Cynthia Jeanette Myers (September 12, 1950 – November 4, 2011) was an American model, actress, and ''
Playboy'' magazine's
Playmate of the Month
A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playm ...
for the December 1968 issue.
Career
Myers was the first ''Playboy'' Playmate born in the 1950s when she appeared in the magazine in December 1968. The pictures were shot in June 1968 when she was 17 years old, but it was Playboy's policy at that time to wait until a Playmate turned 18 before her pictures would be published.
Her pictorial was titled "Wholly Toledo!" because of Myers' hometown and large breasts. Her
centerfold was photographed by
Pompeo Posar, and quickly became a favorite of American troops in
Vietnam. The centerfold appears in the 1987 film ''
Hamburger Hill'' and in the 1989 film ''
The Siege of Firebase Gloria''. According to Myers, she was 13 when her breasts began to develop to the size 39 DD they were when she appeared in ''Playboy''. After her magazine debut, Myers made frequent appearances on
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was an American magazine publisher. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of ''Playboy'' magazine, a publication with revealing photographs and articles which provoked charges of obsc ...
's ''
Playboy After Dark'' TV series in 1969. She made an uncredited appearance in ''
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' (1969) before taking the leading role of the sensitive bisexual
rock and roll singer and bass player Casey Anderson in
Russ Meyer's ''
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' (1970). She followed this with a supporting role in the
Western, ''
Molly and Lawless John
''Molly and Lawless John'' is a 1972 American Western film directed by Gary Nelson and starring Vera Miles and Sam Elliott. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1973.
Plot
Molly Parker (Vera Miles) is marr ...
'' (1972).
In 1994, it became known that a nude photo of Myers (along with fellow playmates
Angela Dorian
Victoria Vetri (born September 26, 1944; also known as Angela Dorian and Victoria Rathgeb) is an American model and actress.
Early life and education
Vetri was born in the Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles, California, to Italian immigra ...
,
Reagan Wilson and
Leslie Bianchini
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 ...
) was scanned and inserted into
Apollo 12
Apollo 12 (November 14–24, 1969) was the sixth crewed flight in the United States Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. It was launched on November 14, 1969, by NASA from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Commander Pete Conra ...
extra-vehicular activity
Extravehicular activity (EVA) is any activity done by an astronaut in outer space outside a spacecraft. In the absence of a breathable Earthlike atmosphere, the astronaut is completely reliant on a space suit for environmental support. EVA inc ...
astronaut cuff checklists by the Apollo 12 backup crew (Dave Scott, Jim Irwin, Al Worden) at
NASA.
In 2009, Myers became a spokeswoman for
Schlitz beer.
Bill Cosby
Sometime after 1997, Myers provided interviews for the book ''Centerfolds'', which was released in 2015. In these undated interviews, she claimed she personally witnessed Cosby "
use drugs to have sex with women" at the Playboy Mansion, stating that his actions repulsed her so much she was unable to "shed a tear" when Cosby's son
Ennis was murdered in 1997.
Death
Myers died of lung cancer at age 61 on November 4, 2011.
See also
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List of people in ''Playboy'' 1960–1969
References
External links
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1950 births
2011 deaths
American film actresses
Actresses from Toledo, Ohio
1960s Playboy Playmates
Deaths from lung cancer in California
21st-century American women