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each month throughout the year.

January

Miki Garcia (born February 17, 1947, in

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) is an American model. She is best known for being ''

'' magazine's

for its January 1973 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by

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February

Cynthia Lynn Wood (born September 25, 1950, in

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) is an American

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and

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. She is the daughter of Harold and Erma Wood. She was chosen as ''

'' magazine's

in February 1973, and the 1974

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. Her

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was photographed by

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March

Bonnie Large (born September 9, 1952, in

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) was ''

'' magazine's

for March 1973. Her

was photographed by

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and

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. She is noted for becoming historically the first Playmate of the Month ever to appear clearly full frontal nude. (

Marilyn Cole Marilyn Cole (born 7 May 1949) is ''Playboy'' magazine's January 1972 Playmate of the Month. She was the magazine's first full-frontal nude centerfold. She also became 1973's Playmate of the Year – the only Briton to hold that title. Her orig ...

, Playmate of the Month for January 1972, made the first full-frontal nude posing, but her

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April

Julie Woodson (born July 11, 1950, in

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) was ''

'' magazine's

for April 1973. Her

was photographed by

and

. Woodson was only the third

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Playboy Playmate of the Month, the earlier two being Jennifer Jackson in March 1965 and

Jean Bell Jean Bell (born Annie Lee Morgan on November 23, 1944) is a former ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month, and one of the first African American women to feature in this role. She later had a career as an actress in movies, most prominently in '' TNT ...

in October 1969.

May

Anulka Maria Dziubinska (born 14 December 1950) is an English

and

. She was featured as ''

'' magazine's

in May 1973. After her Playmate appearance, Dziubinska became an actress of

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and

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, perhaps most prominently in her debut role as a

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in the

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classic ''

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'' (

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), in which she was credited by only her first name, Anulka. Further

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assignments followed. In the late 1970s, Dziubinska moved to the USA. She continued her career and married twice. She left the public eye in 1985, however, when she became pregnant with her first child. Eventually, she became a

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er and owner of a florist shop in

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. She returned to England in 2003 for an appearance in the documentary

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'', in which she shares her memories of working on the film. In

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, she co-wrote a book about flower design, ''Zen Flowers: Designs to Soothe the Senses and Nourish the Soul''.

June

Ruthy Ross (born March 22, 1948, in

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) was ''

'' magazine's

for June 1973. Her centerfold was photographed by

. She is sometimes credited as Ruthey Ross.

July

Martha Smith (born Martha Anne Smith on October 16, 1952, in

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) is an American model and actress. She is sometimes credited as Martha L. Smith. Smith attended

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. Smith has starred in movies, such as ''

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'', and has appeared in several TV series as a guest star. She was a regular on the adventure series ''

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'', and appeared as a frequent panelist on ''

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''. In July 1973, she was chosen ''

'' magazine's

. Her

was photographed by

August

Phyllis Coleman (born August 31, 1949, in

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) is an American model. She was ''

'' magazine's

for the August 1973 issue. Her

was photographed by the husband-and-wife team of Bill and Mel Figge.

September

Geri Glass (born June 20, 1949, in

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) is an American model. She was ''

'' magazine's

for the September 1973 issue. Her

was photographed by

October

Valerie Lane (born August 4, 1949, in

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) is an American model. She was ''

'' magazine's

for the October 1973 issue. Her

was photographed by

and

November

Monica Tidwell (born January 14, 1954, in

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) is an American model. A

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, she was ''

'' magazine's

for the November 1973 issue. Her

was photographed by

Dwight Hooker Dwight Hooker (June 22, 1928 – January 3, 2015) was an American photographer and architect. He was best known as a photographer for ''Playboy'' magazine and has been described as one of the masters of "the sensual and the erotic", along with pho ...

and

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December

Christine Maddox (born March 24, 1950, in

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) is an American model. She is best known for being ''

'' magazine's

for its December 1973 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by

Richard Fegley Leon Richard Fegley (November 29, 1936 – September 15, 2001) was a professional photographer who worked for ''Playboy'' magazine for 30 years. Fegley started taking photos during a stint in the United States Air Force and eventually attended th ...

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