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January 01, 2023

"Playmate" redirects here. For other uses, see Playmate (disambiguation).

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 "Playmate Data Sheet", which lists her birthdate, measurements, turn-ons, and turn-offs. At the end of the year, one of the 12 Playmates of the Month is named Playmate of the Year (PMOTY). Every Playmate of the Month is awarded a prize of US$25,000 and each Playmate of the Year receives an additional prize of US$100,000 plus a car (specifically, a short-term lease of a car)[1] and other discretionary gifts. In addition, Anniversary Playmates are usually chosen to celebrate a milestone year of the magazine. The use of the word "Playmate" in a sexual sense did not originate with Playboy, and was seen at least as early as 1950 in Vue magazine (vol 1, #1).

2004 Playmate of the Year Carmella DeCesare (April 2006)

Playboy encourages potential Playmates to send photos with "girl next door" appeal for consideration; others may submit photos of Playmate candidates, and may be eligible for a finder's fee if their model is selected. In addition, "casting calls" are held regularly in major US cities to offer opportunities for women to test for Playboy. Until just prior to the death of Hugh Hefner, he personally selected each Playmate of the Month and every Playmate of the Year, taking into account an annual readers' poll.

The final Playmate of the Month was published digitally in December 2020. Playboy also ended the Playmate of the Year title in 2020, instead awarding all 2019 Playmates the shared title of Playmates of the Year. All 2020 Playmates were given yearbook superlatives rather than a PMOTY title.

In 2021, Playboy digitally published two quarterly Playmates. No Playmates have been published since Miss Spring 2021, Hailee Lautenbach.

According to Playboy, there is no such thing as a former Playmate because "Once a Playmate, always a Playmate".[2]

History

Marilyn Monroe, who was featured in the first issue, was the only one to appear as "Sweetheart of the Month". The first model called a Playmate of the Month was Margie Harrison, Miss January 1954, in the second issue of Playboy. Generally a woman may appear only once as a Playmate, but in the early years of the magazine, some models were featured multiple times. Marilyn Waltz (February 1954, April 1954, April 1955 – her first appearance was as Margaret Scott) and Janet Pilgrim (July 1955, December 1955, and October 1956) are tied for the most appearances. Margie Harrison (January 1954, June 1954) and Marguerite Empey (May 1955, February 1956) are the only other women to appear more than once as Playmates.

Underage nudity

Under current law in most US jurisdictions, publishing nude pictures of a model younger than 18 would be a felony. However, in the early years of the magazine, laws regarding this were less well established. Several playmates – including Nancy Crawford (April 1959), Donna Michelle (December 1963), Linda Moon (October 1966), Patti Reynolds (September 1965) and Teddi Smith (July 1960) – posed when they were 17. Elizabeth Ann Roberts (January 1958) – whose pictorial was called "Schoolmate Playmate" – posed when she was 16. Hugh Hefner and Roberts' mother were arrested as a result, but the case was subsequently dismissed because Roberts' mother had signed a statement that her daughter was 18 before the photo shoot.[3] In 1977, Ursula Buchfellner posed for the German edition of Playboy when she was 16 and subsequently posed for the American edition (October 1979) when she was 18. Dutch Playmate twins Karin and Mirjam van Breeschooten appeared at age 17 in their country's edition of Playboy in June 1988; at 18, they were Misses September 1989 in the US version.

Some women have become Playmates in their 30s. Dolores Donlon (August 1957) is the oldest Playmate to date, appearing in her shoot at the age of 36.[4]

Playmate firsts

 
Priscilla Huggins at New York Fashion Week 2018
  • First digital-only Playmate: Priscilla Huggins (Miss July 2020)[22][23]
  • First quarterly Playmate: Isabela Guedes (Miss Winter 2021)[24]

Playmate of the Year

In the early days of Playboy, there was no official prize for the most popular Playmate at the end of each year. Although February 1954 Playmate Marilyn Waltz gained much popularity, receiving more fan mail than any other Playmate that year, she was not crowned PMOTY. Neither was December 1956 Playmate Lisa Winters, who was named Playmate of the Year but not technically crowned as such (causing some controversy regarding semantics);[25] and, although Joyce Nizzari, Miss December 1958, was named the "most popular" Playmate of 1958,[26] the PMOTY competition was first officially won in 1960 by Miss December 1959, Ellen Stratton. The 2009 PMOY, Ida Ljungqvist, was the 50th PMOTY and the second model of African descent to win the title, the first being Renee Tenison.

