Hugh Hefner To Wed Sexy 24 Year Old Former Playmate

Hugh Hefner, the 84 year old Playboy magazine founder celebrated Christmas with his newest plaything after announcing his engagement to bombshell girlfriend Crystal Harris, a 24-year-old former Playmate.

Harris, who posed naked for Playboy last December, burst into tears at the news that the octogenarian mogul wants to tie the knot.

"This is the happiest Christmas weekend in memory," Hefner wrote.

Hefner later tweeted to let friends and fans know that ring was not simply a Christmas gift for the sexy gal pal. "Yes, the ring I gave Crystal is an engagement ring," the mogul wrote. "I didn't mean to make a mystery out of it. A very merry Christmas to all."

Harris would be the third marriage for the still-dapper Hef. He divorced stunning Playmate Kimberly Conrad last year and was married for 10 years to college sweetheart Mildred Williams in the '50s.

Hefner stars in the of E! reality series "The Girls Next Door," which chronicles his life surrounded by 20-something vixens at the Playboy Mansion.

Harris, who studied psychology at San Diego State University, starred in his reality show along with Hefner's teenage twin girlfriends at the time, Karissa and Kristina Shannon. In October, Harris made a YouTube video in which she tried on various sexy Halloween outfits for Hefner's enjoyment.