Hef, Crystal, & Anna: Literary Awards Festival

Miss January 2011 Anna Berglund, Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris attend 20th annual Literary Awards Festival at Beverly Hills Hotel on November 17, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Playboy's Karissa & Kristina Shannon Go Legit

Kristina and Karissa Shannon -- a.k.a. The Shannon Twins -- have made the unlikely step from Playboy reality show starlets to actual stars of a respectable movie.

As if it were some sort of indie-movie master plan, "The Girls Next Door" blonde-duo hold down serious screen-time in Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere."

"Sofia says it was meant to be," Kristina tells PopcornBiz.

Indeed, fate and Google lent helping hands. Coppola was not aware of the wildly popular E! programs detailing the lives of Hugh Hefner's various female/blonde housemates when she went casting for the part of hot twins for the movie about an actor living in the decadent Chateau Marmont.

"She just went on the computer and Googled twins," Kristina explains. "And me and Karissa's pictures popped up. We're like the only hot twins out there besides the Olsen twins."

The two met with Coppola who immediately snapped up the duo. The director decided that the "girl-ier" twin Kristina was right for the part of Stephen Dorff's dancer/girlfriend. Karissa plays her fellow dancer/twin sister.

"I was cool with it," Karissa says about not getting the bigger part, "She's girl-ier than me. I'm more tomboyish."

Kristina says that during the shoot, Karissa would give the kind of advice only a sister can give. "Sofia would let her watch the monitor while me and Stephen were filming. Karissa would then tell me you look better when you do this or that. We were all working together."

Since filming the movie, Karissa and her longtime boyfriend Sam Jones III have been working on a reality show following their lives.

"The movie is going to be iconic."

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Jayde Nicole: Pumpkin Carver

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Claire Sinclair Guest Stars At Crazy Horse Paris

Holly Madison, Claire Sinclair, Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris backstage at Crazy Horse Paris at the MGM Resort & Casino on October 21, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Claire was performing at the venue.

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Jayde Nicole: Why I Was Never Hef's Girlfriend

You may know Jayde Nicole as the Playmate that once dated The Hills' Brody Jenner. But she's moved on from the reality television star. She's been dating Las Vegas nightlife entrepreneur Jesse Waits since March.

"He treats me like a princess and is the most amazing boyfriend I have ever had," Jayde tells me via email from Bora Bora, where the two are vacationing. "I plan on keeping him around."

Jayde is just one of the gals featured in tonight's The Girls Next Door: The Bunny House, E!'s new special about the Playmates living across the way from the famed Playboy Mansion. Read on to find out what she told me about living with all those other women, why she's never been one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends, and if she thinks the Playboy mogul will keep Crystal Harris as his one-and-only.

What's the best part of living with all the other Playmates?A ton of great advice, there is never a shortage of cute outfits and you always have someone to have a slumber party with, and to go out and cause trouble with:)

Worst part? Any good feuds or drama you can tell me about?The Bunny House is like a huge sorority of beautiful Playmates all living under the same roof, so you can only imagine all the gossip, competing for the same jobs, rooms, clothes, everything. There is definitely some drama happening in this episode and it's only the very beginning.  

Are you still living there?I am currently living half at the Bunny House and half in Las Vegas and half in an airport. LOL. And yes, I realize that is three halves. Ha!

Do you think Crystal Harris is the right woman for Hef or do you think he still needs a couple of more girlfriends at the same time?I must admit it is really weird seeing Hef with only one girlfriend. But you never know what's going to happen around here. He may decide to just keep Crystal as his only one or maybe take on some new ones.

So why aren't you one of Hef's girlfriends? Was it ever a possibility?
Come on now, you should all know Hef only likes blondes. LOL. But seriously I am a Playmate and Hef and I have always had a great working relationship and a great friendship. He made me feel at home and safe when I first moved to L.A. and I consider him part of my Los Angeles family, but I have always had a boyfriend.

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Crystal Harris: Dinner Date With Hugh Hefner

Crystal Harris was photographed last night, July 20, as she left Mr Chow's in Beverly Hills with boyfriend, Hugh Hefner, and friend,Cristal Camden.

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Kendra Wilkinson: Thinking About Baby No. 2

Playboy bunny turned reality starlet Kendra Wilkinson said she and football playing hubby Hank Baskett are mulling having a second child -- maybe as soon as next summer.

