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__NOTOC__ The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1980. ''
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'' magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.


January

Geraldine "Gig" Gangel (born October 17, 1958, in
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) is an American model and actress. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1980 issue. Her
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was photographed by
Ken Marcus Ken Marcus (born October 2, 1946) is an American Photographer, best known for his glamour photography with ''Penthouse'' and ''Playboy'' magazines. For over 40 years he has produced hundreds of centerfolds, editorials, album covers, and advert ...
. Before becoming a Playmate, Gangel appeared on the October 1979 cover of ''Playboy''. In ''The Playmate Book'', Gangel commented on her photo shoot with
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that, "I didn't think Burt was my type, until I met him."


February

Sandra Joyce Cagle (born February 2, 1957, in
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,
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) is an American model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1980 issue. Her
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was photographed by
Pompeo Posar Pompeo Posar (; February 21, 1921 – April 5, 2004) was a ''Playboy'' magazine staff photographer who photographed many centerfold features and accompanying pictures of women featured as playmate of the month. Notably, he was responsible for th ...
. Cagle had a brief stint as a
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at the Playboy Resort in
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, before her Playmate selection. She appeared on four covers of the Japanese edition in one year before she became a Playmate.


March

Henriette Allais (born July 22, 1954, in
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) is an American model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its March 1980 issue. Her
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was photographed by Arny Freytag and
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 ...
. In 1980, she posed for
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's "Big Nudes" series. Her portrait "Big Nude III" became the poster for the first exhibition of the series at Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris in 1981. A numbered print of "Big Nude III" was sold at an auction at
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in November 2005 for £176,000 ($311,344).


April

Liz Glazowski (born December 19, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois is a
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model. She is best known for being ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its April 1980 issue. Her
centerfold The centerfold or centrefold of a magazine is the inner pages of the middle sheet, usually containing a portrait, such as a pin-up or a nude. The term can also refer to the model featured in the portrait. In saddle-stitched magazines (as opp ...
was photographed by
Ken Marcus Ken Marcus (born October 2, 1946) is an American Photographer, best known for his glamour photography with ''Penthouse'' and ''Playboy'' magazines. For over 40 years he has produced hundreds of centerfolds, editorials, album covers, and advert ...
.


May

Martha Elizabeth Thomsen (born January 25, 1957, in
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) is an American model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1980 issue.


June

Ola Ray (born August 26, 1960) is an American model and actress who costarred in the short film for " Thriller" in 1983. She modeled for ''
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'' and was the
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of the Month for the June 1980 issue.


July

Teri Peterson (born November 6, 1959, in
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) is an American model and actress. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its July 1980 issue.


August

Victoria Cooke (born July 31, 1957, in Hollywood, California) is an American model and actress. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its August 1980 issue. Her
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was photographed by
Mario Casilli Mario Anthony Casilli (January 22, 1931 – April 25, 2002) was an American photographer. Among other photos, he worked for Playboy magazine between 1957 and 1996 and his first photoshoot there was of Jacquelyn Prescott, as Playmate of the Month ...
.


September

Lisa Welch Semler (born on November 11, 1960, in
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) is an American model, actress and artist. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1980 issue. Semler played Suzy, a
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, in ''
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''. Semler is married and lives in
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, and is a painter and photographer. She sells her paintings to
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companies. Semler and her husband also maintain their own
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and make their own wine.


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October

Mardi Jacquet (born November 2, 1960, in
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, France) is a French-American model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1980 issue.


November

Jeana Tomasino was born on September 18, 1955, in
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,
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. Tomasino graduated from
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located in
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, in 1972. When she was younger, she worked as a model and actress. Tomasino was also a ''
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'' magazine Playmate of the Month in November 1980. Currently known as Jeana Ellen Keough, Tomasino is a real estate salesperson in Aliso Viejo, California, and a cast member of the reality show ''
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.''


December

Terri Welles (born Terri Knepper November 21, 1956, in
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) is an American actress and model. Welles first appeared on the cover of the May 1980 issue of ''
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''. She was the
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in the December 1980 issue and named
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for 1981. Her original Playmate pictorial 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 ...
. Playboy Enterprises sued Welles in 1998 over her online use of its trademark terms ''"Playboy"'' and "Playmate of the Year" for commercial purposes. In ''
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'', the courts ruled that virtually all of Welles' uses of the terms were allowed.


See also

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List of people in Playboy 1980–1989 This list of people in ''Playboy'' 1980–1989 is a catalog of women and men who appeared in ''Playboy'' magazine in the years 1980 through 1989. Not all of the people featured in the magazine are pictured in the nude. Entries in indicate t ...


References

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