Las Vegas Weekly

April 4, 2009 · 8:31 PM

Hef has all six Girls Next Door on his arm for 83rd birthday at Palms Place

By Robin Leach

Hugh Hefner and his six current and former Girls Next Door.

Photo: TVT

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner was as cool and as calm as could be when his new three Girls Next Door met the previous three who moved out from the Playboy Mansion last fall. As Hef told me: “What better birthday present could I ask for than for all of us to be happily reunited.”

It was his 83rd birthday weekend at the Palms, and this afternoon he reveled in his center-stage role with the six-pack of princesses.

It was the very first time that former love Holly Madison, 29, met Crystal Harris, 22, who is now the main love interest for Hef, although the Shannon twins -- Karissa and Kristina -- also living with him at the Mansion.

Click back tomorrow for our one-on-one interview with Hef, when he talks candidly about the girls, loves lost and won, the hurt he felt when Holly ended their romance -- and the challenges he faces for his empire in a troubled economy. We'll have follow-up photo reports all weekend long, including tonight’s dinner at N9NE Steakhouse, and then his birthday cake party up in The Playboy Club in the Palms Fantasy Tower.

Then new ladylove Crystal has promised him a unique birthday gift. She confided that she will dress up in thigh-high boots, fishnets, garter belt and an antique corset to perform a burlesque show for him. “It’s the first time I’ve ever done anything like it, but I know it’s what he wants for his birthday. I’m a good sport, so he gets what he wants.”

Yes, The Girls Next Door cameras will film the first part, so we’ll all eventually get to watch -- but then Crystal is kicking them out so they can celebrate in private. Interesting to note that the Shannon twins will not be permitted to join Hef for his bash in The Playboy Club because they are 19, and Nevada law bans minors under age 21 from being in the gaming premises!

Much more news tomorrow, but we wanted to get you this posting as early as possible.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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