May 2, 2025 Courtesy of Crystal Hefner Crystal Hefner and James Ward. Former Playboy model Crystal Hefner is engaged! James Ward proposed to Hefner on Friday, April 25, at her Hawaii home.

Former Playboy model Crystal Hefner, who was married to Hugh Hefner from 2012 until his death in 2017, got engaged in Hawaii to marine biologist James Ward on April 25 following a year of dating.

Crystal Hefner is engaged to James Ward after one year of dating, they exclusively reveal to Us Weekly. Ward proposed to Hefner, 39, with a six-carat, vintage mine-cut diamond set on a whisper ...

Crystal Hefner has found a soulmate with her new boyfriend James Ward. “With James, my feelings are valued, validated,” she tells PEOPLE. “I am seen and I am heard.” ...

Crystal Hefner spoke exclusively to Us Weekly about her decision to drop Playboy founder Hugh Hefner's famous last name amid her engagement to James Ward ...

Crystal Hefner (née Harris) opened up about her “happy” relationship with her new boyfriend, James Ward, seven years after the death of her late husband, Hugh Hefner. “I’ve done a lot of ...

After her traumatic five-year marriage to Hugh Hefner, Crystal Hefner didn’t expect to find romance and to be in a “healthy relationship” — but then she met James Ward.

Former Playboy model Crystal Hefner is engaged! James Ward proposed to Hefner on Friday, April 25, at her Hawaii home. Us Weekly was first to report the news, noting that Ward popped the question ...

Crystal Hefner and boyfriend James Ward are celebrating their first anniversary together with a luxurious getaway to Africa, and the former Playboy model is sharing the special photos exclusively ...