Melinda Mays
The following women have appeared in the American or international edition of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month. Those who were also named Playmate of the Year are highlighted in green. A common misconception is that Marilyn Monroe was a Playmate of the Month. She appeared in the first issue of ''Playboy'' as the "Sweetheart of the Month". The term Playmate was introduced in the second issue. 1954–1959 ''Note:'' Ellen Stratton was the first official Playmate of the Year. 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2020 2021– See also * List of Playboy models, including all models who have appeared in Playboy * List of Playboy Playmates of the Year * List of Penthouse Pets This is a list of the models who have appeared in the American edition of '' Penthouse'' magazine and were either named Pet of the Month or Pet of the Year from September 1969 to the present. Pet of the Year names are in bold type and are typic ... ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Playboy
''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. Known for its centerfolds of nude and semi-nude models (Playmates), ''Playboy'' played an important role in the sexual revolution and remains one of the world's best-known brands, having grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI), with a presence in nearly every medium. In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special nation-specific versions of ''Playboy'' are published worldwide, including those by licensees, such as Dirk Steenekamp's DHS Media Group. The magazine has a long history of publishing short stories by novelists such as Arthur C. Clarke, Ian Fleming, Vladimir Nabokov, Saul Bellow, Chuck Palahniuk, P. G. Wodehouse, Roald Dahl, Haruki Murakami, and Margaret Atwood. With a regular display of full-page c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jean Moorehead
Alma Jean Moorhead (born February 4, 1935) is an American retired actress and model. Billed under an alternatively spelled surname, Jean Moorehead, she was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for the October 1955 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Hal Adams. Biography A former Miss Hollywood, Moorhead acted in movies such as the Ed Wood-scripted ''The Violent Years'' (1956) and a guest spot on the TV Western ''Death Valley Days'' (one episode, 1957). Her last billed performances were in two low-budget 1959 films, ''Gunmen from Laredo'' and ''The Atomic Submarine'', with one more (unbilled) appearance in the 1960 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by amazon (company), Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded o ... musical '' Bells Are Ringing''. In 1961, she married and retired from acting. R ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Playboy Playmates Of 1958
__NOTOC__ The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1958. ''Playboy'' magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year. January Elizabeth Ann Roberts (born August 4, 1941) is an American model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for the January 1958 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Arthur James and Mike Shea, when she was 16. February Cheryl Kubert (March 11, 1938 – May 28, 1988) was an American model. She had a bit part in the 1957 film Pal Joey, and was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for the February 1958 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. She died at the age of 50, an apparent suicide. March Zahra Norbo (born February 7, 1934) is a Swedish model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1958 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Tom Caffrey. Norbo was Miss Sweden 1956 and a popular pin-up model in men's magazines. April Felicia Atkins (born ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Colleen Farrington
Colleen Leigh Violet Farrington (August 5, 1936 – October 12, 2015) was an American model, Playboy Playmate, and nightclub singer. She was the mother of actress Diane Lane. Career Farrington was born in Lordsburg, New Mexico, the daughter of Eleanor Biggs. She started work as a fashion model in New York City and was a particular favorite of fashion designer Oleg Cassini. She also had some acting roles. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1957 issue. Her pictorial was photographed by Peter Basch. Personal life Farrington married acting coach Burton Eugene Lane, and divorced him in 1965, shortly after their daughter, Diane Lane, who went on to become an Academy Award-nominated actress, was born. She later settled in Georgia and married Lawrence Price. Farrington died in Jupiter, Florida Jupiter is the northernmost town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. According to the 2020 Census, the town had a population of 61,047 as o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dolores Donlon
Dolores Donlon (born Patricia Vaniver; September 19, 1920 – November 30, 2012) was an American model and actress. Career Born in 1920 in Philadelphia and raised in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, Donlon attended a convent school in Tarrytown, New York. She later trimmed a few years off her age by claiming 1926 was her year of birth when she began modeling in the mid-1940s under the name Pat Van Iver. for the Walter Thornton Model Agency. She began acting in 1948 with uncredited walk-on parts in movies including ''Dough Girls'' and '' Easter Parade''. In 1946, she was elected Queen of the Ball by the New York Press Photographers Association. By 1954, she was playing credited roles in movies such as '' The Long Wait'' and ''Security Risk'', and appearing in television series. Her television credits include roles in '' Have Gun - Will Travel'', '' The Texan'', ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective'', ''Maverick'', ''Perry Mason'', ''The Jack Benny Program'', ''77 Sunset Strip'' and ''I ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dawn Richard (model)
