List of Playboy Playmates of 1959


The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1959, the 5th anniversary year of the publication. Playboy magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.

January

Virginia Gordon is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the January 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ron Vogel.

February

Eleanor Bradley is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the February 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ron Vogel.

March

Audrey Daston is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Lawrence Schiller.

April

Nancy Crawford is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the April 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Barbara and Justin Kerr.

May

Cindy Fuller is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Bunny Yeager.

June

Marilyn Hanold is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its June 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Bruno Bernard.

July

Yvette Iola Vickers was a blond-haired, blue-eyed American actress, pin-up model, and singer. In 1959 she appeared as the Playboy Playmate of the Month for the July issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Russ Meyer. She also appeared in several other men's magazines.

August

Clayre Peters is an American model. She is best known for being Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its August 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Frank Eck.

September

Marianne Gaba is an American model, actress and beauty queen. She was Miss Illinois USA 1957 Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1959 issue.

October

Elaine Reynolds is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Frank Eck. Her centerfold appears in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society.

November

Donna Lynn is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its November 1959 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Frank Bez.

December

Ellen Stratton is an American model. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for December 1959. She also became the first "official" Playmate of the Year for 1960. Her centerfold was photographed by William Graham.