Crystal and Johnnie Moutra

Crystal and Johnnie Moutra competed against six other couples to win the first season of the ABC's reality show, Here Come the Newlyweds, which was hosted by comedian Pat Bullard and aired in Spring of 2008.

Crystal accepted Johnnie's proposal during a Houston Rockets basketball game, where they’d shared their first date and first kiss after being fixed up by Johnnie's father a year and a half earlier. Prior to becoming reality TV stars, the couple shared a house and one car with ten of Johnnie's relatives, but said that being away from their family was the hardest part about competing on the show.

During the final episode, titled, "And the Winner Is...", aired on April 6, 2008, the Moutras beat out Heather and Lance Holmes to win the grand prize $465,000 "nest egg." Fast Facts:

1. Hometown: Missouri City, Texas
2. First child due on April 27, 2008
3. Anniversary: March 24
4. Ages at time of filming: Crystal—22, Johnnie—24
5. Almost didn't go to the audition because it was raining

Quotes:

1. "We wanted to be on TV. One of the main reasons was because we wanted to show everyone that a young couple can make it in a marriage. There’s a lot of divorces going on these days."—Johnnie Moutra
2. "All the challenges helped give us a reality check. Like, this is what you’re going to have to deal with. This is what you’re going to have to change. This is what you’re going to have to sacrifice."—Crystal Moutra

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