"I'm not pregnant -- well, not yet," the buxom blonde new mom told Niteside during a stay in Miami over the weekend. "We're thinking next summer for baby No. 2. My son is about to crawl; when that happens, life for us will be over."

On her new memoir 'Sliding Into Home' she says, “My whole life is in this book. You would think, what does a 25 year old have to offer? I wanted to write it not just to tell all, but to put an inspirational twist to all have I have been through.”

“The hardest part about writing the book: What would have Hef say?" she confessed to Niteside. "I was really scared about that. And finally, he emailed me saying congratulations and he tweeted out to the world that it couldn’t be a more accurate book.”

She added, “A lot of girls have written things out of anger, jealously or rage, but I wrote because it's part of my story. And he is nothing but a best friend to me. I would never try to do anything to hurt him."

“I got a reality show because of who I am, I got to stay myself, I didn’t change into anyone. They think they have to be crazy or someone else to be on a reality show. Its hard, you just have to stay true.”

“And honestly, when it comes to reality TV, I would do it all over again. I have no regrets.”

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Details On Hugh Hefner's Fiancee's $90,000 Ring

This bunny's got bling!

When Crystal Harris, 24, accepted an engagement proposal from her love, Hugh Hefner, 84, she got a sizable sparkler, too.

The 2009 Playmate of the Month showed it off on Twitter on Thursday. "For those of you who have been asking to see my ring here it is," she Tweeted. "My engagement ring from my love."

If diamonds are any indication of that love, then it's sizable. Jewelry expert Michael O'Connor tells Us Magazine that the ring appears to have a 3 1/2 carat brilliant-cut diamond set in platinum with micro pave diamonds the band.

"The round center gives the ring a classic style, while micro pave makes it more modern and youthful," he tells Us.

O'Connor's estimated cost of the ring: $90,000.

Harris began dating Hefner in January 2009. Their marriage will be the third for the Playboy founder.

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Hef & Crystal Harris Reveal Wedding Plans

In their first interview since becoming engaged, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and his gorgeous Playmate fiancee Crystal Harris spoke exclusively to Radar Online about the proposal and revealed that the ring didn’t fit!

"It couldn't have happened in a more loving way," Hef, 84, said about the Christmas Eve proposal.

Crystal said she knew she was getting a ring because one of Hef’s staffers helped her figure out what kind of diamond she wanted, but she was still surprised when he finally presented it to her.

"I love the Little Mermaid and Hef gave me a Little Mermaid music box and he wound it up and when I opened it the ring was in a box inside. I cried!"

"There was no down on one knee; we don’t follow traditions like that. When I opened the box Hef said ‘I hope it fits,’ but it was too big! I had to get it re-sized!"

The happy pair hasn’t set a date yet but Hef told Radar Online that the wedding might become a reality show.

"The wedding will definitely be at the Mansion," Crystal revealed. As for her dress? "I would love to design my own dress."

Hefner told Radar Online that he isn't going to go wild before the wedding, but admitted that he has had a charmed life. "I've been having my bachelor party for the last 50 years."

Crystal said that they have the full support of his children. "I love Hef’s sons, they’re great and they’re really happy about the engagement."

According to Crystal, she and Hef aren’t planning to have any children. "I’ve always said I don’t want kids, just animals and there are plenty around here."

Crystal mused on what she loves most about her new fiancé. "He is the nicest person I’ve ever met in my whole life. He is one of the best influences on me and I love him."

Hef spoke fondly about Crystal. "Her personality and her character are what I love. She's very upbeat and a loving person and doesn't tend to have moods. She is always looking on the bright side. She's not petty, she has good character and is down to earth.

"This is the final act for me and the best," Hef said about his engagement and upcoming marriage to Crystal.

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Crystal Harris, Hugh Hefner Talk Wedding Plans

Hugh Hefner and his fiancée Crystal Harris welcome ET's Kevin Frazier into the Playboy Mansion for the dish on their wedding, their 60-year-age gap, and whether or not they plan on having kids!

Hugh and Crystal tell Kevin they're eyeing a summer wedding at the Mansion, an "intimate" ceremony with close friends and family -- "no big, blow-out affair," Hef says.

"Giving it another chance after a couple of failed marriages is an adventure, but it's something that I'm committed to," the Playboy mogul says.

