List of Playboy Playmates of 1997 explained

The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1997. Playboy magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.

January

Jami Ferrell
Birth Place:Muncie, Indiana
Birth Date:June 20, 1974
Height:5feet

Jami Ferrell (born June 20, 1974, in Muncie, Indiana)[1] is an American model and actress. She is the Playboys Playmate and Playboy (Germany): Playmate of the Month for January 1997. She was married to Simpsons producer Sam Simon for three weeks in 2000.[2] Afterwards she dated Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and actor Jack Nicholson.[3]

February

Kimber West
Birth Place:Atlanta
Birth Date:May 23, 1974
Height:5feet

Kimber West (born May 23, 1974, in Atlanta)[4] is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's American Playmate of the Month for February 1997 and German Playmate of the Month for January 1998.

March

Jennifer Miriam
Birth Place:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Birth Date:May 2, 1972
Height:5feet

Jennifer Miriam (born May 2, 1972, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)[5] is an American model and actress. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for March 1997. Her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag and Stephen Wayda.

April

Kelly Monaco
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S.
Birth Date:May 23, 1976
Signature:Signature of Kelly Monaco.png
Height:5feet

Kelly Marie Monaco (born May 23, 1976)[6] is an American model, actress, reality television contestant and winner of Dancing with the Stars in Season 1. Since 2003, she has played the character of Sam McCall on General Hospital.

In April 1997, Monaco became the Playboy Playmate of the Month. She made cover appearances in other magazines such as FHM and Maxim. Maxim also awarded her 13th place on their annual Hot 100 List in May 2006.[7]

May

Linn Thomas
Birth Place:Newport News, Virginia
Birth Date:January 21, 1976
Height:5feet

Lynn Thomas (also known as Linn Thomas) (born January 21, 1976, in Newport News, Virginia)[8] is an American model.Thomas became Playboys Playmate of the Month for May 1997. In October 2000, she became a Penthouse Pet of the Month, the first model to have appeared in both Playboy and Penthouse as a centerfold. She has also modeled for Perfect 10 and Danni's Hard Drive. In 2003, she appeared in the high-gloss erotic film Temptation, directed by Michael Ninn.

June

Carrie Stevens
Birth Place:Buffalo, New York
Birth Date:May 1, 1969
Height:5feet

See main article: Carrie Stevens. Carrie Stevens (born May 1, 1969, in Buffalo, New York)[9] is an American model and actress. She is Playboy's Playmate of the Month for June 1997.

July

Daphnée Lynn Duplaix
Birth Place:Manhattan, New York
Birth Date:1976 8, mf=yes
Height:5feet

See main article: Daphnée Lynn Duplaix. Daphnée Lynn Duplaix (born August 18, 1976, in Manhattan, New York[10]) is an American actress and model. After appearing in Playboy magazine as its Playmate of the Month for July 1997, she appeared in several Playboy videos. Her Playmate pictorial was photographed by Richard Fegley. She held regular roles on the soap operas One Life to Live and Passions.

August

Kalin Olson
Birth Place:Hot Springs, Arkansas
Birth Date:1975 12, mf=y
Height:5feet

Kalin Olson (born December 29, 1975, in Hot Springs, Arkansas)[11] is an American glamour model and actress. She is the Playmate of the Month for August 1997. Her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag and Stephen Wayda. She has also modelled for Perfect 10 (December 1999). She was married to a professional hockey player, Pascal Trepanier.[12]

September

Nikki Ziering
Birth Name:Natalie Schieler
Birth Place:Norwalk, California
Birth Date:1971 8, mf=yes

See main article: Nikki Ziering. Nikki Schieler (born August 9, 1971[13]) is an American model and actress. She is Playboy's Playmate of the Month for September 1997. She appeared on the cover twice, first in August 1997, then in July 2003, along with a feature pictorial. Prior to Playboy, she was a swimwear model usually seen modeling for Venus Swimwear and Frederick's of Hollywood. She also appeared as a Barker's Beauty on the game show The Price Is Right, from 1999 to 2002.[14]

October

Layla Roberts
Birth Place:Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii
Birth Date:October 22, 1974

Layla Harvest Roberts (born October 22, 1974[15]) is an American model and actress. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for October 1997. Her centerfold was photographed by Stephen Wayda.

November

Inga Drozdova
Birth Place:Latvia
Birth Date:14 December 1975
Height:5inchesft8inchesin (ftin)

Inga Drozdova (born December 14, 1975, Latvia[16]) is a model and actress. She is Playboys Playmate of the Month for November 1997 and has appeared in Playboy videos.

December

Karen McDougal
Birth Place:Merrillville, Indiana
Birth Date:1971 3, mf=yes
Signature:Signature of Karen McDougal.png
Height:5feet
Pmoy-Year:1998
Pmoy-Preceded:Victoria Silvstedt
Pmoy-Succeeded:Heather Kozar

See main article: Karen McDougal. Karen McDougal (born March 23, 1971) is an American model and actress. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for December 1997 and Playmate of the Year for 1998.[17]

McDougal taught pre-kindergarten before winning a swimsuit competition and beginning her career as a model. As a fitness model, she was the first woman to appear on the cover of Men's Fitness magazine. She starred in The Arena, a direct-to-video film. She is an avid motorcycle and car collector.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Playmate data. June 2, 2010.
  2. News: Simon says, 'Woo hoo!' to Las Vegas, charity. Elfman, Doug. January 24, 2011. July 3, 2011. Las Vegas Review-Journal. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110126091025/http://www.lvrj.com/news/simon-says-woo-hoo-to-las-vegas-charity-114472384.html. January 26, 2011.
  3. Outrageous Fortune. Daniel S.. Comiskey. April 20, 2011. Indianapolis Monthly. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110601033023/http://www.indianapolismonthly.com/features/Story.aspx?id=1405295. June 1, 2011.
  4. Web site: Playmate data. June 2, 2010.
  5. Web site: Playmate data. June 2, 2010.
  6. Playmate Data Sheet. April 1997. Playboy.
  7. Web site: 2006 Hot 100 #13 Kelly Monaco. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070313160033/http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?slideId=1918&imgCollectId=94&src=wiki. March 13, 2007. Maxim Online.
  8. Web site: Playmate data. June 2, 2010.
  9. Web site: Playmate data. February 7, 2010.
  10. Web site: Playmate data. March 10, 2009.
  11. Web site: Playmate data. February 7, 2010.
  12. Web site: Kalin Olson – Biography. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080224034057/http://starsuniverse.com/univ4/kalin_olson.php. February 24, 2008. Stars Universe.
  13. Web site: Playmate data. March 9, 2009.
  14. Playboy. Playboy. Playmate News. 55. November 2008. 143–144.
  15. Web site: Playmate data. March 3, 2009.
  16. Web site: Playmate data. January 21, 2009.
  17. Fegley, Richard & Wayda, Stephen. (Photographers). Playmate of the Year: Karen McDougal takes a bow. Playboy. 45. 7. 130–141. July 1998.