The following is a list ofPlayboy Playmates of 1976.Playboymagazine names itsPlaymate of the Montheach month throughout the year.
January
edit| Daina House | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 30, 1954 Dallas,Texas, United States[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] |
Daina House(born December 30, 1954, in Dallas, Texas)[1]is a former model and actress. She wasPlayboymagazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1976 issue. Her centerfold was photographed byKen Marcus.[1]
February
edit| Laura Lyons | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 22, 1954 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Laura Lyons(born October 22, 1954) is an American model. She wasPlayboymagazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1976 issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed byDwight HookerandMario Casilli.She worked as a Playboy Bunny in the ChicagoPlayboy Clubprior to becoming a Playmate, and led a protest and brief strike gaining improved work privileges such as the freedom to date customers.[2]
March
edit| Ann Pennington | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 3, 1950 Seattle,Washington, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m) |
Ann Victoria Pennington(born June 3, 1950, inSeattle,Washington) is an American model and actress. She wasPlayboymagazine's Playmate of the Month for its March 1976 issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed byPompeo Posarand Phillip Dixon. She is the sister ofJanice Pennington,and like Janice, appeared as a model on game shows.
Pennington was married toShaun Cassidy.[3]
April
edit| Denise Michele | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 12, 1953 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Denise Michele(born June 12, 1953, in San Francisco, California) is a former model who wasPlayboymagazine's Playmate of the Month for April 1976. HerPlayboypictorial was shot byKen Marcus.She is also featured in a number ofPlayboyvideos.She appears on the album cover ofRobert Palmer'sSome People Can Do What They Like(1976) and had some minor movie and TV roles.
May
edit| Patricia McClain | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 3, 1954 Long Beach, California,United States |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Patricia Margot McClain(born May 3, 1954, inLong Beach, California) is an American model. She wasPlayboymagazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1976 issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed byKen Marcus.
In 1996, McClain's firing from her office manager job over her Playmate past made national news. Her lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed sum. After the firing, she worked forPlayboyin their editing department.[4]In 1999, she attempted to challengeElton Galleglyfor theRepublicanCongressional nomination in his Ventura County district.[5]
June
edit| Debra Peterson | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 15, 1955 Santa Monica, California,United States |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Debra Peterson(born April 15, 1955, inSanta Monica, California) is an American model. She wasPlayboymagazine's Playmate of the Month for its June 1976 issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed byPompeo Posar.[6]
July
edit| Deborah Borkman | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 8, 1957 Virginia[7] |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[7] |
Deborah Borkman(born January 8, 1957, inVirginia)[7]is an American model of Swedish and Japanese descent. She wasPlayboymagazine's Playmate of the Month for its July 1976 issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed byPhillip Dixon.[7]
August
edit| Linda Beatty | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1952 Louisville, Kentucky,U.S.[8] |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[8] |
Linda Beatty(born September 16, 1952, inLouisville, Kentucky)[8]is a model and actress. She wasPlayboymagazine's Playmate of the Month for the August 1976 issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed byPhillip DixonandKen Marcus.[8]Her most prominent movie role was that of a Playmate doing aUSOtour in theVietnam WarepicApocalypse Now.[9]
September
edit| Whitney Kaine | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1956 Ogden, Utah,United States[10] |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[10] |
Whitney Kaine(born September 20, 1956, inOgden, Utah)[10]is an American model. She wasPlayboymagazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1976 issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed byGrant EdwardsandPhillip Dixon.[10]
October
edit| Hope Olson | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 4, 1956 Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin,United States[11] |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[11] |
Hope Olson(born April 4, 1956, inPrairie du Chien, Wisconsin)[11]is an American model. She wasPlayboymagazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1976 issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed byKen Marcus.[11]
November
edit| Patti McGuire | |
|---|---|
| Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
| 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Lillian Müller |
| Succeeded by | Debra Jo Fondren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 5, 1951 Dexter, Missouri,United States[12] |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[12] |
Patti McGuire(born September 5, 1951, inDexter, Missouri)[12]is an American model and television producer. She wasPlayboymagazine's Playmate of the Month for the November 1976 issue, and the 1977Playmate of the Year.Her original pictorial was photographed byPompeo Posar.[12]She married tennis starJimmy Connorsin 1979; they have two children.[13]
December
edit| Karen Hafter | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 27, 1954 New York City, New York[14] |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[14] |
Karen Hafter(born December 27, 1954, in New York City)[14]is an American model. She wasPlayboymagazine's Playmate of the Month for its December 1976 issue. Hercenterfoldwas photographed byPhillip Dixon.[14]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^abcd"Playmate data".RetrievedJanuary 29,2010.
- ^Bryce Nelson (June 19, 1975)."Seek a Touch of Human Kindness".Los Angeles Times.Archived fromthe originalon February 1, 2013.RetrievedApril 22,2010.
- ^Jeanne Malmgren (December 15, 1996). "Every Page a Centerfold".St. Petersburg Times.pp. 10.F.
- ^David Greenberg (January 15, 1998). "EX-PLAYBOY MODEL SETTLES WITH COMPANY OVER FIRING".Los Angeles Daily News.pp. TO1.
- ^"Candidate with a popular front".The Times.London, England. September 11, 1999. p. 13.
- ^"Debra Peterson".mypmates.club.RetrievedNovember 16,2021.
- ^abcd"Playmate data".RetrievedDecember 22,2010.
- ^abcd"Playmate data".RetrievedDecember 22,2010.
- ^"Sinatra takes a hasty day off".Chicago Tribune.May 17, 1976. p. A11.
Playboy playmates Cindi and Linda Beatty also have roles in the movie.
- ^abcd"Playmate data".RetrievedDecember 22,2010.
- ^abcd"Playmate data".RetrievedDecember 22,2010.
- ^abcd"Playmate data".RetrievedDecember 22,2010.
- ^"'Lovebird Double' who ruled Wimbledon",The Independent,June 19, 2004. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
- ^abcd"Playmate data".RetrievedDecember 22,2010.