By Katie Gray

It’s the end of an era. American icon, publishing pioneer, activist and the ultimate Playboy – sadly passed away recently, at age 91. RIP Hugh Hefner! Since being founded in 1953, Playboy has been a notable American men’s magazine that specializes in lifestyle and entertainment. Of course it is most notable for featuring beautiful women. What would a Playboy be without beautiful women? The gorgeous women featured on the cover and in the magazine, are known as Playmates and Centerfolds. Playboy enterprises is a huge company, with many different divisions. They have accessories and clothing to Playboy TV. From 2005 until 2010, Hugh Hefner and his girlfriends, starred in the E! reality series The Girls Next Door. It starred Hugh Hefner, and the celebrity couple – his three girlfriends: Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson. Who could forget the theme song “Come on-a My House” and the funny adventures that played out on the screen? Hugh Hefner has notoriety for always being surrounded by beautiful women, and dating several of them at once. Hefner was married a couple of times, and is the father of four children. His celebrity relationships were always highly publicized. They often all lived with him at the famous Playboy Mansion. It doesn’t feel real that Hef is gone, but his memory and Playboy – will live on!

Cupid has compiled the 5 Best Playboy Playmate Celebrity Relationships:

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By Katie Gray

Celebrity love is in the air, and diamonds are a girl’s best friend! Former Girl Next Door, Bridget Marquardt, is engaged! Nick Carpenter gave her a diamond spider celebrity engagement ring, which is fitting because Halloween is her favorite holiday and time of the year. This celebrity couple have been dating for a long time and are ready to tie the knot. According to UsMagazine.com, Marquardt and Carpenter met at the Playboy Mansion. Marquardt said, “I’ve heard that people want to marry their best friends. I think that should be partially true. You want someone you can sit with in sweats, plus go out with. You want them to have a lot of best friend qualities, but you want to make sure that you have the spice and passion that you wouldn’t have with your best friend. You want the relationship to be one step beyond that.”

This celebrity couple will soon be walking down the aisle. What are some ways to choose your partner’s engagement ring?

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By Bridget Marquardt, former star of The Girls Next Door

Originally published on Appitalism.com

As a television personality and former “Girl Next Door,” men often think they know me personally.  But just because I’m accessible, that doesn’t mean I’m obtainable!

The truth is, while having men pay attention to you when you’re out at dinner or at a club is flattering, the constant flood of cheap lines and cheaper cologne can quickly ruin an evening.

So what’s a guy to do when he wants to land the girl of his dreams?  Drop the posturing and player image, listen to what the woman has to say, and take…it…slow.  In order to get things rolling in the right direction, I’ve come up with several apps currently available at Appitalism.com that are certain to take your dating skills to a new level:

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Former Girl Next Door Bridget Marquardt has a new reality television show in the works.  What’s her only concern?  Can she and boyfriend Nicolas Carpenter keep their relationship intact?  She told RadarOnline, “It’s kind of fun to be able to share it with my boyfriend, but at the same time I have concerns with that as well…they always say that all these reality show couples end up breaking up and [have] lots of problems and stuff so I’m definitely listening to that and taking that into consideration.  Maybe a formatted show is a better way to go.”  Bridget Marquardt is excited about the show and is also thrilled with her post-playboy life.  She and Nicolas Carpenter, a director, hope to  “…do some more horror movies together where I’m producing and he’s directing and his brother is actually a writer so we kind of have a team here!”

When do you go public with your relationship?

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