Crystal Hefner, James Ward are engaged after 1 year of dating

Crystal Hefner is officially engaged to James Ward eight years after the death of her husband, Hugh Hefner.

As per Us Weekly, James proposed to the model on Friday, April 25, at her Hawaii home “with a six-carat, vintage mine-cut diamond set on a whisper-thin band.”

The couple has been dating for a year.

Speaking about the proposal, Crystal told the outlet, “It truly feels like a full-circle moment. James completely surprised me. He had a hidden staircase and a winding trail cleared to reveal a handcrafted deck perched above a dramatic cliffside overlooking the ocean.”

“It was the exact spot where we’d had a quiet picnic together a year ago — a place that became ‘ours.’ I had no idea he was secretly turning it into something permanent and symbolic,” she shared.

“I thought we were just going for a walk, but when I saw the flowers, the handwritten notes, and the sea stretching endlessly in front of us, I knew something extraordinary was about to happen,” added the 38-year-old.