Saturday, February 2, 2013

Crystal Harris auctioning wedding dress in memory of Mary O'Connor

Crystal Harris has put

her wedding dress up for auction.



The Playboy Playmate has decided

to sell the gown and shoes she wore

when she tied the knot with Hugh

Hefner on New Year's Eve last year

and all the proceeds will go to the

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

charity in the name of Hugh's long-

time secretary Mary O'Connor, who

died last weekend.



Crystal wrote on Twitter: "I am

auctioning my wedding dress with

@charitybuzz to raise money for

lymphoma in memory of Mary (sic)"



The 26-year-old blonde beauty also

included a link to the website,

where individuals can bid for the

dress.



The details of the lot read: "This is

your opportunity to own Crystal

Hefner's stunning wedding gown

and shoes from her recent wedding

to Hugh Hefner!



Mary helped the pair reconcile



"Crystal and Hugh tied the knot on

New Year's Eve in an intimate

ceremony at the Playboy Mansion.



The gown is a strapless, floor-length

mermaid-style in soft pink by

Romona Keveza, and the shoes are

designed by Aruna Seth.



"Crystal is donating this dress in

memory of her good friend, Mary

O'Connor. Mary was Hugh Hefner's

long-time assistant of 40 years, and

is credited with helping Crystal

reconcile with Hef last year,

ultimately leading to their recent

wedding. Money raised will benefit

the Leukemia and Lymphoma

Society in Mary's name."



The items are valued at $7 500 and

the top bid currently stands at $1

000. The auction ends on 11

February.



Mary worked as Hugh's assistant for

over 40 years and is credited with

helping Crystal get back together

with the 86-year-old Playboy owner

after she called off their original

wedding.



Hugh - who described Mary as "the

rock" of the Playboy Mansion - said:



"It's Mary O'Connor that brought

Crystal back. Crystal was miserable

and said so. Mary told Crystal to

write and tell me, which she did."

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