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NEWS ABOUT: The Girls Next Door

The Girls Next Door stories: 14 news summaries

 Twins' Granny Likes That Hef 

Kristina and Karissa's grandma is happy for her girls

Oct 8, 09 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apparently this is the week for celebrities’ grandmothers to come out of the woodwork. The latest: the grandma of Hugh Hefner’s 20-year-old twin girlfriends, Kristina and Karissa Shannon: “I got the sweetest letter from their grandmother who raised them,” Hef tells E! “She said how happy... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity • Playboy • Hugh Hefner • The Girls Next Door • Karissa Shannon • Kristina Shannon

 Hef Hurt My Self-Esteem: Holly 

Ex-Playmate also talks plastic surgery

Sep 2, 09 1:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now that former Playmate Holly Madison is no longer a girl next door, she's opening up about how ex Hugh Hefner damaged her self-esteem. She also tells Life & Style why she turned to plastic surgery, PopEater reports.
  • On Hef: "Living with Hef brought down my self-esteem a
... More »

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entertainment • plastic surgery • Playboy • Hugh Hefner • Playboy Mansion • The Girls Next Door • Holly Madison

 Hef Ex, Beau 
 Marry at 
 Playboy 
 Mansion 

Baby On the Way

Jun 28, 09 5:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kendra Wilkinson went from girl next door to something of an honest woman yesterday, reports E! Online, exchanging vows with beau and soon-to-be babydaddy Hank Baskett at the Playboy Mansion in front of 500 guests, swirling paparazzi, and 83-year-old ex Hugh Hefner. Wilkinson's fellow Girls Next Door co-stars served... More »

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gossip • Philadelphia Eagles • Playboy • celebrity pregnancy • Hugh Hefner • celebrity marriage • Playboy Mansion • The Girls Next Door • Kendra Wilkinson • Hank Baskett

GOSSIP ROUNDUP


 Hef Is Healthy; 
 Jon + Kate's 
 Marriage Isn't 

Plus, Eminem is back—and more

Mar 6, 09 11:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Yesterday it was Ed McMahon protesting rumors of his demise; today it’s Hugh Hefner. The 83-year-old Playboy magnate is “in very good shape and feeling very good,” he tells E!, adding that the breakup with his exes certainly isn’t taking a toll: “The recovery, thanks... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Girls Gone Wild • Joe Francis • Eminem • celebrity divorces • Hugh Hefner • Ivana Trump • Rossano Rubicondi • celebrity marriage • The Girls Next Door • Brody Jenner • Jon and Kate Plus 8

 Without His Girls, Hef Slides 

Playboy icon aged 10 years in a month: insider

Mar 5, 09 12:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Masquerade ball attendees at the Playboy mansion last weekend were appalled to discover the aging face on Hugh Hefner was no mask. "He looked so old, like he had aged 10 years in the last month," an insider tells Fox News. The 83-year-old made a brief appearance... More »

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health • celebrity • Playboy • Hugh Hefner • Playboy Mansion • The Girls Next Door • Holly Madison

 Hef-Ex Holly Madison 
 to Join Dancing 

Madison may replace Jewel on the show

Mar 4, 09 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Holly Madison is done with Hugh Hefner and The Girls Next Door, but she hasn't quit on reality TV just yet. The single-again blonde is joining Dancing with the Stars, possibly to replace Jewel, Us reports. Jewel wrote on her blog that tendinitis may force her to quit, though... More »

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Dancing with the Stars • celebrity • Playboy • Hugh Hefner • The Girls Next Door • Holly Madison

 Hef's Ex Lands 
 Own Reality Show 

Girls Next Door may star Hef's new squeezes

Feb 4, 09 11:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Kendra Wilkinson is saying goodbye to the Playboy Mansion and hello to her own reality show, the Daily News reports. Kendra will follow Wilkinson as she adjusts to life without Hugh Hefner and plans her wedding to Hank Baskett of the Philadelphia Eagles. But no worries: The Girls Next Door... More »

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reality TV • Playboy • Hugh Hefner • Playboy Mansion • The Girls Next Door • Kendra Wilkinson