A PMOTY makes her appearance the year following her first appearance as PMOTM. This feature is usually published in the June issue, although sometimes it has been published in the May or July issue. Until 2003, each year's Playmate of the Year would routinely appear on the cover of her PMOTY issue, in which her PMOTY pictorial is featured. However, from 2003 to 2005, PMOTYs did not appear on the covers of their PMOTY issues, and 2007 PMOTY Sara Jean Underwood did not either. Instead, celebrities appearing in celebrity pictorials in the PMOTY issues appeared on the covers. The 2010 PMOTY, Hope Dworaczyk, did appear on the cover, and was the first model to be the subject of a three-dimensional Playboy centerfold photograph.

The average age of a Playmate of the Year, 23.5 years, is slightly higher than that of a Playmate of the Month, 22.4 years.[25][27] In 1964, at the age of 18, Donna Michelle became the youngest PMOY ever. Jo Collins (1965) and Christa Speck (1962) both were 19. Sharon Clark (1971), Karen McDougal (1998) and Ida Ljungqvist (2009) became PMOTY at the age of 27. Only three women became PMOTY in their 30s: Tiffany Fallon (2005) at 31, Kathy Shower (1986) at 33, and Eugena Washington (2016) at 31.

Notable Playmates

Playmates who attained fame for reasons in addition to their Playboy appearance(s) include (with the date of their appearance):

See also

References

  1. ^ "Playmate of the Year: I'll use my prize money to pay for medical school". Fox News. June 4, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on June 30, 2004.
  3. ^ Acocella, Joan (March 20, 2006). . The New Yorker. p. 144. Archived from the original on October 23, 2006. Retrieved June 6, 2006.
  4. ^ Aydlette, Larry (February 1, 2017). . The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "Playboy through the decades: Key moments in magazine's past". San Diego Union-Tribune. October 13, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Horg, Richard (December 15, 2015). "Playboy's First Fold-Out Centerfold Was Shot by a Woman". Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  7. ^ King Magazine. Harris Publications. 2006.
  8. ^ Gauntt, Barbara R. Gauntt and Barbara. "In light of Hugh Hefner's death, here are 3 Playboy Playmates from Miss". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  9. ^ Buszek, Maria Elena (May 31, 2006). Pin-Up Grrrls: Feminism, Sexuality, Popular Culture. Duke University Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-8223-3746-1.
  10. ^ "Playboy's First Black Playmate Was 'Ashamed' of Photo". Newsweek. September 28, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  11. ^ Cooper, Neil (December 17, 2021). "Obituary: Mary Collinson, actress who starred with her twin sister in Hammer horror films". The Herald.
  12. ^ Playboy: 50 Years: The Photographs. Chronicle Books. September 1, 2003. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-8118-3978-5.
  13. ^ Nolasco, Stephanie (December 15, 2021). "Marilyn Cole, Playboy's first full-frontal nude centerfold, recalls racy shoot: 'It allowed me to be free'". Fox News. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  14. ^ "Playboy announces Latino edition of famous men's magazine coming in December". Fox News. December 7, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  15. ^ Marketing & Media Decisions. Decisions Publications. 1982. p. 32.
  16. ^ Breslin, Susannah. "Playboy Asked 7 Playmates To Recreate Their Iconic Covers And The Results Are Lovely". Forbes. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  17. ^ "Who Is Raquel Pomplun? 5 Things to Know About the 2013 Playboy Playmate of the Year". US Magazine. May 13, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  18. ^ France, Lisa Respers (October 20, 2017). "Ines Rau is the first transgender Playmate". CNN.
  19. ^ "Playboy Debuts First Transgender Playmate, Ines Rau". The Blast. October 19, 2017.
  20. ^ @Playboy (October 18, 2017). "'Being a woman is just being a woman'. Meet November 2017 Playmate Ines Rau, the first transgender Playmate" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. ^ "Amputee model Marsha Elle recalls seeing her photos in Playboy: It shook me to my core". Fox News. May 15, 2020.
  22. ^ "Bad Bunny makes Playboy history with new cover". CNN. July 8, 2020.
  23. ^ "A Fuego With Priscilla Huggins". Playboy. July 1, 2020.
  24. ^ "Izabela Guedes Playboy". www.playboyplus.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  25. ^ a b . Search Your Love – Online Dating Service. September 25, 2006. Archived from the original on November 17, 2007.
  26. ^ . December 13, 2008. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  27. ^ . Archived from the original on April 15, 2008.

