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List of Playmates of the Year

*1953:

Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe (; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; 1 June 1926 4 August 1962) was an American actress. Famous for playing comedic " blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as wel ...

*1954: *1955: *1956: *1957: *1958: *1959: *1960:

Ellen Stratton Ellen is a female given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elena and Helen. Ellen was the 609th most popular name in the U.S. and the 17th in Sweden in 2004. People named Ellen include: *Ellen Adarna (born 1988), Filipino actress *Ellen A ...

*1961: Linda Gamble *1962:

Christa Speck Christa Speck (August 1, 1942 – March 22, 2013) was a German model and actress. She was chosen as ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for the September 1961 issue, and as the 1962 Playmate of the Year. Her original pictorial was phot ...

*1963:

June Cochran June Cochran (February 20, 1943 – May 20, 2004) was an American model and beauty queen. Biography Cochran was born in East Tennessee and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana after her sophomore year in high school. She won the Miss Indiana USA pagea ...

*1964:

Donna Michelle Donna Michelle Ronne (née Fick; December 8, 1945 – April 9, 2004) was an American model, actress, and photographer. Known professionally as Donna Michelle, she was ''Playboy'' magazine's December 1963 Playboy Playmate, Playmate of the Month ...

*1965:

Jo Collins Janet Canoy (born August 5, 1945 in Lebanon, Oregon), known professionally as Jo Collins, is ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for December 1964 and Playmate of the Year for 1965. Her original pictorial was photographed by Mario Casil ...

*1966:

Allison Parks Allison Parks (born Gloria Waldron; October 18, 1941 – June 21, 2010) was an American model and actress. She was chosen as ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month in October 1965, and Playmate of the Year for 1966, appearing as the cover ...

*1967: Lisa Baker *1968: Angela Dorian *1969:

Connie Kreski Connie Kreski (September 19, 1946 – March 21, 1995) was born Constance Joanne Kornacki. She was an American model and actress. In January 1968, Kreski posed in the centerfold as ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month. She subsequently w ...

*1970:

Claudia Jennings Mary Eileen Chesterton (December 20, 1949 – October 3, 1979), known professionally as Claudia Jennings, was an American actress and model. Jennings was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for November 1969 and also Playmate of the Y ...

*1971:

Sharon Clark Sharon Clark (born October 15, 1943, in Seminole, Oklahoma) is an American model and actress. She was ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for August 1970. Her centerfold was photographed by William Figge and Ed DeLong. Career In 1971, at age 27, ...

*1972:

Liv Lindeland Liv Lindeland (born 7 December 1945 in Norway) is a Norwegian model, actress, and talent agent. She was chosen as ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for January 1971 and as the Playmate of the Year for 1972. Her original pictorial was ...

*1973:

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 ...

*1974: Cyndi Wood *1975:

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*1976:

Lillian Müller Lillian Müller (born 19 August 1951) is a Norwegian model and an actress in motion pictures and television. She was born in Grimstad, Norway. Career A " Page Three Girl" five times, her first appearance was in January 1974. Müller achieved h ...

*1977:

Patti McGuire Patti may refer to: People * Patti (name) * Patti caste, a group of people Places * Patti, Iran (disambiguation) * Patti, Punjab, India * Patti, Punjab Assembly constituency, India * Patti, Sicily * Patti, Uttar Pradesh, India * Patti, Uttar Prad ...

*1978:

Debra Jo Fondren Debra Jo Fondren (born February 5, 1955) is an American model and actress. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for the September 1977 issue and Playmate of the Year for 1978. Her pictorial was photographed by Robert Scott Hooper ...

*1979:

Monique St. Pierre 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 w ...

*1980:

Dorothy Stratten Dorothy Ruth Hoogstraten (February 28, 1960 – August 14, 1980), known professionally as Dorothy Stratten, was a Playboy Playmate and actress, originally from Canada. Stratten was the ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for August 1979 and Playm ...

*1981:

Terri Welles Terri Welles (born Terri Knepper; November 21, 1956) is an American actress and adult model. She first appeared on the cover of the May 1980 issue of ''Playboy'', wearing a flight attendant costume to illustrate a pictorial on stewardesses (Wel ...

*1982:

Shannon Tweed Shannon Lee Tweed Simmons (born March 10, 1957) is a Canadian actress and model. One of the most successful actresses of mainstream erotica, she is identified with the genre of the erotic thriller. Tweed has appeared in more than 60 films and i ...

*1983:

Marianne Gravatte Marianne Gravatte (born December 13, 1959, in Hollywood, California) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for the October 1982 issue, then as the 1983 Playmate of the Year. Her original ...

*1984: Barbara Edwards *1985:

Karen Velez Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding woman displaying certain behaviors People * Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand ** Karen languages or Karenic la ...

*1986:

Kathy Shower Kathleen Ann Shower (born March 8, 1953 as Kathleen Ann Schrauer) is an American model and actress. Known as Kathy Shower she is '' Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for May 1985 and Playmate of the Year for 1986. At that time, she was the olde ...

