List of Playboy Playmates of 1971
The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1971. Playboy magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
January
| Liv Lindeland | |
|---|---|
| Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
| 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Sharon Clark |
| Succeeded by | Marilyn Cole |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1945 |
| Measurements |
Bust: 36" Waist: 22.5" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5' 7.5" (1.71 m) |
| Weight | 108 lb (49 kg) |
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 | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 August 1949 Rotterdam, the Netherlands[1] |
| Died | 13 August 1973 (aged 23)[1] |
| Measurements |
Bust: 34"[1] Waist: 23" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1] |
| Weight | 108 lb (49 kg; 7.7 st) |
Willy Rey (born Wilhelmina Rietveld on 25 August 1949 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, died 13 August 1973 in Vancouver, British Columbia)[1] 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.[1]
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.[2]
She died of an overdose of barbiturates (sleeping pills) in Vancouver on 13 August 1973.[3]
March
| Cynthia Hall | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 1, 1951 Hinsdale, Illinois, United States |
| Measurements |
Bust: 37" Waist: 25" Hips: 36" |
| Height | 5' 3" (1.60 m) |
| Weight | 120 lb (54 kg) |
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. After Playboy, Hall appeared in one feature film, The Fabulous Doctor Fable (1973).
April
| Chris Cranston | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 14, 1946 Santa Monica, California[4] |
| Measurements |
Bust: 35½"[4] Waist: 24" Hips: 35½" |
| Height | 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)[4] |
| Weight | 126 lb (57 kg; 9.0 st) |
Chris Cranston (born September 14, 1946 in Santa Monica, California)[4] 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.[4]
May
| Janice Pennington | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Janice Marie Pennington July 8, 1942 Seattle, Washington, US |
| Measurements |
Bust: 36" Waist: 23" Hips: 36" |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 123 lb (56 kg; 8.8 st) |
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 | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 3, 1947 Okinawa, Japan[5] |
| Measurements |
Bust: 36"[5] Waist: 23" Hips: 36" |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[5] |
| Weight | 117 lb (53 kg; 8.4 st) |
Lieko English (born June 3, 1947 in Okinawa, Japan)[5] 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.[6] When she was 12 years old, she moved with her family from Okinawa to Oklahoma City.[6] English was the first Japanese-born Playmate, the first American Playmate of Japanese ancestry, and the first hapa Playmate.
July
| Heather Van Every | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 9, 1951 Illinois |
| Measurements |
Bust: 32" Waist: 23" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 103 lb (47 kg; 7.4 st) |
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
| Cathy Rowland | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 11, 1950 Los Angeles |
| Measurements |
Bust: 35" Waist: 23" Hips: 35" |
| Height | 5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m) |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg; 7.9 st) |
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 | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 2, 1951 Kansas City, Missouri[7] |
| Measurements |
Bust: 37"[7] Waist: 22" Hips: 35" |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[7] |
| Weight | 118 lb (54 kg; 8.4 st) |
Crystal Smith (born August 2, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri)[7] 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.[7] 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.[8] She also hosted The Playboy Shopping Show with Blake Emmons in 1986.
October
| Claire Rambeau | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 8, 1951 Santa Barbara, California, United States |
| Measurements |
Bust: 36" Waist: 24" Hips: 36" |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 133 lb (60 kg; 9.5 st) |
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 | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 19, 1949 Montreal, Canada[9] |
| Measurements |
Bust: 36"[9] Waist: 25" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m)[9] |
| Weight | 120 lb (54 kg; 8.6 st) |
Danielle de Vabre (born November 19, 1949 in Montreal)[9] is a French-Canadian model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for November 1971.
December
| Karen Christy | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 11, 1951 Abilene, Texas |
| Measurements |
Bust: 37" Waist: 24" Hips: 36" |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 120 lb (54 kg; 8.6 st) |
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.[10]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Playmate data". Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ↑ "Business Notes STOCKS". Time. 1990-06-18.
- ↑ Catherine Donaldson-Evans (2007-02-13). "Anna Nicole Smith Wasn't First Playboy Pinup to Die Tragically". Fox News.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Playmate data". Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "Playmate data at wekinglypigs.com". Retrieved January 23, 2010.
- 1 2 "Playboy.co.uk". Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Playmate data". Retrieved January 25, 2010.
- ↑ Edgren, Gretchen (1996). The Playmate Book: Five Decades of Centerfolds. Santa Monica, California: General Publishing Group. p. 158. ISBN 1-57544-128-4.
- 1 2 3 4 "Playmate data". Retrieved February 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Miss December 1971 Karen Christy". playboy.com. PEI. Retrieved 18 January 2015.