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Playmate redirects here For other uses see Playmate disambiguation 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 Playmate Data Sheet which lists her birthdate measurements turn ons and turn offs At the end of the year one of the 12 Playmates of the Month is named Playmate of the Year PMOTY Every Playmate of the Month is awarded a prize of US 25 000 and each Playmate of the Year receives an additional prize of US 100 000 plus a car specifically a short term lease of a car 1 and other discretionary gifts In addition Anniversary Playmates are usually chosen to celebrate a milestone year of the magazine The use of the word Playmate in a sexual sense did not originate with Playboy and was seen at least as early as 1950 in Vue magazine vol 1 1 2004 Playmate of the Year Carmella DeCesare April 2006 Playboy encourages potential Playmates to send photos with girl next door appeal for consideration others may submit photos of Playmate candidates and may be eligible for a finder s fee if their model is selected In addition casting calls are held regularly in major US cities to offer opportunities for women to test for Playboy Until just prior to the death of Hugh Hefner he personally selected each Playmate of the Month and every Playmate of the Year taking into account an annual readers poll The final Playmate of the Month was published digitally in December 2020 Playboy also ended the Playmate of the Year title in 2020 instead awarding all 2019 Playmates the shared title of Playmates of the Year All 2020 Playmates were given yearbook superlatives rather than a PMOTY title In 2021 Playboy digitally published two quarterly Playmates No Playmates have been published since Miss Spring 2021 Hailee Lautenbach According to Playboy there is no such thing as a former Playmate because Once a Playmate always a Playmate 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Underage nudity 1 2 Playmate firsts 2 Playmate of the Year 3 Notable Playmates 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditMarilyn Monroe who was featured in the first issue was the only one to appear as Sweetheart of the Month The first model called a Playmate of the Month was Margie Harrison Miss January 1954 in the second issue of Playboy Generally a woman may appear only once as a Playmate but in the early years of the magazine some models were featured multiple times Marilyn Waltz February 1954 April 1954 April 1955 her first appearance was as Margaret Scott and Janet Pilgrim July 1955 December 1955 and October 1956 are tied for the most appearances Margie Harrison January 1954 June 1954 and Marguerite Empey May 1955 February 1956 are the only other women to appear more than once as Playmates Underage nudity Edit Under current law in most US jurisdictions publishing nude pictures of a model younger than 18 would be a felony However in the early years of the magazine laws regarding this were less well established Several playmates including Nancy Crawford April 1959 Donna Michelle December 1963 Linda Moon October 1966 Patti Reynolds September 1965 and Teddi Smith July 1960 posed when they were 17 Elizabeth Ann Roberts January 1958 whose pictorial was called Schoolmate Playmate posed when she was 16 Hugh Hefner and Roberts mother were arrested as a result but the case was subsequently dismissed because Roberts mother had signed a statement that her daughter was 18 before the photo shoot 3 In 1977 Ursula Buchfellner posed for the German edition of Playboy when she was 16 and subsequently posed for the American edition October 1979 when she was 18 Dutch Playmate twins Karin and Mirjam van Breeschooten appeared at age 17 in their country s edition of Playboy in June 1988 at 18 they were Misses September 1989 in the US version Some women have become Playmates in their 30s Dolores Donlon August 