Playmate

The term Playmate was developed by the men`s magazine Playboy and stands for the photographic representation of a female model, which the monthly each published edition enriched. Founded in 1953, Playboy began in 1955 with a double-sided photo of the Playmate of the month in the middle of the magazine.

In the beginning the ladies were more or less clothed, later on the last covers fell off. At the end of each year, readers choose the Playmate of the Year from the 12 Playmates of the Month.

List of Playmates of the Year (US Edition)
1960	Ellen Stratton
1961	Linda Gamble
1962	Christa Speck
1963	June Cochran
1964	Donna Michelle
1965	Jo Collins
1966	Allison Parks
1967	Lisa Baker
1968	Angela Dorian
1969	Connie Kreski
1970	Claudia Jennings
1971	Sharon Clark
1972	Liv Lindeland
1973	Marilyn Cole
1974	Cyndi Wood
1975	Marilyn Long
1976	Lillian Mueller
1977	Patti McGuire
1978	Debra Jo Fondren
1979	Monique St Pierre
1980	Dorothy Stratten
1981	Terri Welles
1982	Shannon Tweed
1983	Marianne Gravatte
1984	Barbara Edwards
1985	Karen Velez
1986	Kathy Shower
1987	Donna Edmondson
1988	India Allen
1989	Kimberley Conrad
1990	Renee Tenison
1991	Lisa Matthews
1992	Corinna Harney
1993	Anna Nicole Smith
1994	Jenny McCarthy
1995	Julie Lynn Cialini
1996	Stacy Sanches
1997	Victoria Silvstedt
1998	Karen McDougal
1999	Heather Kozar
2000	Jodi Ann Paterson
2001	Brande Roderick
2002	Dalene Kurtis
2003	Christina Santiago
2004	Carmella DeCesare
2005	Tiffany Fallon
2006	Kara Monaco
2007	Sara Jean Underwood