*1987:

Donna Edmondson Donna may refer to the short form of the honorific ''nobildonna'', the female form of Don (honorific) in Italian. People *Donna (given name); includes name origin and list of people and characters with the name * Roberto Di Donna (born 1968), Ita ...

*1988:

India Allen India Allen (born India Juliana Orban on June 1, 1965, in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American actress and model. Allen appeared as a centerfold in the December 1987 issue of ''Playboy'' magazine and was subsequently named Playmate of the Year ...

*1989:

Kimberley Conrad Kimberley Conrad (born Kimberley Conradt; August 6, 1962) was chosen as ''Playboy''s Playboy Playmate, Playmate of the Month in January 1988 and became List of Playmates of the Year, Playmate of the Year 1989. Conrad was Hugh Hefner's second wife ...

*1990:

Reneé Tenison Reneé Tenison (born December 2, 1968) is an American model, actress, and the first African-American selected to be the ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Year (1990). Personal life and career Tenison was born in Caldwell, Idaho. She has three olde ...

*1991:

Lisa Matthews Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer * Lisa Komine (born 1978), ...

*1992:

Corinna Harney Corinna Harney (born February 20, 1972) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as ''Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for August 1991 and ''Playboy's'' Playmate of the Year for 1992. Harney is sometimes credited as Corina Harney, Cor ...

*1993:

Anna Nicole Smith Anna Nicole Smith (born Vickie Lynn Hogan; November 28, 1967 – February 8, 2007) was an American model, actress, and television personality. Smith started her career as a ''Playboy'' magazine centerfold in May 1992 and won the title of 1993 ...

*1994:

Jenny McCarthy Jennifer McCarthy Wahlberg (' Jennifer Ann McCarthy; born November 1, 1972) is an American actress, model, and television personality. She began her career in 1993 as a nude model for ''Playboy'' magazine and was later named their Playmate of ...

*1995:

Julie Lynn Cialini Julie may refer to: * Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day * ''Julie'' (1975 film), a Hindi film by K. S. Sethumadhava ...

*1996: Stacy Sanches *1997:

Victoria Silvstedt Karin Victoria Silvstedt (born 19 September 1974)''Expressen'', 29 October 2004. is a Swedish model, actress, singer, and television personality.Victoria Silvstedt Official Homepage, victoriasilvstedt.com, 8 May 2010. Early life Born in Skellef ...

*1998:

Karen McDougal Karen McDougal (born March 23, 1971) is an American model and actress. She is known for her appearances in ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month for December 1997 and Playmate of the Year of 1998.Fegley, Richard, & Wayda, Stephen (photog ...

*1999:

Heather Kozar Heather Kozar (born May 4, 1976) is an American glamour model known as ''Playboy''s Playmate of the Month for January 1998 and Playmate of the Year for 1999, and for her work on the game show '' The Price Is Right''. Early life Heather Kozar was ...

*2000:

Jodi Ann Paterson Jodi Ann Paterson (born July 31, 1975) is an American model, actress and former beauty queen. She competed in the Miss Teen USA competition as Miss Oregon Teen USA in 1994. She is ''Playboy''s Playmate for October 1999, and was named Playmate of ...

*2001:

Brande Roderick Brande Nicole Roderick (born June 13, 1974) is an American model and actress known for her appearances in ''Baywatch'' and ''Playboy''. In April 2000, she was selected as Playmate of the Month and then became the Playmate of the Year in 2001. ...

*2002:

Dalene Kurtis Dalene is a female given name. Notable people with the name include: *Dalene Kurtis (born 1977), Playboy model *Dalene Matthee (1938–2005), South African author *Dalene Stangl, American statistician *Dalene Young, screenwriter for 1980 teen comed ...

*2003:

Christina Santiago Christina may refer to: People * Christina (given name), shared by several people * Christina (surname), shared by several people Places * Christina, Montana, unincorporated community, United States * Christina, British Columbia, Canada * Chr ...

*2004:

Carmella DeCesare Carmella Danielle DeCesare Garcia (born July 1, 1982) is an American model who was ''Playboy'' magazine's Miss April 2003 and Playmate of the Year for 2004. She is also known for her time in WWE as a WWE Diva search contestant. She was featur ...

*2005:

Tiffany Fallon Tiffany Fallon (born May 1, 1974 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is an American model. In 2004, she was photographed by Stephen Wayda for ''Playboy'' and was named Playmate of the Month for December. She was also named Playmate of the Year for 20 ...

*2006:

Kara Monaco Kara Monaco (born February 26, 1983) is an American model. She was chosen as Playmate of the Month by ''Playboy'' magazine in June 2005. She appeared on the cover of the June 2006 issue of ''Playboy'' as the 2006 Playmate of the Year. Early lif ...

*2007:

Sara Jean Underwood Sara Jean Underwood (born March 26, 1984) is an American model, television host, and actress who was chosen as the Playmate of the Month for the July 2006 issue of ''Playboy'' magazine. and later became Playmate of the Year in 2007. She is a f ...