1957 is the oldest Playmate to date appearing in her shoot at the age of 36 4 Playmate firsts Edit First Playmate Margie Harrison Miss January 1954 in the second issue of Playboy Marilyn Monroe who was featured in the first issue was the only one to appear as Sweetheart of the Month 5 6 First Playmate to be chosen three times Marilyn Waltz Miss February 1954 April 1954 and April 1955 her first appearance was as Margaret Scott First and only month between 1954 and 2020 to not have a Playmate March 1955 no issue published First centerfold two page Janet Pilgrim Miss July 1955 First fold out centerfold three page Marian Stafford Miss March 1956 6 First foreign born Playmate Marion Scott Miss May 1956 was born in Germany Youngest Playmate ever featured Elizabeth Ann Roberts Miss January 1958 appeared at age 16 7 First issue to feature two Playmates two in the same month in separate photos Pat Sheehan and Mara Corday Misses October 1958 First Playmate to become Playmate of the Year 1960 Ellen Stratton Miss December 1959 8 First Asian American Playmate China Lee Miss August 1964 9 First African American Playmate Jennifer Jackson Miss March 1965 10 First twin Playmates Mary Collinson and Madeleine Collinson Miss October 1970 11 First Playmate to show clearly visible pubic hair Liv Lindeland Miss January 1971 12 First Playmate to pose for a full frontal nude centerfold Marilyn Cole Miss January 1972 13 First Playmate to pose for a full frontal nude centerfold with clearly visible entire pubic hair Bonnie Large Miss March 1973 First Hispanic American Playmate Ester Cordet Miss October 1974 was from Panama 14 First cousins to be Playmates Elaine Morton Miss June 1970 and Karen Elaine Morton Miss July 1978 First video Playmate 1982 Lonny Chin was also the magazine centerfold in the January 1983 issue 15 First mother and daughter to be Playmates Carol Eden Miss December 1960 and her daughter Simone Eden Miss February 1989 First African American Playmate of the Year Renee Tenison 1990 and Miss November 1989 16 First triplets to be Playmates Erica Nicole and Jaclyn Dahm Misses December 1998 First Playmate to pose with shaved pubic area Dalene Kurtis Miss September 2001 First Mexican American Playmate of the Year Raquel Pomplun 2013 and Miss April 2012 17 First openly transgender Playmate Ines Rau Miss November 2017 18 19 20 First amputee Playmate Marsha Elle Miss April 2020 21 Priscilla Huggins at New York Fashion Week 2018 First digital only Playmate Priscilla Huggins Miss July 2020 22 23 First quarterly Playmate Isabela Guedes Miss Winter 2021 24 Playmate of the Year EditIn the early days of Playboy there was no official prize for the most popular Playmate at the end of each year Although February 1954 Playmate Marilyn Waltz gained much popularity receiving more fan mail than any other Playmate that year she was not crowned PMOTY Neither was December 1956 Playmate Lisa Winters who was named Playmate of the Year but not technically crowned as such causing some controversy regarding semantics 25 and although Joyce Nizzari Miss December 1958 was named the most popular Playmate of 1958 26 the PMOTY competition was first officially won in 1960 by Miss December 1959 Ellen Stratton The 2009 PMOY Ida Ljungqvist was the 50th PMOTY and the second model of African descent to win the title the first being Renee Tenison A PMOTY makes her appearance the year following her first appearance as PMOTM This feature is usually published in the June issue although sometimes it has been published in the May or July issue Until 2003 each year s Playmate of the Year would routinely appear on the cover of her PMOTY issue in which her PMOTY pictorial is featured However from 2003 to 2005 PMOTYs did not appear on the covers of their PMOTY issues and 2007 PMOTY Sara Jean Underwood did not either Instead celebrities appearing in celebrity pictorials