Publisher's Synopsis
Although she was raised in a modest little town and was first shy, she was driven to become more than the "girl next door." Crystal Harris, who was in her late twenties at the time, had already made a name for herself on the catwalks, gotten herself into the Playboy Mansion through deception, and married nonagenarian superstar Hugh Hefner, becoming his third and most contentious wife.
But, that was merely the first act. Crystal reveals the glitzy yet raucous underside of the notorious Playboy lifestyle in her audacious and uninhibited book. She shares the unforeseen difficulties and startling victories of her journey from being a sought-after video vixen and lankan blonde bunny to a rebellious widow, businesswoman, and cultural firebrand who is redefining sexuality in her own limitless image. Crystal portrays her unreserved quest to evolve the Playboy legacy by dismantling it from within, from hosting unimaginably debaucherous bacchanals in the Mansion's infamous grotto to making daring forays into the newest frontiers of immersive erotic technology like VR orgies, AI-driven camming, and haptic bodysuit peripherals. She openly expresses her goal to start a real sexual revolution that redefines desire, radicalizes self-empowerment, and pushes society's outdated ideas about pleasure into the present day. Crystal's journey doesn't turn out to be a story of triumph. She chronicles the never-ending criticism directed at her, which divides detractors into two categories: either they paint Hefner as a self-serving entrepreneur who uses pseudo-feminist language as a marketing gimmick, or they see her as a true cultural rebel whose ideas transcend far beyond the stag party origins of Hefner. Not just for the average Playboy fan, Crystal's memoir is jam-packed with eye-opening confessionals, honest self-reflection, and equal parts refreshing vulnerability and startling entrepreneurial expertise. It's an invitation to enter the revolutionary head of a bold leader who is pushing outrageous anachronism to the forefront of sensual culture while embodying unwavering femininity at every turn. From Model to Mogul reveals the boundless ambition and captivating audacity of a woman's drive to turn unrestrained pleasure into enormous commerce - and sexual revolution into her most profound legacy. It is half raunchy tell-all, part empowerment manifesto.
