While every month included a centerfold, interviews and cover models did not become an almost-regular feature until autumn 1962. The interviews would occasionally be replaced by panel discussions such as the two-part "Panel on 1984 and Beyond" published in 1963.
Date |
Cover model |
Centerfold model |
Interview subject |
Other |
1-60 |
Clayre Peters, Nancy Crawford, Elaine Reynolds, Eleanor Bradley, Yvette Vickers, Donna Lynn, Ellen Stratton |
Stella Stevens |
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2-60 |
no cover model |
Susie Scott |
|
Jayne Mansfield |
3-60 |
no cover model |
Sally Sarell |
|
|
4-60 |
no cover model |
Linda Gamble |
|
|
5-60 |
no cover model |
Ginger Young |
|
|
6-60 |
no cover model |
Delores Wells |
|
Ellen Stratton - first Playmate of the Year (PMOY) |
7-60 |
no cover model |
Teddi Smith |
|
|
8-60 |
no cover model |
Elaine Paul |
|
Sophia Loren |
9-60 |
Marli Renfro |
Ann Davis |
|
|
10-60 |
no cover model |
Kathy Douglas |
|
Girls of Hollywood |
11-60 |
no cover model |
Joni Mattis |
|
June Wilkinson |
12-60 |
Teddi Smith |
Carol Eden |
|
Seventh Anniversary issue, Marilyn Monroe |
1-61 |
Teddi Smith, Joni Mattis, Stella Stevens, Susie Scott, Ginger Young, Ellen Stratton |
Connie Cooper |
|
|
2-61 |
Barbara Ann Lawford |
Barbara Ann Lawford |
|
Girls of New York |
3-61 |
no cover model |
Tonya Crews |
Panel on Hip Comics and the New Humor |
|
4-61 |
no cover model |
Nancy Nielsen |
|
Linda Gamble - PMOY |
5-61 |
Judy Newton |
Susan Kelly |
|
Girls of Sweden |
6-61 |
Heidi Becker |
Heidi Becker |
|
Ann Richards |
7-61 |
Susie Scott |
Sheralee Conners |
Panel on Sex and Censorship in Literature and the Arts |
|
8-61 |
no cover model |
Karen Thompson |
|
|
9-61 |
Barbara Ann Lawford |
Christa Speck |
|
|
10-61 |
no cover model |
Jean Cannon |
|
|
11-61 |
no cover model |
Dianne Danford |
Panel on TV's Problems and Prospects |
Anita Ekberg |
12-61 |
no cover model |
Lynn Karrol |
|
Eighth Anniversary issue |
1-62 |
Heidi Becker, Susan Kelly, Connie Cooper, Christa Speck, Karen Thompson |
Merle Pertile |
|
|
2-62 |
Cynthia Maddox |
Kari Knudsen |
|
Girls of Rome |
3-62 |
no cover model |
Pamela Gordon |
|
|
4-62 |
Roberta Lane |
Roberta Lane |
|
Christa Speck - PMOY |
5-62 |
no cover model |
Marya Carter |
|
|
6-62 |
|
Merissa Mathes |
Panel on the Womanization of America |
|
7-62 |
no cover model |
Unne Terjesen |
|
|
8-62 |
no cover model |
Jan Roberts |
|
|
9-62 |
no cover model |
Mickey Winters |
Miles Davis |
first official interview |
10-62 |
Laura Young |
Laura Young |
Peter Sellers |
|
11-62 |
no cover model |
Avis Kimble |
Panel: Beyond Ethics and Morality |
first Little Annie Fanny cartoon |
12-62 |
Sheralee Conners |
June Cochran |
Jackie Gleason |
|
1-63 |
Merle Pertile, Avis Kimble, Laura Young, Kari Knudsen, Marissa Mathes |
Judi Monterey |
|
Elizabeth Taylor |
2-63 |
Cheryl Lamphey |
Toni Ann Thomas |
Frank Sinatra |
