The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1957. Playboy magazine named its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
| June Blair | |
| Birth Name: | Margaret June Blair |
| Birth Date: | 20 October 1932 |
| Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 5 in |
See main article: June Blair. June Blair (born Margaret June Blair; October 20, 1932 – December 4, 2022) was an American model and actress. She is best known for being Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Hal Adams.[1] She died in Sherman Oaks, California, on December 4, 2022, at the age of 90.[2]
| Sally Todd | |
| Birth Name: | Sarah Joan Todd |
| Birth Date: | 7 June 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Boone, Missouri, U.S. |
| Death Place: | France |
See main article: Sally Todd. Sally Todd (born Sarah Joan Todd; June 7, 1934 – November 21, 2022) was an American actress and model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the February 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by David Sutton and Ed DeLong.[3]
| Sandra Edwards | |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in |
See main article: Sandra Edwards. Sandra Edwards (March 12, 1938 – June 2, 2017) was an American actress and model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Gowland.[4] Her name is usually spelled Saundra Edwards.
| Gloria Windsor | |
| Birth Date: | 26 January 1935 |
Gloria Windsor (born January 26, 1935) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the April 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Hal Adams.[5]
| Dawn Richard | |
| Birth Name: | Margaret Dawn Richard |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 5 in |
Margaret Dawn Richard (born March 5, 1936) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the May 1957 issue. She's of Osage Indian descent. Her father was a former silent movie stunt pilot. Dawn's family moved to Palm Springs, California, where her father built five motels. Richard acted in a high school stage production of "Meet Me in St. Louis".
She made her film debut in an uncredited bit part as a Pharaoh's daughter in the big budget biblical epic, “The Ten Commandments” (1956). Dawn had an especially memorable role as ill-fated gymnast "Theresa" in the drive-in adolescent horror cult classic, “I Was a Teenage Werewolf“ (1957). Among the TV shows she made guest appearances on episodes of Father Knows Best (1954), Perry Mason (1957), Colt .45 (1957), and Dragnet (1951).
Richard was the Playmate of the Month in the May, 1957 issue of "Playboy". Her centerfold was photographed by Ed DeLong and David Sutton.[6] Moreover, Dawn also posed for such adult publications as "Bachelor", "Modern Man", "Man's Magazine," and "Vue". Her poses for these magazines avoided explicit nudity.
Richard married multiple Oscar nominated producer David L. Wolper in 1958 and had three children with him prior to divorcing Wolper in 1969.
Richard married Spyro Joannides in 1970 and had one child.
| Carrie Radison | |
| Birth Date: | 1 November 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 5 in |
Carrie Radison (born November 1, 1938) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the June 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Desmond Russell.[7]
| Jean Jani | |
| Birth Date: | 31 October 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Torrance, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 3 in |
Norma Jean Jani (October 31, 1931 – October 26, 2021) was an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the July 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Gowland.[8]
| Dolores Donlon | |
| Birth Name: | Patricia Vaniver |
| Birth Date: | 19 September 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in |
See main article: Dolores Donlon. Dolores Donlon (born Patricia Vaniver; September 19, 1920 – November 30, 2012) was an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the August 1957 issue.
Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Gowland.[9]
| Jacquelyn Prescott | |
| Birth Place: | Redlands, California, U.S. |
Jacquelyn Prescott (born 1936) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the September 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casili, the first Playmate of his long career with Playboy.[10]
| Colleen Farrington | |
| Birth Date: | 5 August 1936 |
| Birth Place: | New Mexico, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Jupiter, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in |
See main article: Colleen Farrington. Colleen Farrington (August 5, 1936 – October 12, 2015) was an American model and nightclub singer. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the October 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Basch.[11]
Farrington died in Jupiter, Florida, at the age of 79. She was the mother of Academy Award-nominated actress Diane Lane.[12]
| Marlene Callahan | |
| Birth Date: | 24 August 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Ventura, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 2 in |
Marlene Callahan (born August 24, 1937) is an American model, actress and photographer. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the November 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Vivienne Lapham.[13]
| Linda Vargas | |
| Birth Date: | 20 April 1939 |
Linda Vargas (April 20, 1939 – May 26, 1973) was an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the December 1957 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Herbert Melford and Mike Shea.[14]
Vargas, who began modeling when she was a teenager, had a steady career before and after her Playmate appearance as a model and bit actress. Frequent Playboy photographer Peter Gowland used images of her in many of his instruction books.
She died on May 26, 1973, at the age of 34.[15]