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The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1959, the 5th anniversary year of the publication. Playboy magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.

January

Virginia Gordon
Personal details
Born (1936-10-28) October 28, 1936 (age 88)
Chaplin, West Virginia, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

Virginia Gordon (born October 28, 1936 in Chaplin, West Virginia) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the January 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ron Vogel.

February

Eleanor Bradley
Personal details
Born (1938-12-13) December 13, 1938 (age 85)
Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.[1]
Height5 ft 8½ in (1.74 m)[1]

Eleanor Bradley (born December 13, 1938 in Waukegan, Illinois)[1] is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the February 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ron Vogel[1].

March

Audrey Daston
Personal details
BornBoise, Idaho, United States

Audrey Daston (born in Boise, Idaho) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Lawrence Schiller.

April

Nancy Crawford
Personal details
Born (1941-04-16) April 16, 1941 (age 83)
Valhalla, New York, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

Nancy Crawford (born April 16, 1941 in Valhalla, New York) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the April 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Barbara and Justin Kerr.

May

Cindy Fuller
Personal details
Born (1938-05-13) May 13, 1938 (age 86)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States[2]
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]

Cindy Fuller (born May 13, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts)[2] is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Bunny Yeager.[2]

June

Marilyn Hanold
Personal details
Born (1938-06-09) June 9, 1938 (age 86)
Jamaica, New York, United States[3]
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]

Marilyn Hanold (born June 9, 1938 in Jamaica, New York)[3] is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its June 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Bruno Bernard.

July

Yvette Vickers
Personal details
Born(1928-08-26)August 26, 1928
Kansas City, Missouri
Diedc.2010 (exact date unknown; body found on April 27, 2011)
Los Angeles, California
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)

Yvette Iola Vickers (née Vedder) (August 26, 1928 – c. 2010) was a blond-haired, blue-eyed American actress, pin-up model, and singer. In 1959 she appeared as the Playboy Playmate of the Month for the July issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Russ Meyer. She also appeared in several other men's magazines.

August

Clayre Peters

Clayre Peters is an American model. She is best known for being Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its August 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Frank Eck.

September

Marianne Gaba
Personal details
Born(1939-11-13)November 13, 1939
Chicago, Illinois, United States
DiedMay 2, 2016(2016-05-02) (aged 76)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

Marianne Gaba (born November 13, 1939 in Chicago) is an American model, actress and beauty queen. She was Miss Illinois USA 1957 Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1959 issue.

October

Elaine Reynolds
Personal details
Born (1939-09-07) September 7, 1939 (age 85)
Jersey City, New Jersey[4]
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[4]

Elaine Reynolds (born September 7, 1939 in Jersey City, New Jersey)[4] is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Frank Eck.[4] Her centerfold appears in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society.

November

Donna Lynn
Personal details
Born (1936-09-21) September 21, 1936 (age 88)
Walukee, Oklahoma, U.S.A.[5]
Height5 ft 3.5 in (1.61 m)[5]

Donna Lynn (born September 21, 1936 in Walukee, Oklahoma)[5] is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its November 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Frank Bez.

December

Ellen Stratton
Playboy Playmate of the Year
1960
Succeeded byLinda Gamble
Personal details
Born (1939-06-09) June 9, 1939 (age 85)
Marietta, Mississippi, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)

Ellen Stratton (born June 9, 1939 in Marietta, Mississippi) is an American model. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for December 1959. She also became the first "official" Playmate of the Year for 1960.[6] Her centerfold was photographed by William Graham.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Playmate listing". Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Playmate data". Retrieved February 6, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d "Playmate listing". Retrieved February 15, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Playmate data". Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c d "Playmate listing". Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  6. ^ "Hugh Hefner announces Playmate of the Year in Las Vegas". Retrieved March 12, 2010.