Hefner had no shortage of girlfriends and wives during his tenure as one of the world's most notorious publishers. She went on to appear on four Playboy covers and posed nude in the magazine. The couple met at a party after high school, though Hefner left soon after for the United States Army. Williams cheated on him while he was overseas, but they still married. Hefner and Williams had two children together: Christie, 64, and David, The pair had two children together : Marston Hefner, 27, and Cooper Hefner, The model and actress was named Playmate of the Month in January and Playmate of the Year in

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Crystal Harris: I was Hef's wife. He taught me love, gave me life
BUNNY how time flies! The tycoon, who died in , surrounded himself with beautiful women and had at least three girlfriends at a time sharing his million Playboy Mansion in LA. I tended not to care about much until the next day. I had to be very drunk or smoke lots of weed to survive those nights. Kendra left the Mansion in after meeting her future husband, American footballer Hank Baskett.
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The year-old model was married to Hefner at the time of his death. The couple tied the knot in after meeting when she covered the December issue of Playboy. Harris was Hefner's third wife.
The first woman to pose completely nude in Playboy has spoken out about working with Hugh Hefner, after he passed away aged Speaking to host John Humphrys, Coles revealed that she had first been told about The Playboy Club by a friend whilst working the co-op fuel office in Portsmouth where she was born. She revealed that the decision to start including full frontal nudity in the magazine was a business matter, one that Hefner himself did not take lightly. When she was asked to be photographed for it, Coles rushed home to get her passport and was promptly flown out to the Playboy HQ in Chicago to shoot the infamous image, which was taken by Alexas Urba. The issue sold seven million copies, she revealed to The Daily Telegraph. Coles was later named playmate of the year in , the only Brit to ever obtain the esteemed title. The former playmate revealed how grateful she is to Hefner, who introduced her to her husband Victor Lownes. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.