About Crystal Harris

Crystal Harris (born April 29, 1986) is a British-American model and singer who was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for December 2009. Harris British parents were entertainers, who were working at the England-themed amusement park in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, the present location of the 19th century London Bridge. After her birth, they returned to England, before returning to the United States and settling in San Diego, California, where she and her two older sisters grew up. Harris attended La Jolla High School and went to San Diego State University, majoring in psychology, where she started modelling. It was during this period that she came to the attention of the Playboy organization. Harris met Hugh Hefner on Halloween 2008. She then appeared as "Co-Ed of the week" on Playboy.com magazine in the week of October 30, 2008, under the name Crystal Carter. From late 2009