The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1972. Playboy magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
| Marilyn Cole | |
|---|---|
| Playmate of the Year | |
| 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Liv Lindeland |
| Succeeded by | Cyndi Wood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 May 1949 Portsmouth, England[1] |
| Measurements | Bust: 36"[1] Waist: 24" Hips: 35" |
| Height | 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m)[1] |
| Weight | 119 pounds (54 kg) |
Marilyn Cole (born 7 May 1949, Portsmouth, England)[1] was Playboy magazine's January 1972 Playmate of the Month, as well as 1973's Playmate of the Year, the only Briton to hold that title. Her original pictorial was photographed by Alexas Urba.[1]
| P.J. Lansing | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 13, 1949 Frankford, Missouri, United States |
| Measurements | Bust: 36" Waist: 25" Hips: 36" |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 121 lb (55 kg; 8.6 st) |
P.J. Lansing (born October 13, 1949 in Frankford, Missouri) is an American model. She was Playboy 's Playmate of the Month for its February 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar.
| Ellen Michaels | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 12, 1953 Queens, New York, United States |
| Measurements | Bust: 37 Waist: 24 Hips: 35 |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Weight | 107 lb (49 kg; 7.6 st) |
Ellen Michaels (born February 12, 1953 in Queens, New York) is an American model and photographer.
She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker.
Michaels, who was getting a degree in elementary education at the time of her pictorial, went on to become a successful model for everything from advertising campaigns to romance novels. She appears on many record album covers including The Salsoul Orchestra, Eric Clapton, and Barrabas.
She also has donated much of her time to charity work with the disabled and senior citizens, and ran a volunteer program for the blind for many years.
She is currently a wildlife and nature photographer, specializing in photos of the birds, butterflies, insects and landscapes of Central Park in New York City.
| Vicki Peters | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 9, 1950 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States[2] |
| Measurements | Bust: 34"[2] Waist: 22" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] |
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st) |
Vicki Peters (born September 9, 1950 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its April 1972 issue.[2] Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.[2] In 1970, Peters appeared in the film Blood Mania.
| Deanna Baker | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 29, 1949 St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Measurements | Bust: 35" Waist: 22" Hips: 35" |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg; 7.9 st) |
Deanna Baker (born December 29, 1949 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American model. She was chosen by Playboy magazine to be its Playmate of the Month for May 1972.
| Debbie Davis | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 9, 1951 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Measurements | Bust: 36" Waist: 24" Hips: 36" |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 122 lb (55 kg; 8.7 st) |
Debbie Davis (born September 9, 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for June 1972. Her centerfold was photographed by William Figge.
| Carlton O'Neal | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 18, 1948 New York City, United States |
| Measurements | Bust: 35" Waist: 25" Hips: 35" |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 117 lb (53 kg; 8.4 st) |
Carlton O'Neal (born August 18, 1948 in New York City) is an American model. She is best known as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its July 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley. O'Neal had a small part in the 1979 film When a Stranger Calls.
| Linda Summers | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 20, 1950 San Diego, California |
| Measurements | Bust: 36" Waist: 23" Hips: 35" |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Weight | 105 lb (48 kg; 7.5 st) |
Linda Summers (born November 20, 1950 in San Diego, California) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the August 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by William Figge and Ed DeLong.
| Susan Miller | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 22, 1947 New York City, United States |
| Measurements | Bust: 39 Waist: 25 Hips: 39 |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st) |
Susan Miller (born March 22, 1947 in New York City) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the September 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.
| Sharon Johansen | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 11, 1948 Norway[3] |
| Measurements | Bust: 40"[3] Waist: 22" Hips: 37" |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] |
| Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st)[3] |
Sharon Johansen (born October 11, 1948)[3] is a Norwegian-American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Alexas Urba.[3] Johansen was born in Norway, but when she was a year old her family moved to Wisconsin.
For a brief time, Johansen worked as a receptionist for Pierre Salinger.[4] She posed nude for the December 1979 Playboy pictorial "Playmates Forever!"
| Lena Söderberg | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 31, 1951 Sweden |
| Measurements | Bust: 34" Waist: 26" Hips: 36" |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg; 7.9 st) |
Lena Soderberg (born March 31, 1951 in Sweden; the actual Swedish spelling of this name is Lena Söderberg, but she is better known without the diacritics) appeared as a Playmate in the November 1972 issue of Playboy magazine,[5] under the name Lenna Sjööblom. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker.
Her photo (known as Lenna) is often used in the field of digital image processing.[6]
| Mercy Rooney | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 21, 1950 New Jersey |
| Measurements | Bust: 36" Waist: 23" Hips: 36" |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st) |
Mercy Rooney (born Merci Montello on June 21, 1950 in New Jersey) is an American model and actress. She was the December 1972 Playmate of the Month. Her centerfold was photographed by Alexas Urba. In March 1973 she was the Playmate of the Month in the German edition of Playboy and simultaneously appeared on the covers of the U.S., German, French and Italian editions.
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