in the PMOTY issues appeared on the covers The 2010 PMOTY Hope Dworaczyk did appear on the cover and was the first model to be the subject of a three dimensional Playboy centerfold photograph The average age of a Playmate of the Year 23 5 years is slightly higher than that of a Playmate of the Month 22 4 years 25 27 In 1964 at the age of 18 Donna Michelle became the youngest PMOY ever Jo Collins 1965 and Christa Speck 1962 both were 19 Sharon Clark 1971 Karen McDougal 1998 and Ida Ljungqvist 2009 became PMOTY at the age of 27 Only three women became PMOTY in their 30s Tiffany Fallon 2005 at 31 Kathy Shower 1986 at 33 and Eugena Washington 2016 at 31 Notable Playmates EditPlaymates who attained fame for reasons in addition to their Playboy appearance s include with the date of their appearance Pamela Anderson February 1990 actress Marina Baker March 1987 journalist children s book author mayor of Telscombe East Sussex England Bebe Buell November 1974 author and mother of Liv Tyler Lisa Dergan July 1998 spokesmodel for St Pauli Girl and Guess Jeans also Fox Sports correspondent Daphnee Duplaix July 1997 actress Hope Dworaczyk April 2009 television host and contestant on Celebrity Apprentice Erika Eleniak July 1989 actress Lindsey Gayle Evans October 2009 Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2008 Tiffany Fallon December 2004 Miss Georgia USA 2001 model actress and Celebrity Apprentice contestant Lena Forsen November 1972 her image would later become a ubiquitous standard test image in the field of digital image processing where the image is known as Lenna Claudia Jennings November 1969 actress Scarlett Keegan September 2004 former child model international print model actress minor roles include Walk Hard The Dewey Cox Story HBO s Entourage and Weezer s Beverly Hills music video Connie Kreski January 1968 actress Angela Little August 1998 actress Jayne Mansfield February 1955 singer and actress Shae Marks May 1994 actress Jenny McCarthy October 1993 actress author comedian MTV s Singled Out Julie McCullough February 1986 actress played nanny Julie Costello on several episodes of Growing Pains until she was fired for having posed nude in Playboy Shanna Moakler December 2001 Miss USA 1995 ex wife of Travis Barker and co star of reality TV show Meet the Barkers Kelly Monaco April 1997 Emmy nominated actress winner of Dancing with the Stars reality show in 2005 long running actress of General Hospital Cynthia Myers December 1968 actress Janice Pennington May 1971 model on The Price Is Right Brande Roderick April 2000 actress and Celebrity Apprentice contestant Shauna Sand May 1996 actress Nikki Schieler September 1997 actress Anna Nicole Smith May 1992 Guess jeans model actress wife and later widow of J Howard Marshall Victoria Silvstedt December 1996 Swedish supermodel actress radio and TV hostess published singer and a former national level skier in Sweden Martha Smith July 1973 actress Stella Stevens January 1960 actress Dorothy Stratten August 1979 actress whose life and murder were portrayed in Star 80 1983 and in Death of a Centerfold The Dorothy Stratten Story 1981 Jeana Tomasino Jeana Keough November 1980 actress model original cast member of The Real Housewives of Orange County and client on Thintervention with Jackie Warner Shannon Tweed November 1981 actress co star of reality TV show Gene Simmons Family Jewels Eugena Washington December 2015 fashion model America s Next Top Model cycle 7 contestant Kelly Wearstler Kelly Gallagher September 1994 designer Teri Weigel April 1986 adult movie performer Victoria Zdrok October 1994 attorney clinical psychologist sex therapist second model to appear as centerfold for both Playboy and PenthouseSee also EditList of Penthouse Pets List of people in Playboy 1953 59 List of people in Playboy 1960 69 List of people in Playboy 1970 79 List of people