- List of Playboy Playmates of 1978
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The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1978. Playboy magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
January
Main article: Debra JensenDebra Jensen Personal details Born March 12, 1958
Orange County, California, United StatesMeasurements Bust: 36
Waist: 24
Hips: 35Height 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.
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February
Main article: Janis SchmittJanis 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]
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March
Christina Smith Personal details Born October 4, 1957
Miami, FloridaMeasurements 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.
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April
Main article: Pamela BryantPamela 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]
External links
- Pamela Bryant at Playboy.com
- Pamela Bryant at the Internet Movie Database
- Pamela Jean Bryant at AllRovi
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.
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June
Gail Stanton Personal details Born 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 and actress. 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]
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July
Karen Morton Personal details Born October 3, 1958
Palmdale, California, United StatesMeasurements 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) 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]
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August
Vicki Witt Personal details Born April 13, 1959
Lansing, MichiganMeasurements 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.
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September
Main article: Rosanne KatonRosanne 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).
External links
- Rosanne Katon at the Internet Movie Database
- Rosanne Katon at Playboy.com
- Katon quoted in They Came to America, PBS, January 8, 2003
October
Marcy Hanson Personal details Born December 22, 1952
Galveston, Texas, United StatesMeasurements 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.
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November
Main article: Monique St. PierreMonique St. Pierre 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 is 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. She spoke English, German and French, had signed with the Wilhelmina modeling agency right before she was 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, with a top position at the fledgling Playboy Channel.[14]
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December
Janet Quist Personal details Born August 17, 1955
Austin, Texas, United StatesMeasurements 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]
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See also
- List of people in Playboy 1970-1979
References
- ^ Playboy. Playboy. June 1980.
- ^ a b c d e "Playmate data". http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=schmitt%2C+janis&limit=0. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ Hugh Hefner; Dave Hickey (2008). Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds. Chronicle Books. ISBN 0811860914, 9780811860918.
- ^ Al Walentis (1978-06-30). "He Fields Questions With Verbal Exercises .". Reading Eagle: pp. 16.
- ^ a b c d e "Playmate data". http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=bryant%2C+pamela+jean&limit=0. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ^ Playboy (U.S.: Playboy Enterprises, Inc.) 25 (4): 118–129, April 1978
- ^ Playboy (U.S.: Playboy Enterprises, Inc.) 24 (9): 148, September 1977
- ^ The Official Pamela Jean Bryant Website
- ^ a b c d e f "Playmate data". http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=stanton%2C+gail&limit=0. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ Rollings, Grant (May 9, 2007). "The curse of the Playmates". The Sun (London). http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article17643.ece. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ Mary McSwain Steele (1986-08-26). "Model Gets Start in Market". The Daily Reporter. Spencer, Iowa. pp. 10.
- ^ a b c d e "Playmate listing". http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Adatebrowse&key=1978&limit=0. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Playmate listing". http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Adatebrowse&key=1978&limit=0. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
- ^ a b "Playmate News". Playboy (Playboy) 55: 143–144. November 2008.
- ^ Margaret Moser (1999-01-28). "Framed". Austin Chronicle. http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/column?oid=oid:521090. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
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