__NOTOC__ The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1957. ''Playboy'' magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year. January June Blair (born Margaret June Blair; October 20, 1933) is an American model and actress. She is best known for being ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Hal Adams. February Sally Todd (born Sarah Joan Todd; June 7, 1934) is an American actress and model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for the February 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by David Sutton and Ed DeLong. March Sandra Edwards (born March 12, 1938) is an American actress and model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Gowland. Her name is usually spelled Saundra Edwards. April Gloria Windsor (born 1935) is an American model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sandra Edwards
Saundra Edwards (March 12, 1938 - June 2, 2017), was an American actress and model. Career Edwards was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Gowland. In addition to her modeling career for ''Playboy'' and other men's magazines, Edwards, who is part Cherokee, was a showgirl in Las Vegas. Her acting credits — she was a contract player at Warner Bros. — include a few films like ''The Crowded Sky'' (1960), '' Parrish'' (1961), ''A Fever in the Blood'' (1961), and many television roles in programs such as ''Sugarfoot'', '' Hawaiian Eye'', ''Cheyenne'', and ''Maverick'' (in the ''Maverick'' episode "Holiday at Hollow Rock" with James Garner in 1958). In 1958 Edwards appeared as Vardis Coll on ''Cheyenne'' in the episode titled "Dead to Rights." Also in 1958 Edwards appeared in the ''Cheyenne'' episode titled "White Warrior" as Lois Whitton opposite Clint Walker and guest Star Michael Landon, in the ending ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sally Todd
Sally Todd (born Sarah Joan Todd; June 7, 1934) is an American actress and model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for the February 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by David Sutton and Ed DeLong. Film and television actress Born in Missouri, and raised in Arizona, Todd's entertainment career began in 1952 when her mother encouraged her to enter The Miss Tucson Beauty Contest at the age of seventeen. She won first prize—an all-expense-paid trip to Hollywood. Upon arrival in Hollywood she took a job modelling teenage clothes, and swimwear for Cole of California. She immediately got an uncredited part as a bathing suit model in the Jane Russell film, ''The French Line''. In 1955 she moved to New York City to become one of 'The Carson Cuties' on ''The Johnny Carson Show''. The show was short lived and she moved back to Hollywood when it ended in 1956. She was spotted by a talent scout for 20th Century Fox. That led to a contract with the studio a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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June Blair
Margaret June Blair (October 20, 1932 – December 4, 2022) was an American model and actress. She was best known for being ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1957 issue and for being part of the TV series ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' as the wife of her real-life husband David Nelson. Acting career Blair made her first television appearance in 1954. Through the rest of the decade, she took supporting roles in feature films and guest-starred in series television, including two episodes, "Performance Under Fire" and "The Dead Ringer" of the 1960-61 syndicated western series ''Two Faces West''. Personal life and death Blair was engaged to the singer Nino Tempo in 1957. The next year she broke off her engagement with Tempo and started dating Lindsay Crosby. On May 21, 1961, Blair married David Nelson and joined the cast of ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''. Ricky Nelson was the best man. She had two sons with David, born 1962 and 1966; ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Playboy Playmates Of 1957
__NOTOC__ The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1957. ''Playboy'' magazine names its Playboy Playmate, Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year. January June Blair (born Margaret June Blair; October 20, 1933) is an American model and actress. She is best known for being ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Hal Adams. February Sally Todd (born Sarah Joan Todd; June 7, 1934) is an American actress and model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for the February 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by David Sutton and Ed DeLong. March Sandra Edwards (born March 12, 1938) is an American actress and model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Gowland. Her name is usually spelled Saundra Edwards. April Gloria Windsor (born 1935) is an American model. She was ''Playboy'' magaz ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Betty Blue (model)
Betty Blue (August 14, 1931 – August 23, 2000) was an American model and actress and was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for the November 1956 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Hal Adams. A self-described nudist, Blue was a showgirl at the El Rancho Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas before becoming a Playmate, and posed for other men's magazines before and after joining the ''Playboy'' family. She also did additional nude photo shoots for ''Playboy'', usually anonymously, and can be seen in a mid-1990s topless shot in ''The Playmate Book''. Blue had a limited acting career, mostly in TV commercials and some B-movies. From 1957 to 1963, Blue was married to producer and director Harold Lime. They remarried in 1991. Upon her death from heart failure, her ashes were sprinkled on the grounds of the Playboy Mansion. Filmography * ''Women in Revolt'' (1971) (as Baby Betty) .... Betty ''Not Tonight Henry''(1961) .... Pocahontas See also * List of people in Playboy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elsa Sorensen
Elsa may refer to: ELSA (acronym) *ELSA Technology, a manufacturer of computer hardware *English Language Skills Assessment *English Longitudinal Study of Ageing *Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects research *European Law Students' Association * European League of Stuttering Associations *Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Australia, a group in the history of the Lutheran Church of Australia *Experimental light-sport aircraft (E-LSA) People * Elsa (given name), a female given name * Pedro Elsa (1901–unknown), Argentine Olympic athlete Characters * Elsa of Brabant, a character in the 1850 Richard Wagner opera ''Lohengrin'' * Elsa (''Frozen''), fictional character from the Disney animated franchise, ''Frozen'' Places * Elsa, California, a place in California, U.S. * Elsa, Texas, U.S. * Elsa, Yukon, Canada Other * 182 Elsa, an asteroid * ''Elsa'' (album), debut album of Elsa Lunghini * Elsa (river), Tuscany, Italy * Elsa the lioness, subject of the book and film ''Born Free'' * Sto ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |