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'''Michelle Hamilton''' (born '''Roxanna Platt''' on December 20, 1948, in [[Elmira, New York]]) was ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] for its March 1968 issue. She made a prior appearance in Playboy in the November 1967 issue in the Playboy Charter Yacht Party pictorial (starting on page 133) as "Roxanna". Her centerfold was photographed by [[William Figge]] and [[Ed DeLong]].
'''Michelle Hamilton''' (born '''Roxanna Platt''' on December 20, 1948, in [[Elmira, New York]]) was ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] for its March 1968 issue. She made a prior appearance in Playboy in the November 1967 issue in the Playboy Charter Yacht Party pictorial (starting on page 133) as "Roxanna". Her centerfold was photographed by [[William Figge]] and [[Ed DeLong]].
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Dr. Roxanna P. Platt is a family medicine doctor in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. She received her medical degree from Spartan Health Sciences University and has been in practice for more than 20 years.
Dr. Roxanna P. Platt is a family medicine doctor in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. She received her medical degree from Spartan Health Sciences University and has been in practice for more than 20 years.
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'''Melodye Prentiss''' (December 14, 1944 in [[Chicago]] – March 3, 2009 in [[California]])<ref name=pigs7>{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=prentiss%2C+melodye&limit=0|title=Playmate data|access-date=February 7, 2010}}</ref> was ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] for its July 1968 issue. Her [[centerfold]] was photographed by [[Pompeo Posar]].<ref name=pigs7 />
'''Melodye Prentiss''' (December 14, 1944 in [[Chicago]] – March 3, 2009 in [[California]])<ref name=pigs7>{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=prentiss%2C+melodye&limit=0|title=Playmate data|access-date=February 7, 2010}}</ref> was ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] for its July 1968 issue. Her [[centerfold]] was photographed by [[Pompeo Posar]].<ref name=pigs7 />
Melodye was working in the ''Playboy'' editorial library when she was "discovered" by the magazine as Playmate material.<ref name=pbjun09>{{cite journal|periodical=Playboy|publisher=Playboy|title=Playmate News|volume=56|date=June 2009|pages=116–117}}</ref> She studied fine art and painting at both the [[Chicago Academy of Fine Arts]] and the [[University of Chicago]].
Melodye was working in the ''Playboy'' editorial library when she was "discovered" by the magazine as Playmate material.<ref name=pbjun09>{{cite journal|periodical=Playboy|title=Playmate News|volume=56|date=June 2009|pages=116–117}}</ref> She studied fine art and painting at both the [[Chicago Academy of Fine Arts]] and the [[University of Chicago]].


Prentiss died on March 3, 2009, after taking medications that made her unable to breathe following knee surgery and other illnesses.
Prentiss died on March 3, 2009, after taking medications that made her unable to breathe following knee surgery and other illnesses.
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For a time, Gale worked as a [[Playboy Bunny|Bunny]] at the Chicago [[Playboy Club]].
For a time, Gale worked as a [[Playboy Bunny|Bunny]] at the Chicago [[Playboy Club]].


Olson's daughter, [[Crystal McCahill]], appeared on the November 9, 2008 edition of ''[[The Girls Next Door]]'' at the [[Hooters]] near [[Chicago]]'s [[O'Hare International Airport]], in a radio interview with [[Bridget Marquardt]] and McCahill's tryout effort for the 55th anniversary edition of ''Playboy'' in January 2009. McCahill is the May 2009 Playmate of the Month.<ref name=McCahill>{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Adatebrowse&key=2009&limit=0|title=uChicago Playmate listing|access-date=3 February 2009}}</ref>
Olson's daughter, [[Crystal McCahill]], appeared on the November 9, 2008, edition of ''[[The Girls Next Door]]'' at the [[Hooters]] near [[Chicago]]'s [[O'Hare International Airport]], in a radio interview with [[Bridget Marquardt]] and McCahill's tryout effort for the 55th anniversary edition of ''Playboy'' in January 2009. McCahill is the May 2009 Playmate of the Month.<ref name=McCahill>{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Adatebrowse&key=2009&limit=0|title=uChicago Playmate listing|access-date=3 February 2009}}</ref>
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'''Majken Haugedal''' (born 26 March 1947{{Verify source|date=February 2010}} in [[Copenhagen, Denmark]]) was ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] for its October 1968 issue.<ref>''Palyboy<!-- sic! -->-tema: Playboys piger.'' B.T., 09.06.2003, KUN_FOR_KVINDER, Side 6</ref> Her centerfold was photographed by [[Pompeo Posar]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=_Li8fkLMDOwC&dq=%22Majken+Haugedal&pg=PT203 Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds] Hugh Hefner, Dave Hickey (2008)</ref>
'''Majken Haugedal''' aka: '''Majken Kruse''' (born 26 March 1947<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Playmate - Playboy Magazine October 1968 vol.15, no.10 |url=https://www.vintageplayboymags.co.uk/pm/1068.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106222958/https://www.vintageplayboymags.co.uk/pm/1068.htm |archive-date=2024-01-06 |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=www.vintageplayboymags.co.uk}}</ref> in [[Copenhagen, Denmark]]) was ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] for its October 1968 issue.<ref>''Palyboy<!-- sic! -->-tema: Playboys piger.'' B.T., 09.06.2003, KUN_FOR_KVINDER, Side 6</ref> Her centerfold was photographed by [[Pompeo Posar]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=_Li8fkLMDOwC&dq=%22Majken+Haugedal&pg=PT203 Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds] Hugh Hefner, Dave Hickey (2008)</ref>