*2008:

Jayde Nicole Jayde Nicole (born February 19, 1986) is a Canadian model and businesswoman. She was ''Playboy''′s Playmate of the Month for January 2007 and was named the 2008 Playmate of the Year in the June issue of the men's magazine. She is the first Can ...

*2009:

Ida Ljungqvist Ida Ljungqvist (born September 27, 1981) is a Tanzanian-Swedish model and the first African-born person to be selected as a Playboy Playmate of the Month and the 50th Playmate of the Year. Career She was discovered by 2007 Playmate of the Ye ...

*2010:

Hope Dworaczyk Hope Dworaczyk Smith ( ; born November 21, 1984) is an American entrepreneur, model, and reality television personality. She is the founder and CEO of MUTHA, a skincare company, and was the host of Inside Fashion. Smith was ''Playboy'' magazine's ...

*2011:

Claire Sinclair Clair or Claire may refer to: *Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire *Clair (surname) Places Canada * Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska * Clair Parish, New Brunswick * Pointe-Claire, Que ...

*2012:

Jaclyn Swedberg __NOTOC__ The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 2011. ''Playboy'' magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year. January Anna Sophia Berglund (born April 5, 1986) is the ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for ...

*2013:

Raquel Pomplun Raquel or Racquel is a variation of the given name Rachel. Notable people with the name include: Raquel * Raquel (wrestler), Brazilian professional wrestler * Raquel Alessi (born 1983), American former actress and model * Raquel Naa Ayorkor Ammah ...

*2014:

Kennedy Summers Kennedy Summers (born March 3, 1987) is a German-born American model, actress and stock trader. She was Playboy Playmate of the Year in 2014. Early life Summers was born in Berlin, to a military family, and raised in Hampton, Virginia. Her fath ...

*2015:

Dani Mathers __NOTOC__ The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 2014, the 60th anniversary year of the publication. ''Playboy'' magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year. January Roos van Montfort is a model who is th ...

*2016:

Eugena Washington Eugena Washington is an American model. She was born in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. She was the last eliminated on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 7. In Playboy magazine's post-nude era, she was the first Playmate of the Year, and ...

*2017: Brook Power *2018: Nina Daniele *2019:

Jordan Emanuel Jordan Emanuel is a model, journalist, philanthropist, ''Playboy's'' final Playmate of the Year (2019), Playmate of the Month for December 2018, and Miss Black America New York 2018. She is the only Black Playboy Bunny to later became Playmate ...

*2020: Vendela, Megan Moore,

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, Abigail O'Neill,

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, Teela LaRoux,

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, Sophie O'Neil, Hilda Dias Pimentel,

Gillian Chan Gillian Chan (born 1954) is a Canadian children's author who lives in Dundas, Ontario. She was educated at Orange Hill Grammar School and the University of East Anglia (BEd, 1980). Chan is also the author of a short diary entry of Chin Mei-l ...

, Jordy Murray

Playmates of the Year by original month of appearance

January

*Connie Kreski (1968) *Liv Lindeland (1971) *Marilyn Cole (1972) *Kimberley Conrad (1988) *Heather Kozar (1998) *Jayde Nicole (2007)

February

*Cyndi Wood (1973) *Julie Lyn Cialini (1994)

March

*Stacy Sanches (1995) *Ida Ljungqvist (2008)

April

*Linda Gamble (1960) *Lisa Matthews (1990) *Brande Roderick (2000) *Carmella DeCesare (2003) *Hope Dworaczyk (2009) *Jaclyn Swedberg (2011) *Raquel Pomplun (2012) *Nina Daniele (2017)

May

*Marilyn Lange (1974) *Kathy Shower (1985) *Anna Nicole Smith (1992) *Dani Mathers (2014) *Brook Power (2016)

June

*Kara Monaco (2005)

July

*Sara Jean Underwood (2006)

August

*Sharon Clark (1970) *Lillian Müller (1975) *Dorothy Stratten (1979) *Corinna Harney (1991) *Christina Santiago (2002)

September

*Christa Speck (1961) *Angela Dorian (1967) *Debra Jo Fondren (1977) *Barbara Edwards (1983) *Dalene Kurtis (2001)

October

*Allison Parks (1965) *Marianne Gravatte (1982) *Jenny McCarthy (1993) *Jodi Ann Paterson (1999) *Claire Sinclair (2010)

November

*Lisa Baker (1966) *Claudia Jennings (1969) *Patti McGuire (1977) *Monique St. Pierre (1978) *Shannon Tweed (1981) *Donna Edmondson (1986) *Renee Tenison (1989)

December

*Ellen Stratton (1959) *June Cochran (1962) *Donna Michelle (1963) *Jo Collins (1964) *Terri Welles (1980) *Karen Velez (1984) *India Allen (1987) *Victoria Silvstedt (1996) *Karen McDougal (1997) *Tiffany Fallon (2004) *Kennedy Summers (2013) *Eugena Washington (2015) *Jordan Emanuel (2018)

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