List of Playboy Playmates of 1978
The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1978. Playboy magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
January
| Debra Jensen | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 12, 1958 Orange County, California, United States |
| Measurements |
Bust: 36 Waist: 24 Hips: 35 |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 120 lb (54 kg; 8.6 st) |
Debra Jensen (born March 12, 1958 in Orange County, California) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1978 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Phillip Dixon.
After her Playmate appearance, Debra married KISS drummer Peter Criss;[1] the two eventually divorced.
February
| Janis Schmitt | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 14, 1947 St. Louis, Missouri[2] |
| Measurements |
Bust: 34"[2] Waist: 24" Hips: 35" |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[2] |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg; 7.9 st) |
Janis Schmitt (born March 14, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri)[2] is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1978 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ken Marcus.[2][3] Schmitt worked as a bunny at the Playboy Club in St Louis.[4]
March
| Christina Smith | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 4, 1957 Miami, Florida |
| Measurements |
Bust: 34" Waist: 24" Hips: 35" |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg; 7.9 st) |
Christina Smith (born October 4, 1957 in Miami, Florida) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for March 1978.
April
| Pamela Bryant | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 8, 1959 Indianapolis, Indiana[5] |
| Died | December 4, 2010 (aged 51)[5] |
| Measurements |
Bust: 35"[5] Waist: 24" Hips: 35" |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[5] |
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st) |
Pamela Jean Bryant (born February 8, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana)[5] was an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its April 1978 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley.[6] Bryant first appeared in Playboy in the September 1977 pictorial "The Girls of the Big Ten".[7] Bryant worked as an artist before her death.[8]
May
| Kathryn Morrison | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 2, 1955 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Measurements |
Bust: 34" Waist: 23" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg; 7.9 st) |
Kathryn Morrison (born October 2, 1955; Long Beach, California) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1978 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Phillip Dixon and Dwight Hooker.
June
| Gail Stanton | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Brenda Gail Stone November 19, 1954 Memphis, Tennessee[9] |
| Died | November 21, 1996 (aged 42)[9] |
| Measurements |
Bust: 34"[9] Waist: 22" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)[9] |
| Weight | 103 lb (47 kg; 7.4 st) |
Gail Stanton (November 19, 1954 in Memphis, Tennessee – November 21, 1996 in Memphis)[9] was an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its June 1978 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by David Chan.[9] She was originally photographed for a layout in the April 1977 issue entitled "Girls of the New South". Stanton died two days after her 42nd birthday, on November 21, 1996 of complications from a blockage to her colon.[10]
July
| Karen Morton | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 3, 1958 Palmdale, California, United States |
| Died |
February 11, 2014 (aged 55) Burbank, California, United States |
| Measurements |
Bust: 32B" Waist: 22" Hips: 32" |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 95 lb (43 kg; 6.8 st) |
Karen Elaine Morton (born October 3, 1958 in Palmdale, California; died February 11, 2014 in Burbank, California) was Playboy's Miss July 1978. Her centerfold was shot by Ken Marcus. Later on, Karen had a small part in the Mel Brooks film History of the World, Part I (1981), and went on to a modeling career in Europe.[11]
She played "Jenny" in Tommy Tutone's iconic video 867-5309/Jenny.
She died on February 11, 2014 after a long illness, as reported by official Facebook pages of fellow playmates Lorraine Michaels and Ava Fabian.
August
| Vicki Witt | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 13, 1959 Lansing, Michigan |
| Measurements |
Bust: 36" Waist: 24" Hips: 36" |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 117 lb (53 kg; 8.4 st) |
Vicki Witt (born April 13, 1959) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its August 1978 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar. She posed for the September 1977 "Girls of the Big Ten" pictorial before becoming a Playmate the following year. Witt continued to work for Playboy for a few years following her selection as a Playmate.
September
| Rosanne Katon | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 5, 1954 New York City, United States[12] |
| Measurements |
Bust: 36"[12] Waist: 23" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)[12] |
| Weight | 101 lb (46 kg; 7.2 st)[12] |
Rosanne Katon (born February 5, 1954)[12] is an American model, actress, comedian and activist. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1978 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.
In 1984 Katon married Richard Walden, the president and chief executive officer of Operation USA, an international organization that supplies relief to Third World areas in need. The Waldens have two children, including a son who is autistic and an expert cellist. The family is featured in the 2007 documentary Autism: The Musical which won the 2007 Emmy for Best TV Documentary Special (HBO).
October
| Marcy Hanson | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 22, 1952 Galveston, Texas, United States |
| Measurements |
Bust: 35" Waist: 23" Hips: 35" |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 117 lb (53 kg; 8.4 st) |
Marcy Hanson (born December 22, 1952 in Galveston, Texas) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1978 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. Before Hanson became a Playmate, she had a lead role on the short-lived NBC comedy series The Roller Girls.
November
| Monique St. Pierre | |
|---|---|
| Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
| 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Debra Jo Fondren |
| Succeeded by | Dorothy Stratten |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 25, 1953 Wiesbaden, Germany[13] |
| Measurements |
Bust: 36"[13] Waist: 26" Hips: 36" |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[13] |
| Weight | 117 lb (53 kg; 8.4 st) |
Monique St. Pierre (born November 25, 1953[13]) is a German-born American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for November 1978 issue and the 1979 Playmate of the Year. Her original centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley.[13]
St. Pierre was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, and she speaks English, German and French. She had signed with the Wilhelmina modeling agency just prior to being chosen to be a Playmate, but was fired soon after her first pictorial was published.[14] She stayed with Playboy both as a model and as an executive, holding a top position at the fledgling Playboy Channel.[14]
December
| Janet Quist | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 17, 1955 Austin, Texas, United States |
| Measurements |
Bust: 36" Waist: 24" Hips: 36" |
| Height | 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m) |
| Weight | 118 lb (54 kg; 8.4 st) |
Janet Quist (born August 17, 1955 in Austin, Texas) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its December 1978 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ken Marcus. Janet came to Playboy's attention through a "Playmate Photo Contest" that the magazine staged in 1977. She was later featured in Outlaw Blues, a movie set in Austin.[15]
See also
References
- ↑ "Playboy". Playboy. June 1980.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Playmate data". Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ↑ Hugh Hefner; Dave Hickey (2008). Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds. Chronicle Books. ISBN 9780811860918.
- ↑ Al Walentis (June 30, 1978). "He Fields Questions With Verbal Exercises". Reading Eagle. p. 16.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Playmate data". Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ Playboy (U.S.: Playboy Enterprises, Inc.) 25 (4), April 1978, pp. 118–129 Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Playboy (U.S.: Playboy Enterprises, Inc.) 24 (9), September 1977, p. 148 Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ The Official Pamela Jean Bryant Website
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Playmate data". Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ↑ Rollings, Grant (May 9, 2007). "The curse of the Playmates". The Sun (London). Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ↑ Mary McSwain Steele (August 26, 1986). "Model Gets Start in Market". The Daily Reporter (Spencer, Iowa). p. 10.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Playmate listing". Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Playmate listing". Retrieved January 16, 2009.
- 1 2 "Playmate News". Playboy (Playboy) 55: 143–144. November 2008.
- ↑ Margaret Moser (January 28, 1999). "Framed". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
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