List of Playboy Playmates of 1971

The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1971. Playboy magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.

January

Liv Lindeland
Playboy Playmate of the Year
1972
Preceded by	Sharon Clark
Succeeded by	Marilyn Cole
Personal details
Born	7 December 1945
Measurements	Bust: 36" Waist: 22.5" Hips: 34"
Height	5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm)
Weight	108 lb (49 kg)

Liv Lindeland (born 7 December 1945, Norway) is a Norwegian model and actress. She is Playboy's Playmate of the Month for January 1971, and Playmate of the Year for 1972. Her original pictorial was photographed by Alexas Urba. Lindeland was the daughter-in-law of actress-dancer Cyd Charisse.

February

Willy Rey
Personal details
Born	25 August 1949 Rotterdam, the Netherlands[1]
Died	19 August 1973 (aged 23)[1]
Measurements	Bust: 34"[1] Waist: 23" Hips: 34"
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Weight	108 lb (49 kg; 7.7 st)

Willy Rey (born Wilhelmina Rietveld on 25 August 1949 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, died 19 August 1973 in Vancouver, British Columbia)[1] was a Dutch-Canadian model. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for its February 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.[1]

When she was 6 years old, her family moved from the Netherlands to Canada.

Willy Rey's nude likeness adorned the stock certificate of Playboy Enterprises at the time of its initial public offering on 3 November 1971.[2]

She died of an overdose of barbiturates (sleeping pills) in Vancouver on 19 August 1973.[3]

March

Cynthia Hall
Personal details
Born	April 1, 1951 Hinsdale, Illinois, United States
Measurements	Bust: 37" Waist: 25" Hips: 36"
Height	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Weight	120 lb (54 kg)

Cynthia Hall (born April 1, 1951, in Hinsdale, Illinois) is an American model. She is best known as Playboy's Playmate of the Month for its March 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by David Chan.

April

Chris Cranston
Personal details
Born	September 14, 1946 Santa Monica, California[4]
Measurements	Bust: 35½"[4] Waist: 24" Hips: 35½"
Height	5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)[4]
Weight	126 lb (57 kg; 9.0 st)

Chris Cranston (born September 14, 1946, in Santa Monica, California)[4] is an American model and actress. She is best known for being Playboy's Playmate of the Month for its April 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.[4]

May

Janice Pennington
Personal details
Born	Janice Marie Pennington July 8, 1942 Seattle, Washington, US
Measurements	Bust: 36" Waist: 23" Hips: 36"
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	123 lb (56 kg; 8.8 st)

Janice Marie Pennington (born July 8, 1942, in Seattle, Washington) was one of the original "Barker's Beauties" models on The Price Is Right, serving as the show's longest-running model to date, from 1972 to 2000. She was also Playboy's Playmate of the Month for the May 1971 issue. She is the older sister of fellow model Ann Pennington. Pennington is also the co-founder of the Hollywood Film Festival.

June

Lieko English
Personal details
Born	June 3, 1947 Okinawa, Japan[5]
Measurements	Bust: 36"[5] Waist: 23" Hips: 36"
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[5]
Weight	117 lb (53 kg; 8.4 st)

Lieko English (born June 3, 1947, in Okinawa, Japan)[5] is an American model and actress. She is known for being Playboy's Playmate of the Month for its June 1971 issue. She is also notable for having represented Okinawa in the Miss Universe contest in 1965.[6] When she was 12 years old, she moved with her family from Okinawa to Oklahoma City.[6] English was the first Japanese-born Playmate, the first American Playmate of Japanese ancestry, and the first hapa Playmate.

July

Heather Van Every
Personal details
Born	September 9, 1951 Illinois
Measurements	Bust: 32" Waist: 23" Hips: 34"
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight	103 lb (47 kg; 7.4 st)

Heather Van Every (born September 9, 1951, in Illinois) is an American model. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for the July 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by David Chan. She was born in Illinois and became a Bunny at the Denver Playboy Club, remaining there after her Playmate appearance. Her centerfold was briefly shown in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

August

Cathy Rowland
Personal details
Born	March 11, 1950 Los Angeles
Measurements	Bust: 35" Waist: 23" Hips: 35"
Height	5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m)
Weight	110 lb (50 kg; 7.9 st)

Cathleen Lynn Rowland (born March 11, 1950, in Los Angeles, California) is an American model. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for the August 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.

September

Crystal Smith
Personal details
Born	August 2, 1951 Kansas City, Missouri[7]
Measurements	Bust: 37"[7] Waist: 22" Hips: 35"
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[7]
Weight	118 lb (54 kg; 8.4 st)

Crystal Smith (born August 2, 1951, in Kansas City, Missouri)[7] is an American model and journalist. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for its September 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker.[7] Crystal was a two-time cover girl, as well as anchor for the popular Sexcetera news program on the Playboy Channel during its first eight years.[8] She also hosted The Playboy Shopping Show with Blake Emmons in 1986.

October

Claire Rambeau
Personal details
Born	May 8, 1951 Santa Barbara, California, United States
Measurements	Bust: 36" Waist: 24" Hips: 36"
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	133 lb (60 kg; 9.5 st)

Claire Rambeau (born May 8, 1951 in Santa Barbara, California) is an American model. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for the October 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar. Her centerfold picture appeared in the first German edition of Playboy.

November

Danielle de Vabre
Personal details
Born	November 19, 1949 Montreal, Quebec, Canada[9]
Measurements	Bust: 36"[9] Waist: 25" Hips: 34"
Height	5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m)[9]
Weight	120 lb (54 kg; 8.6 st)

Danielle de Vabre (born November 19, 1949, in Montreal)[9] is a French-Canadian model. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for November 1971.

December

Karen Christy
Personal details
Born	March 11, 1951 Abilene, Texas
Measurements	Bust: 37" Waist: 24" Hips: 36"
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	120 lb (54 kg; 8.6 st)

Karen Christy (born March 11, 1951, in Abilene, Texas) is an American model. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for the December 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar. She was also a Playboy Bunny at the Chicago club.[10]

See also

• List of people in Playboy 1970–1979

References

1. "Death Certificate". Retrieved January 29, 2010.
2. "Business Notes STOCKS". Time. 1990-06-18.
3. Catherine Donaldson-Evans (2007-02-13). "Anna Nicole Smith Wasn't First Playboy Pinup to Die Tragically". Fox News.
4. "Playmate data". Retrieved 2 February 2011.
5. "Playmate data at wekinglypigs.com". Retrieved January 23, 2010.
6. "Playboy.co.uk". Retrieved 2011-05-15.
7. "Playmate data". Retrieved January 25, 2010.
8. Edgren, Gretchen (1996). The Playmate Book: Five Decades of Centerfolds. Santa Monica, California: General Publishing Group. p. 158. ISBN 1-57544-128-4.
9. "Playmate data". Retrieved February 2, 2010.
10. "Miss December 1971 Karen Christy". playboy.com. PEI. Retrieved 18 January 2015.