|
3-63 |
Cynthia Maddox |
Adrienne Moreau |
Bertrand Russell |
|
4-63 |
Kellie Collins |
Sandra Settani |
Helen Gurley Brown |
Girls of Africa |
5-63 |
no cover model |
Sharon Cintron |
Malcolm X |
June Cochran - PMOY |
6-63 |
Jayne Mansfield |
Connie Mason |
Billy Wilder |
Jayne Mansfield |
7-63 |
Judy Newton |
Carrie Enwright |
Panel on 1984 and Beyond Part I |
|
8-63 |
Nancy Perry |
Phyllis Sherwood |
Panel on 1984 and Beyond Part II |
|
9-63 |
Joey Thorpe |
Victoria Valentino |
Richard Burton |
|
10-63 |
Teddi Smith |
Christine Williams |
Jawaharial Nehru |
Elsa Martinelli |
11-63 |
Sharon Rogers |
Terre Tucker |
Jimmy Hoffa |
Girls of Canada |
12-63 |
no cover model |
Donna Michelle |
Albert Schweitzer |
Kim Novak |
1-64 |
no cover model |
Sharon Rogers |
Vladimir Nabokov |
Tenth Anniversary issue, Marilyn Monroe |
2-64 |
Cynthia Maddox |
Nancy Jo Hooper |
Panel on Jazz: Today and Tomorrow |
Mamie van Doren |
3-64 |
Olga Schoberova |
Nancy Scott |
Ayn Rand |
Girls of Russia |
4-64 |
Peter Sellers, Karen Lynn |
Ashlyn Martin |
Jean Genet |
|
5-64 |
Donna Michelle |
Terri Kimball |
Jack Lemmon |
Donna Michelle - PMOY |
6-64 |
Mamie van Doren |
Lori Winston |
Ingmar Bergman |
Mamie van Doren |
7-64 |
Cynthia Maddox |
Melba Ogle |
Salvador Dalí |
Brigitte Bardot |
8-64 |
Barbara Reeves |
China Lee |
Dick Gregory |
|
9-64 |
Heather Hewitt |
Astrid Schulz |
Henry Miller |
Elke Sommer |
10-64 |
Judy Newton |
Rosemarie Hillcrest |
Cassius Clay |
|
11-64 |
Maria Hoff |
Kai Brendlinger |
George Wallace |
Girls of Germany |
12-64 |
no cover model |
Jo Collins |
Ian Fleming |
Caroll Baker |
1-65 |
no cover model |
Sally Duberson |
Martin Luther King, Jr. |
|
2-65 |
Teddi Smith |
Jessica St. George |
The Beatles |
|
3-65 |
no cover model |
Jennifer Jackson |
Panel on Uses and Abuses of the New Leisure |
Alberto Vargas cover art, Carol Lynley |
4-65 |
Lannie Balcom |
Sue Williams |
Art Buchwald |
|
5-65 |
no cover model |
Maria McBane |
Jean-Paul Sartre |
Stella Stevens |
6-65 |
Turid Lundberg |
Hedy Scott |
Melvin Belli |
Ursula Andress |
7-65 |
Joey Thorpe |
Gay Collier |
Marcello Mastroianni |
Girls of the Riviera |
8-65 |
Jo Collins |
Lannie Balcom |
Robert Shelton |
Jo Collins - PMOY |
9-65 |
Teddi Smith |
Patti Reynolds |
Peter O'Toole |
Jeanne Moreau |
10-65 |
Penny James |
Allison Parks |
Madalyn Murray |
|
11-65 |
Beth Hyatt |
Pat Russo |
Sean Connery |
Bond Girls |
12-65 |
Allison Parks |
Dinah Willis |
Al Capp |
|
1-66 |
Patti Reynolds |
Judy Tyler |
Princess Grace |
|
2-66 |
Sissy |
Melinda Windsor |
Federico Fellini |
|
3-66 |
no cover model |
Priscilla Wright |
Bob Dylan, Panel on Crisis in Law Enforcement |
|
4-66 |
Cynthia Maddox |
Karla Conway |
George Lincoln Rockwell |
|
5-66 |
Allison Parks |
Dolly Read |
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. |
Allison Parks - PMOY |
6-66 |
Mary Warren |
Kelly Burke |
Mike Nichols |
Girls of Texas |
