This is a list of models who were chosen as a Playboy Playmate of the Year for the American edition of Playboy magazine. List of Playmates of the Year 1953: Marilyn Monroe 1954: 1955: 1956: 1957: 1958: 1959: 1960: Ellen Stratton 1961: Linda Gamble 1962: Christa Speck 1963: June Cochran 1964: Donna Michelle 1965: Jo Collins 1966: Allison Parks 1967: Lisa Baker 1968: Angela Dorian 1969: Connie Kreski 1970: Claudia Jennings 1971: Sharon Clark 1972: Liv Lindeland 1973: Marilyn Cole 1974: Cyndi Wood 1975: Marilyn Lange 1976: Lillian Müller 1977: Patti McGuire 1978: Debra Jo Fondren 1979: Monique St. Pierre 1980: Dorothy Stratten 1981: Terri Welles 1982: Shannon Tweed 1983: Marianne Gravatte 1984: Barbara Edwards 1985: Karen Velez 1986: Kathy Shower 1987: Donna Edmondson 1988: India Allen 1989: Kimberley Conrad 1990: Reneé Tenison 1991: Lisa Matthews 1992: Corinna Harney 1993: Anna Nicole Smith 1994: Jenny McCarthy 1995: Julie Lynn Cialini 1996: Stacy Sanches 1997: Victoria Silvstedt 1998: Karen McDougal 1999: Heather Kozar 2000: Jodi Ann Paterson 2001: Brande Roderick 2002: Dalene Kurtis 2003: Christina Santiago 2004: Carmella DeCesare 2005: Tiffany Fallon 2006: Kara Monaco 2007: Sara Jean Underwood 2008: Jayde Nicole 2009: Ida Ljungqvist 2010: Hope Dworaczyk 2011: Claire Sinclair 2012: Jaclyn Swedberg 2013: Raquel Pomplun 2014: Kennedy Summers 2015: Dani Mathers 2016: Eugena Washington 2017: Brook Power 2018: Nina Daniele 2019: Jordan Emanuel 2020: Vendela, Megan Moore, Miki Hamano, Fo Porter, Abigail O'Neill, Yoli Lara, Teela LaRoux, Geena Rocero, Sophie O'Neil, Hilda Dias Pimentel, Gillian Chan, Jordy Murray Playmates of the Year by original month of appearance January Connie Kreski (1968) Liv Lindeland (1971) Marilyn Cole (1972) Kimberley Conrad (1988) Heather Kozar (1998) Jayde Nicole (2007) February Cyndi Wood (1973) Julie Lyn Cialini (1994) March Stacy Sanches (1995) Ida Ljungqvist (2008) April Linda Gamble (1960) Lisa Matthews (1990) Brande Roderick (2000) Carmella DeCesare (2003) Hope Dworaczyk (2009) Jaclyn Swedberg (2011) Raquel Pomplun (2012) Nina Daniele (2017) May Marilyn Lange (1974) Kathy Shower (1985) Anna Nicole Smith (1992) Dani Mathers (2014) Brook Power (2016) June Kara Monaco (2005) July Sara Jean Underwood (2006) August Sharon Clark (1970) Lillian Müller (1975) Dorothy Stratten (1979) Corinna Harney (1991) Christina Santiago (2002) September Christa Speck (1961) Angela Dorian (1967) Debra Jo Fondren (1977) Barbara Edwards (1983) Dalene Kurtis (2001) October Allison Parks (1965) Marianne Gravatte (1982) Jenny McCarthy (1993) Jodi Ann Paterson (1999) Claire Sinclair (2010) November Lisa Baker (1966) Claudia Jennings (1969)