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'' magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.

January

Liv Lindeland (born 7 December 1945,

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) is a Norwegian

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and

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. She is ''Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for January 1971, and

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for 1972. Her original pictorial was photographed by Alexas Urba. Lindeland was the daughter-in-law of actress-dancer

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February

Willy Rey (born Wilhelmina Rietveld on 25 August 1949 in

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, the

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, died 19 August 1973 in

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) was a

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-Canadian model. She was ''Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for its February 1971 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 ...

. When she was 6 years old, her family moved from the Netherlands to Canada. Willy Rey's nude likeness adorned the

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from the time of its

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on 3 November 1971 until June 1990, when it was replaced with a clothed figure. The image on the certificate was replaced due to the expense of servicing the large number of shareholders owning only a single share. She died of an overdose of barbiturates (sleeping pills) in Vancouver on 19 August 1973.

March

Cynthia Hall (born April 1, 1951, in

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) is an American model. She is best known as ''Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for its March 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by David Chan.

April

Chris Cranston (born September 14, 1946, in

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) is an American model and

. She is best known for being ''Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for its April 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by

May

Janice Marie Pennington (born July 8, 1942, in

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) was one of the original "

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" models on ''

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'', serving as the show's longest-running model to date, from 1972 to 2000. She was also ''Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for the May 1971 issue. She is the older sister of fellow model Ann Pennington. Pennington is also the co-founder of the

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June

Lieko English (born June 3, 1947, in

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, Japan) is an American model and

. She is known for being ''Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for its June 1971 issue. She is also notable for having represented

in the

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contest in 1965. When she was 12 years old, she moved with her family from Okinawa to

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. English was the first Japanese-born Playmate, the first American Playmate of

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ancestry, and the first ''

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'' Playmate.

July

Heather Van Every (born September 9, 1951, in

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) is an American model. She was ''Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for the July 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by David Chan. She was born in Illinois and became a

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at the

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, remaining there after her Playmate appearance. Her centerfold was briefly shown in ''

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''.

August

Cathleen Lynn Rowland (born March 11, 1950, in

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) is an American model. She was ''Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for the August 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. The August 1971 issue also featured Playboy's first

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season preview.

September

Crystal Smith (born August 2, 1951, in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American model and

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. She was ''Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for its September 1971 issue. At the time, Smith was a student at Kansas State University. Her centerfold was photographed by

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. Crystal was a two-time cover girl, as well as anchor for the popular ''Sexcetera'' news program on the

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during its first eight years. She also hosted ''The Playboy Shopping Show'' with

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in 1986.

October

Claire Rambeau (born May 8, 1951, in Santa Barbara,

) is an American model. She was ''Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for the October 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar. Her centerfold picture appeared in the first German edition of ''Playboy''.

November

Danielle de Vabre (born November 19, 1949, in

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) is a French-Canadian model. She was ''Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for November 1971.

December

Karen Christy (born March 11, 1951, in Abilene, Texas) is an American model. She was ''Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for the December 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar. She was also a Playboy Bunny at the Chicago club.

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