Willy Rey

Willy Rey (born Wilhelmina Rietveld, 25 August 1949 – 19 August 1973)[2][1] was a Dutch-Canadian model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.[1]

Willy Rey
Playboy centerfold appearance
February 1971
Preceded byLiv Lindeland
Succeeded byCynthia Hall
Personal details
Born(1949-08-25)25 August 1949
Rotterdam, the Netherlands[1]
Died19 August 1973(1973-08-19) (aged 23)[2]
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
MeasurementsBust: 34"[1]
Waist: 23"
Hips: 34"
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Weight108 lb (49 kg; 7.7 st)

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.[3]

She died of an overdose of barbiturates (sleeping pills) in Vancouver on 13 August 1973.[4]

See also

  • List of people in Playboy 1970-1979

References

  1. "Playmate data". Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  2. "Wilhelmina Cornilia "Willy Rey" Rietveld". Find a Grave. 10 August 2019.
  3. "Business Notes STOCKS". Time. 18 June 1990.
  4. Catherine Donaldson-Evans (13 February 2007). "Anna Nicole Smith Wasn't First Playboy Pinup to Die Tragically". Fox News.
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