Crystal Harris
Age: 23
Hometown: San Diego
Playboy Story: Crystal met Hugh Hefner on Halloween, 2008. The two dated for a month before he asked her to move in to the mansion as his “main girlfriend.” Crystal was so excited, she stuffed her clothes in garbage bags and moved in right away.
Before the Mansion: Crystal, who was raised by British parents, was a college student in San Diego before becoming a Girl Next Door. Before Hef came into her life, Crystal lost her high school sweetheart to the Iraq war.
Personality: Crystal describes herself as “kind of shy.” She hopes to build her character and confidence while living at the mansion.
Quote: “I’m not the new Holly. Holly is the old me.”
First impressions: We like Crystal. She seems to be humble and relatable – just like...well, the girl next door. She also earns $10 an hour working in the mansion’s scrapbooking room. It’s almost as if being Hef’s girlfriend is a cool post-college job.
The Shannon Twins: Kristina and Karissa Shannon
Age: 19
Hometown: Clearwater, Florida
Playboy Story: Kristina and Karissa first met Hugh Hefner when they tested to become playmates. Hef was so impressed by the twins, he invited them to move in to the mansion just three weeks later.
Personality: The twins say their personality “is together.” One twin stated, “If I'm alone, then I don't have my whole personality without her.”
“You never know what they’re going to do or say.” Crystal Harris says.
Differences: Karissa has a beauty mark on her neck. Kristina has a beauty mark under her eye.
First impressions: “People either love them or they hate them -- and they're fine with that,” Crystal Harris says of the twins. So far, we’re not sure which way we’re leaning. Though the twins seem to be as young and carefree as former girlfriend Kendra Wilkinson, they lack Kendra's natural likability. Maybe they’ll grow on us.
