The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1973. Playboy magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
January
editMiki Garcia | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Kingman, Arizona, United States | February 17, 1947
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Miki Garcia (born February 17, 1947, in Kingman, Arizona) is an American model. She is best known for being Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1973 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.
February
editCynthia Wood | |
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Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
1974 | |
Preceded by | Marilyn Cole |
Succeeded by | Marilyn Lange |
Personal details | |
Born | Burbank, California[1] | September 25, 1950
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] |
Cynthia Lynn Wood (born September 25, 1950, in Burbank, California) is an American model and actress. She is the daughter of Harold and Erma Wood. She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in February 1973, and the 1974 Playmate of the Year.[1] Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar.[1]
March
editBonnie Large | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Glendale, California, United States | September 9, 1952
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Bonnie Large (born September 9, 1952, in Glendale, California) was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for March 1973. Her centerfold was photographed by William Figge and Mel Figge. She is noted for becoming historically the first Playmate of the Month ever to appear clearly full frontal nude. (Marilyn Cole, Playmate of the Month for January 1972, made the first full-frontal nude posing, but her pubic hair was partly covered by the shadow cast from the book in her hand).[2]
April
editJulie Woodson | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Hutchinson, Kansas[3] | July 11, 1950
Died | September 14, 2022 | (aged 72)
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] |
Julie Woodson (July 11, 1950 – September 14, 2022 in Hutchinson, Kansas)[3] was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for April 1973. Her centerfold was photographed by William Figge and Mel Figge.[3] Woodson was only the third African-American Playboy Playmate of the Month, the earlier two being Jennifer Jackson in March 1965 and Jean Bell in October 1969. She died September 14, 2022 at the age of 72.
May
editAnulka Dziubinska | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Preston, Lancashire, England, UK | 14 December 1950
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Anulka Maria Dziubinska (born 14 December 1950) is an English actress and model. She was featured as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in May 1973.[4]
After her Playmate appearance, Dziubinska became an actress of film and television, perhaps most prominently in her debut role as a lesbian vampire in the British exploitation film classic Vampyres (1974), in which she was credited by only her first name, Anulka.
Further acting assignments followed. In the late 1970s, Dziubinska moved to the USA. She continued her career and married twice. She left the public eye in 1985, however, when she became pregnant with her first child.
Eventually, she became a floral designer and owner of a florist shop in Hollywood. She returned to England in 2003 for an appearance in the documentary short Return of the Vampyres, in which she shares her memories of working on the film. In 2006, she co-wrote a book about flower design, Zen Flowers: Designs to Soothe the Senses and Nourish the Soul.
June
editRuthy Ross | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Bourbon, Missouri | March 22, 1948
Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
Ruthy Ross (born March 22, 1948, in Bourbon, Missouri) was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for June 1973. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. She is sometimes credited as Ruthey Ross.
July
editMartha Smith | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Cleveland, Ohio[5] | October 16, 1952
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[5] |
Martha Smith (born Martha Anne Smith on October 16, 1952, in Cleveland, Ohio)[5] is an American model and actress. She is sometimes credited as Martha L. Smith.
Smith attended Michigan State University.[6] Smith has starred in movies, such as National Lampoon's Animal House, and has appeared in several TV series as a guest star. She was a regular on the adventure series Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and appeared as a frequent panelist on The $25,000 Pyramid.
In July 1973, she was chosen Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar.[5]
August
editPhyllis Coleman | |
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Personal details | |
Born | White Plains, New York | August 31, 1949
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Phyllis Coleman (born August 31, 1949, in White Plains, New York) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the August 1973 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by the husband-and-wife team of Bill Figge and Mel Figge.
September
editGeri Glass | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | June 20, 1949
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Geri Glass (born June 20, 1949, in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the September 1973 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.
October
editValerie Lane | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Long Beach, California, United States | August 4, 1949
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Valerie Lane (born August 4, 1949, in Long Beach, California) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the October 1973 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by William Figge and Mel Figge.
November
editMonica Tidwell | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Shreveport, Louisiana | January 14, 1954
Height | 5 ft 2.5 in (1.59 m) |
Monica Tidwell (born January 14, 1954, in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American model. A red-head, she was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the November 1973 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker and Bill Frantz.
December
editChristine Maddox | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Tracy, California, United States | March 24, 1950
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Christine Maddox (born March 24, 1950, in Tracy, California) is an American model. She is best known for being Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its December 1973 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Playmate data". Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ^ Playboy Playmate of the MonthArchived 28 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d "Playmate data". Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Anulka Dziubinska". Hollywood Upclose. Retrieved 2009-12-30.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ a b c d "Playmate data". Retrieved February 7, 2010.
- ^ "Playmate News". Playboy. 55. Playboy: 123–124. October 2008.