Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy, is to marry for the third time at the age of 84, to a 24-year-old former Playboy Playmate of the Month.
Identical twins Karissa and Kristina Shannon, Hugh Hefner, second from right, and Crystal Harris, right, arrive at the taping of the American Film Institute Life Achievement Awards in 2009 Photo: AP
Hefner, 84, said on Christmas Day in a posting on Twitter that he and his girlfriend Crystal Harris, 24, had got engaged on Christmas Eve.
"When I gave Crystal the ring, she burst into tears. This is the happiest Christmas weekend in memory," Hefner tweeted.
Hefner, whose magazine was founded in 1953,
was divorced from his second wife, Kimberley Conrad, earlier this year. His first marriage to Mildred Williams ended in divorce in 1959.
was divorced from his second wife, Kimberley Conrad, earlier this year. His first marriage to Mildred Williams ended in divorce in 1959.
Miss Harris, whose parents are British but was born in America, was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for December 2009.
Hefner, known around the world by his nickname, Hef, has championed sexual freedom and civil rights, published stories challenging McCarthyism and the Vietnam War, and backed homosexual causes and the legalisation of marijuana.
With a cover featuring a calendar photo of Marilyn Monroe, Hefner put the first issue together on the kitchen table in his flat. It hit the stands in December 1953 and sold 51,000 copies – enough to finance a second issue – and led to a multimillion dollar international corporation.
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