Preceded by Sharon Clark | Succeeded by Marilyn Cole | |
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Measurements Bust: 36" Waist: 22.5" Hips: 34" Similar List of Playboy Playmates of 1970, List of Playboy Playmates of 1972, List of Playboy Playmates of 1969 | ||
The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1971. Playboy magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
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January
Liv Lindeland (born 7 December 1945, Norway) is a Norwegian model and actress. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for January 1971, and Playmate of the Year for 1972. Her original pictorial was photographed by Alexas Urba. Lindeland was the daughter-in-law of actress-dancer Cyd Charisse.
February
Willy Rey (born Wilhelmina Rietveld on 25 August 1949 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, died 13 August 1973 in Vancouver, British Columbia) was a Dutch-Canadian model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.
When she was 6 years old, her family moved from the Netherlands to Canada.
Willy Rey's nude likeness adorned the stock certificate of Playboy Enterprises at the time of its Initial Public Offering on 3 November 1971.
She died of an overdose of barbiturates (sleeping pills) in Vancouver on 13 August 1973.
March
Cynthia Hall (born April 1, 1951 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is an American model. She is best known as Playboy magazine'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 Santa Monica, California) is an American model and actress. She is best known for being Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its April 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.
May
Janice Marie Pennington (born July 8, 1942 in Seattle, Washington) was one of the original "Barker's Beauties" models on The Price Is Right, serving as the show's longest-running model to date, from 1972 to 2000. She was also Playboy magazine'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 Hollywood Film Festival.
June
Lieko English (born June 3, 1947 in Okinawa, Japan) is an American model and actress. She is known for being Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its June 1971 issue. She is also notable for having represented Okinawa in the Miss Universe contest in 1965. When she was 12 years old, she moved with her family from Okinawa to Oklahoma City. English was the first Japanese-born Playmate, the first American Playmate of Japanese ancestry, and the first hapa Playmate.
July
Heather Van Every (born September 9, 1951 in Illinois) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine'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 Bunny at the Denver Playboy Club, remaining there after her Playmate appearance. Her centerfold was briefly shown in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)
August
Cathleen Lynn Rowland (born March 11, 1950 in Los Angeles, California) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the August 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.
September
Crystal Smith (born August 2, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American model and journalist. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker. Crystal was a two-time cover girl as well as anchor for the popular Sexcetera news program on the Playboy Channel during its first eight years. She also hosted The Playboy Shopping Show with Blake Emmons in 1986.
October
Claire Rambeau (born May 8, 1951 in Santa Barbara, California) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine'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 Montreal) is a French-Canadian model. She was Playboy magazine'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 magazine'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.