Hugh Hefner's widow Crystal Harris has tied the knot, nearly nine years after the Playboy founder died at age 91.
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Hugh Hefners Widow Remarries After Nine Years
Hugh Hefner's widow Crystal Harris has tied the knot, nearly nine years after the Playboy founder died at age 91.The 39-year-old former centerfold married Hawai...
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The 39-year-old former centerfold married businessman James Ward, 42, in an intimate ceremony held on Aitutaki in the Cook Islands.
Harris, who was married to Hefner from 2012 until his death in 2017, told People magazine, 'We chose the Cook Islands because of how remote it is.'
'There are no big chain hotels, which makes it feel incredibly peaceful and authentic. It’s also home to one of the most beautiful lagoons in the world.
'Since James and I both love the ocean and nature it felt like the perfect place for us to start this chapter of our lives,' she added.
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Hugh Hefner's widow Crystal Harris has tied the knot with James Ward
It comes nearly nine years after the Playboy founder died at age 91; pictured in 2010
Harris and Ward enlisted wedding planner Sandi Brown, who helped them coordinate a 'simple, elegant, and ocean-inspired' ceremony.
'Because the wedding is small, it allowed us to focus on the meaningful details rather than managing a large event,' said the former Playboy model.
The 39-year-old former centerfold married Hawaii businessman, 42, in an intimate ceremony held on Aitutaki in the Cook Islands
The couple announced their engagement in May 2025
Harris shared a photo of her husband via Instagram Stories on Friday
Harris, who was married to Hefner from 2012 until his death in 2017, told People magazine, 'We chose the Cook Islands because of how remote it is'
Debuting her romance with Ward in September 2024, Harris gushed that the new relationship 'healed' her.
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After dating her beau for five months, she told People magazine he 'values her feelings' and makes her feel like the 'real me.'
She said: 'With James, my feelings are valued, validated. I am seen and I am heard.
'I’m nurturing the real me, my adventurous spirit, my inner child. I feel like I’ve become the person I always needed when I was growing up.'
'I feel accepted and more myself than ever before,' she detailed.
Harris famously wed Hefner when she was 26 and he was 86.
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She published a memoir in 2024, Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy And Finding Myself, in which she made a number of bombshell claims, including that she never loved the late magazine publisher and felt imprisoned in their marriage.
She'd previously told Daily Mail that Hefner was agoraphobic and shunned most public excursions, and that the seemingly luxurious Playboy mansion was in a state of decay.
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