But what about that big age gap between 84-year-old Hef and 24-year-old Crystal? Is it problematic? "I don't notice the age difference with Hef at all," Crystal says. "If anything I have to keep up with him."

Speaking of keeping up, Kevin's gotta wonder: Is Hugh still sexually active? "I'm doing my best. Dancin' as fast as I can," the energetic 80-something says with a smile.

Which begs the question: Does Hef want more children? "Well, we'll see. That's not part of the big plan," he says.

One thing that's not in question: Hef's love for his Playmate bride-to-be. "She's a beautiful human being inside and out; a woman with real character and humor," he says. "We're really devoted to each other. I think that the relationship is the center of both our lives."

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Crystal Harris Shows Off Her Engagement Ring

Hugh Hefner's 24-year-old fiancée Crystal Harris flashed the diamond-laden engagement ring she received when the 84-year-old Playboy founder proposed to her on Christmas Eve.

"For those of you who have been asking to see my ring here it is... My engagement ring from my love @hughhefner," she Tweeted, linking to a picture of the ring.

Harris, December 2009's Playboy Playmate, told News Of The World that between she's "not after Hef for his money" as she has her "own career going."

Hefner's past wives include former Playmate Kimberly Conrad and Mildred Williams.

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Hef & Crystal Harris: Inside Their Engagement

It wasn't just that Hugh Hefner presented Crystal Harris with an engagement ring on Christmas Eve – it was how he did it that impressed her.

"We were up in the bedroom," Harris, 24, tells PEOPLE, "and my favorite movie is The Little Mermaid, so he had the ring in a Little Mermaid box, and that was so special. I opened it and the first thing he said to me was, 'I hope it fits!' "

Adds Hefner, 84, "I got her a little music box with the Mermaid theme to it, and it just looked like the perfect size and the perfect place to be the ring box. So when she started unwrapping that gift, I reached over and wound it so it was playing music while she discovered what was inside."

Although she cried with happiness, Harris says, "There wasn't any 'down-on-one-knee' or anything like that, because we are not traditional."

The ring is a circle diamond "a little over three karats," says Harris, "and it's on platinum setting and it has diamonds all around the band as well. It's so pretty."

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Hugh Hefner Engaged to Playmate Crystal Harris

Hugh Hefner rang in the holidays with an engagement ring.

The Playboy founder is engaged to girlfriend Crystal Harris, 24, he announced on Twitter.

"After the movie tonight, Crystal & I exchanged gifts. I gave Crystal a ring. A truly memorable Christmas Eve," Hefner, 84, wrote. "When I gave Crystal the ring, she burst into tears. This is the happiest Christmas weekend in memory."

Later, he clarified, "Yes, the ring I gave Crystal is an engagement ring. I didn't mean to make a mystery out of it. A very merry Christmas to all."

This will be the third marriage for Hefner. In 2009 he filed for divorce from his second wife, former Playmate Kimberly Conrad, after the two separated in 1998. He was previously married to Mildred Williams; their marriage ended in divorced in 1959.

Harris was December 2009's Playboy Playmate. 

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Karissa Shannon Talks Tell-All Book

“I’m working on a new book right now. It’s an autobiography. It’s going to include things about life at the mansion,” the 20-year-old blond told Hollywood Life exclusively at OK! magazine’s fifth anniversary party Sept. 1 in Hollywood. “[It was reported] that it was a tell-all about Kendra, but that totally got twisted. Kendra is involved in it because she was at the mansion at the time.”

The book WILL delve into the seedy underbelly of the Playboy mansion, though. “There’s a whole other side of Playboy that nobody knows and I’m going to be able to explain,” she tells us. “[I'm going to write] totally unexplainable things that nobody would ever expect. It’s the Hef that no body knows. It’s the Hef that I know personally. Kendra might not have wanted to talk about it, but I’m willing to talk about it!”

While Kendra seems to be safe from harm, Karissa is more than willing to diss the other Playmates. “The other girls had things against us because we kind of took over their show,” she says of Bridget Marquardt and Holly Madison. “[My twin sister Katrina and I] are the younger and better looking Playmates. They’re all kind of old and they put in all the work to make the show. We just kind of came in and took over. So there’s a lot of jealousy going on there, but I don’t have a problem [with Holly].”

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