7-66 |
Penny James, Patti Reynolds, Joann Russell, Barbara Shaw, Joey Thorpe |
Tish Howard |
Ralph Ginzburg |
Ursula Andress |
8-66 |
Sissy |
Susan Denberg |
H. L. Hunt |
Jane Fonda |
9-66 |
Dianne Chandler |
Dianne Chandler |
Timothy Leary |
Jocelyn Lane |
10-66 |
Peggy James |
Linda Moon |
Mel Brooks |
Ann-Margret |
11-66 |
Sue Batchelor |
Lisa Baker |
Norman Thomas |
|
12-66 |
Nancy Gould |
Susan Bernard |
Sammy Davis, Jr. |
Girls of Tahiti |
1-67 |
Judy Tyler, Dianne Chandler, Melinda Windsor |
Surrey Marshe |
Fidel Castro |
|
2-67 |
Helen Kirk |
Kim Farber |
Mark Lane |
|
3-67 |
Nancy Chamberlain |
Fran Gerard |
Orson Welles |
Sharon Tate |
4-67 |
Cheryl Shrode |
Gwen Wong |
Arnold Toynbee |
|
5-67 |
Beth Hyatt |
Anne Randall |
Woody Allen |
Sylva Koscina |
6-67 |
Sharon Kristie |
Joey Gibson |
Panel on Religion and the New Morality |
|
7-67 |
Venita Wolf |
Heather Ryan |
Michael Caine |
|
8-67 |
Lisa Baker |
DeDe Lind |
F. Lee Bailey |
Lisa Baker- PMOY |
9-67 |
Bo Bussmann |
Angela Dorian (Victoria Vetri) |
John Lindsay |
|
10-67 |
no cover model |
Reagan Wilson |
Jim Garrison |
|
11-67 |
Beth Hyatt |
Kaya Christian |
Michelangelo Antonioni |
|
12-67 |
no cover model |
Lynn Winchell |
Johnny Carson |
Elke Sommer |
1-68 |
DeDe Lind, Angela Dorian, Kim Farber, Gwen Wong |
Connie Kreski |
Norman Mailer |
Stella Stevens |
2-68 |
Paulette Lindberg |
Nancy Harwood |
Jim Brown |
Joanna Pettet |
3-68 |
Sharon Kristie |
Michelle Hamilton |
Truman Capote |
|
4-68 |
Dolly Read |
Gaye Rennie |
Charles Percy |
|
5-68 |
Angela Dorian |
Elizabeth Jordan |
William Masters & Virginia Johnson |
Angela Dorian - PMOY |
6-68 |
Jennie Wallace |
Britt Fredriksen |
John Kenneth Galbraith |
|
7-68 |
Lynn Hahn |
Melodye Prentiss |
Paul Newman |
|
8-68 |
Aino Korva |
Gale Olson |
William Sloane Coffin |
Carroll Baker |
9-68 |
Erika Toth |
Dru Hart |
Stanley Kubrick |
|
10-68 |
Dale Fahey |
Majken Haugedal |
Ralph Nader |
Barbara McNair |
11-68 |
no cover model |
Paige Young |
Don Rickles |
|
12-68 |
Cynthia Myers |
Cynthia Myers |
Eldridge Cleaver |
|
1-69 |
no cover model |
Leslie Bianchini |
Lee Marvin |
|
2-69 |
Nancy Chamberlain |
Lorrie Menconi |
Mort Sahl |
Pamela Tiffin |
3-69 |
Penny James |
Kathy MacDonald |
Marshall McLuhan |
|
4-69 |
Sharon Kristie |
Lorna Hopper |
Allen Ginsberg |
Brigitte Bardot |
5-69 |
Paulette Lindberg |
Sally Sheffield |
Bill Cosby |
|
6-69 |
Connie Kreski |
Helena Antonaccio |
Gore Vidal |
Connie Kreski - PMOY |
7-69 |
Barbara Klein (Barbi Benton) |
Nancy McNeil |
Rod Steiger |
|
8-69 |
Penny James |
Debbie Hooper |
Ramsey Clark |
Paula Kelly |
9-69 |
Shay Knuth |
Shay Knuth |
Panel on Student Revolt |
Julie Newmar |
10-69 |
Paulette Lindberg |
Jean Bell |
Dan Rowan & Dick Martin |
|
11-69 |
no cover model |
Claudia Jennings |
Jesse Jackson |
|
12-69 |
Jorja Beck |
Gloria Root |
Joe Namath |
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