in Playboy 1980 89 List of people in Playboy 1990 99 List of people in Playboy 2000 09 List of people in Playboy 2010 19 List of Playboy Playmates of the Month List of Playboy videos List of Playmates of the Year Playboy lists Playboy BunnyReferences Edit Playmate of the Year I ll use my prize money to pay for medical school Fox News June 4 2014 Retrieved April 30 2019 Playboy com what Milestones Archived from the original on June 30 2004 Acocella Joan March 20 2006 The Girls Next Door The New Yorker p 144 Archived from the original on October 23 2006 Retrieved June 6 2006 Aydlette Larry February 1 2017 New information confirms Lake Worth woman as oldest Playboy centerfold The Palm Beach Post Archived from the original on May 2 2019 Retrieved May 2 2019 Playboy through the decades Key moments in magazine s past San Diego Union Tribune October 13 2015 Retrieved November 18 2022 a b Horg Richard December 15 2015 Playboy s First Fold Out Centerfold Was Shot by a Woman Retrieved November 18 2022 King Magazine Harris Publications 2006 Gauntt Barbara R Gauntt and Barbara In light of Hugh Hefner s death here are 3 Playboy Playmates from Miss The Clarion Ledger Retrieved November 18 2022 Buszek Maria Elena May 31 2006 Pin Up Grrrls Feminism Sexuality Popular Culture Duke University Press p 269 ISBN 978 0 8223 3746 1 Playboy s First Black Playmate Was Ashamed of Photo Newsweek September 28 2017 Retrieved November 18 2022 Cooper Neil December 17 2021 Obituary Mary Collinson actress who starred with her twin sister in Hammer horror films The Herald Playboy 50 Years The Photographs Chronicle Books September 1 2003 p 14 ISBN 978 0 8118 3978 5 Nolasco Stephanie December 15 2021 Marilyn Cole Playboy s first full frontal nude centerfold recalls racy shoot It allowed me to be free Fox News Retrieved November 18 2022 Playboy announces Latino edition of famous men s magazine coming in December Fox News December 7 2016 Retrieved November 18 2022 Marketing amp Media Decisions Decisions Publications 1982 p 32 Breslin Susannah Playboy Asked 7 Playmates To Recreate Their Iconic Covers And The Results Are Lovely Forbes Retrieved November 18 2022 Who Is Raquel Pomplun 5 Things to Know About the 2013 Playboy Playmate of the Year US Magazine May 13 2013 Retrieved November 23 2014 France Lisa Respers October 20 2017 Ines Rau is the first transgender Playmate CNN Playboy Debuts First Transgender Playmate Ines Rau The Blast October 19 2017 Playboy October 18 2017 Being a woman is just being a woman Meet November 2017 Playmate Ines Rau the first transgender Playmate Tweet via Twitter Amputee model Marsha Elle recalls seeing her photos in Playboy It shook me to my core Fox News May 15 2020 Bad Bunny makes Playboy history with new cover CNN July 8 2020 A Fuego With Priscilla Huggins Playboy July 1 2020 Izabela Guedes Playboy www playboyplus com Retrieved November 18 2022 a b Information and Questions Regarding Playboy Magazine and Naked Playboy Models Search Your Love Online Dating Service September 25 2006 Archived from the original on November 17 2007 Caskets On Parade Cumulative Database Still Alive N December 13 2008 Archived from the original on December 18 2008 Retrieved February 17 2021 Age at PMOY by Playmate Archived from the original on April 15 2008 Other sources Edgren Gretchen 1996 The Playmate Book Five Decades of Centerfolds Santa Monica California General Publishing Group ISBN 1 57544 128 4 Edgren Gretchen Hefner Hugh M 2005 The Playmate Book Six Decades of Centerfolds Taschen Books ISBN 3 8228 4824 7 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Playboy Playmates Official website Playmate Directory All playmates centerfolds Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Playboy Playmate amp oldid 1125259256, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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