Their youngest child turned 18 in 2010. Kimberly Conrad had been the Playboy magazine Playmate of the Month in January 1988 and worked as a model and actress. Conrad was originally from Alabama and was born in 1962, this meant a 36 year age difference between Hefner and his bride.

Hugh Hefner and his proposed third marriage to Crystal Harris

Sometime after meeting Crystal Harris at a 2008 Halloween party Hefner started dating Crystal at the same time as dating identical twins Kristina and Karissa Shannon. In January 2010 Hefner's relationship with the twins ended and Hefner remained with Crystal Harris. Crystal Harris was the December 2009 Playmate of the Month. Harris was born in 1986. There will be a 60 year age difference between Hefner (84) and his third bride Crystal Harris (24). Harris has British parents, was born in Arazona and brought up in San Diego. Crystal calls herself a model/singer and has a record contract with the Organica Music Group, her father Ray Harris was a singer/songwriter. Crystal Harris has also made a few appearances on TV, for example she appeared on the series The Hills. On December 24th, Christmas Eve 2010 Hefner proposed to Crystal presenting her with an engagement ring.