 Hef Too 
 'Busy' to 
 Miss Exes 

May add even more girlfriends

Jan 29, 09 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Hugh Hefner is too busy with his replacement girlfriends to miss his three exes—and he might ask even more to join the brood, E! reports. “The best solution to lost love is new love,” the Playboy magnate said. As for rumors he’s scouting for more gal... More »

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celebrity • Criss Angel • Playboy • Hugh Hefner • Playboy Mansion • The Girls Next Door • Kendra Wilkinson • Hank Baskett • Holly Madison • Bridget Marquardt

 Hef's New 
 Girlfriends 
 Move In 

Three latest gal pals live in the Mansion now

Jan 13, 09 9:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Just days after Hugh Hefner’s last ex moved out of the Playboy Mansion, his three newest gal pals moved in, the New York Daily News reports. And apparently model Crystal Harris and 19-year-old twins Karissa and Kristina Shannon may not be enough to keep the 82-year-old busy: “There... More »

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celebrity • Playboy • Hugh Hefner • Playboy Mansion • The Girls Next Door

 3rd Hef 
 Girlfriend 
 Moving On 

Playmate ditches Hefner pad to hit the road for Travel Channel

Jan 10, 09 10:04 AM CST
(Newser) - The last of the Girls Next Door has closed the door of the Playboy Mansion behind her. Bridget Marquardt is following in the steps of Hugh Hefner exes Holly Madison and Kendra Wilkinson and getting her own place, she tells Us Magazine. Marquardt still has a "special relationship"... More »

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Playboy • Playboy Mansion • The Girls Next Door • Kendra Wilkinson • Holly Madison • Bridget Marquardt

OPINION

 2008's 
 Hottest 
 Ladies 

Fox News names the best bods

Dec 26, 08 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - You didn't think Fox News would forget about the ladies, did you? Here's a sample of its choices for hottest bods of 2008:
  • Karolina Kurkova: She has no bellybutton, "but that didn't stop magazines from Photoshopping one on her for their photo spreads."
  • Angelina Jolie:
... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Lindsay Lohan • Tina Fey • celebrity • hot • Jennifer Aniston • sexy • The Girls Next Door • Kendra Wilkinson • Holly Madison • Bridget Marquardt • Karolina Kurkova • Best of 2008

 Christie Hefner 
 to Leave 
 Playboy 

Founder's daughter moving to non-profit ventures

Dec 8, 08 1:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Christie Hefner is stepping down as CEO of Playboy after 20 years at the helm of her father Hugh’s operation, she tells the Chicago Tribune. The company’s stock is down, and it has shuttered key divisions, but Hefner, 56, said her resignation was a personal choice. She intends... More »

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Chicago • pornography • resignation • Playboy • Hugh Hefner • magazine publishing • The Girls Next Door • economic downturn • Christie Hefner

 Hef Is Like a Dad to Ex Kendra 

Playboy founder will give former lover away

Nov 13, 08 8:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Hugh Hefner is more than just an ex of Girls Next Door star Kendra Wilkinson—he’s “like a father to her,” says Wilkinson’s fiancé, Hank Baskett. The Philadelphia Eagles receiver made sure to get Hef's blessing before popping the question, reports Us magazine. The two have... More »

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celebrity • Playboy • Hugh Hefner • Playboy Mansion • The Girls Next Door • Kendra Wilkinson • Hank Baskett

 Hef's Kendra to Wed NFL Star   

Hefner will give away ex-girlfriend to Hank Baskett at Playboy Mansion in June

Nov 7, 08 1:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Hugh Hefner is losing another girlfriend, and she’ll go directly into another man’s arms, AP reports. Kendra Wilkinson is set to marry Philadelphia Eagles receiver Hank Baskett, but Hef isn’t sore: He will give her away at the estate they both called home. Wilkinson, 23, dated Hefner... More »

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engagement • Playboy • Hugh Hefner • The Girls Next Door • Kendra Wilkinson • Hank Baskett • Holly Madison • Bridget Marquardt

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