Playmate - Notable Playmates

Notable Playmates

Playmates who became known for more than their Playboy appearance(s) include (with the date of their appearance):

• Pamela Anderson (February 1990), actress
• Lynne Austin (July 1986), original spokesmodel for Hooters
• 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
• Kayla Collins (August 2008), fashion designer with own swimsuit range and founder of The Dollhouse Project.
• Carmella DeCesare (April 2003), World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) RAW Diva Search 2004
• Lisa Dergan (July 1998), spokesmodel for St. Pauli Girl and Guess? Jeans; also Fox Sports correspondent.
• Donna D'Errico (September 1995), actress
• Daphnée Duplaix (July 1997), actress
• Hope Dworaczyk (April 2009), television host and contestant on Celebrity Apprentice
• Jaime Faith Edmondson (January 2010), former police officer, Miami Dolphins cheerleader, and runner-up in The Amazing Race 14
• 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.
• Victoria Fuller (January 1996), contestant on The Amazing Race 6
• Lauren Michelle Hill (February 2001), winner of the Playmates edition of Fear Factor, Guess? model
• 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 Weezers "Beverly Hills" music video.
• Connie Kreski (January 1968), actress
• Pilar Lastra (August 2004), briefcase model on Deal or No Deal
• Angela Little (August 1998), actress
• Jayne Mansfield (February 1955), singer and actress
• Jenny McCarthy (October 1993), actress, author, comedienne; 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
• Karen McDougal (December 1997), fitness model; appeared in XFL cheerleader commercials in 2000
• Shanna Moakler (December 2001), Miss USA 1995, ex-wife of Travis Barker, and co-star of reality TV show Meet the Barkers
• Kelly Marie Monaco (April 1997), Emmy-nominated actress, winner of Dancing with the Stars reality show in 2005 long running actress of General Hospital
• Marilyn Monroe (December 1953), actress, model, and singer
• Cynthia Myers (December 1968), actress
• Bettie Page (January 1955), noted pin-up and bondage model
• Janice Pennington (May 1971), model on The Price Is Right
• Brande Roderick (April 2000), actress and Celebrity Apprentice contestant.
• Nikki Schieler (September 1997), actress
• Anna Nicole Smith (May 1992), Guess? jeans model, actress, and widow of an octogenarian businessman. The lawsuit over his inheritance reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
• 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
• Roberta Vasquez (November 1984), actress
• Petra Verkaik (December 1989), actress
• Jennifer Walcott (August 2001), actress
• Tamara Witmer (August 2005), briefcase model on Deal or No Deal, contestant on VH1's Rock of Love with Bret Michaels
• Teri Weigel (April 1986), adult movie performer
• Cara Zavaleta (November 2004), appeared on MTV reality show Road Rules prior to Playmate appearance
• Victoria Zdrok (October 1994), attorney, clinical psychologist, sex therapist; second model to appear as centerfold for both Playboy and Penthouse
• Kara Monaco (June 2006), Big Brother 14 contestant.