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each month throughout the year.

January

Marilyn Cole (born 7 May 1949,

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) is ''

'' magazine's January 1972

, as well as their 1973 Playmate of the Year, the only Briton to hold that title. Her original pictorial was photographed by Alexas Urba.

February

P.J. Lansing (born October 13, 1949, in

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) is an American model. She was ''

''s

for its February 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar.

March

Ellen Michaels (born February 12, 1953, in

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) is an American model and photographer. She was ''

'' magazine's

for the March 1972 issue. Her centerfold 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 ...

. Michaels, who was getting a degree in elementary education at the time of her pictorial, went on to become a successful model for everything from

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campaigns to

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s. She appears on many record album covers including The Salsoul Orchestra,

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, and Barrabas. She also has donated much of her time to charity work with the disabled and senior citizens, and ran a volunteer program for the blind for many years. She is currently a wildlife and nature photographer, specializing in photos of the birds, butterflies, insects and landscapes of Central Park in New York City.

April

Vicki Peters (born September 9, 1950, in

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) is an American model and

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. She was ''

'' magazine's

for its April 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. In 1970, Peters appeared in the film ''

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''.

May

Deanna Baker (born December 29, 1949, in St. Louis) is an American model. She was chosen by ''

'' magazine to be its

for May 1972. She was also a Playboy Bunny at the Denver club.

June

Debbie Davis (born September 9, 1951, in

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) is an American model. She was ''

'' magazine's

for June 1972. Her centerfold was photographed by

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July

Carol O'Neal (born August 18, 1948, in New York City) is an American model. She is best known as ''

'' magazine's

for its July 1972 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 ...

. O'Neal had a small part in the 1979 film '' When a Stranger Calls''. She was later married to former NFL Quarterback

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August

Linda Summers (born November 20, 1950, in

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) is an American model. She was ''

'' magazine's

for the August 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by

and Ed DeLong.

September

Susan Miller (born March 22, 1947, in New York City) is an American model and

. She was ''

'' magazine's

for the September 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.

October

Sharon Johansen (born October 11, 1948) is a Norwegian-American model and

. She was ''

'' magazine's

for its October 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Alexas Urba. Johansen was born in Norway, but when she was a year old her family moved to

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. For a brief time, Johansen worked as a receptionist for Pierre Salinger. She posed nude for the December 1979 ''Playboy'' pictorial "Playmates Forever!"

November

Lena Forsén (born March 31, 1951, in

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; appeared as a

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in the November 1972 issue of ''

'' magazine, under the name Lenna Sjööblom. Her centerfold was photographed by

. Her photo (known as

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December

Mercy Rooney (born Merci Montello on June 21, 1950, in

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) is an American model and actress. She was the December 1972

. Her centerfold was photographed by Alexas Urba. In March 1973 she was the Playmate of the Month in the German edition of Playboy and simultaneously appeared on the covers of the U.S., German, French and Italian editions. She was also a Playboy Bunny at the Los Angeles club.

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