Posar is quoted in ''The Playmate Book'' as saying that Majken and [[Connie Kreski]] were the two finalists for the title of 1969 [[Playmate of the Year]]. Kreski won the title in the long run, but Majken posed for ''Playboy'' again in the April 1984 pictorial "Playmates Forever! Part Two."
Posar is quoted in ''The Playmate Book'' as saying that Majken and [[Connie Kreski]] were the two finalists for the title of 1969 [[Playmate of the Year]]. Kreski won the title in the long run, but Majken posed for ''Playboy'' again in the April 1984 pictorial "Playmates Forever! Part Two."

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'''Paige Young''' (March 16, 1944 – April 7, 1974) was ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] for its November 1968 issue. Her [[centerfold]] was photographed by [[Peter Gowland]].<ref name=wekinglypigs11>{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=young%2C+paige&limit=0|title=Playmate data|access-date=January 29, 2010}}</ref>
'''Paige Young''' (March 16, 1944 – April 7, 1974) born as '''Paige Diane Lee Young''', was ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] for its November 1968 issue. Her [[centerfold]] was photographed by [[Peter Gowland]].<ref name=wekinglypigs11>{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=young%2C+paige&limit=0|title=Playmate data|access-date=January 29, 2010}}</ref>

Paige died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on April 7, 1974.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://paigeyoung1968.com/2021/08/29/lapd-report-paige-young-suicide-1974/ | title=LAPD Report Paige Young Suicide. Updated 8/18/2023 | date=30 August 2021 }}</ref><ref>https://www.amiannoying.com/(S(gplbst5thxjc00ww0zqt0koz))/view.aspx?id=37833&collection=4454</ref> Paige was 30 years old.
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Latest revision as of 11:27, 15 February 2024

The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1968. Playboy magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.

January

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Main article: Connie Kreski
Connie Kreski
Playboy Playmate of the Year
1969
Preceded byAngela Dorian
Succeeded byClaudia Jennings
Personal details
Born(1946-09-19)September 19, 1946
Wyandotte, Michigan, United States
DiedMarch 21, 1995(1995-03-21) (aged 48)
Beverly Hills, California, United States
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)

Connie Kreski (September 19, 1946 – March 21, 1995), an American model and actress, is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for January 1968 and Playmate of the Year for 1969. Kreski had long taffy-colored hair and blue eyes.

Kreski died from a blocked carotid artery on March 21, 1995, in Beverly Hills, California. She was 48.

February

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Nancy Harwood
Personal details
BornNancy Rebecca Harwood
(1948-12-17)December 17, 1948
Riverside, California
DiedMay 13, 2014(2014-05-13) (aged 65)[1]
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)

Nancy Harwood (December 17, 1948 – May 13, 2014) was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1968 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by William Figge and Ed DeLong. She describes herself in her Playboy.com biography page as "really inexperienced, still a virgin, in fact" at the time she posed for her centerfold.

Nancy had an older brother and an older sister. Her father was a pharmacist. She became a representative for several jewelry makers, as well as the one-time president of the Centerfold Alumni Association.

Nancy Rebecca (Harwood) Kelly died May 13, 2014 after a 2-year battle with cancer. Nancy was 65.

March

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Michelle Hamilton
Personal details
BornRoxanna P Platt
(1948-12-20) December 20, 1948 (age 75)
Elmira, New York, United States
Height5 ft 4.5 in (164 cm)

Michelle Hamilton (born Roxanna Platt on December 20, 1948, in Elmira, New York) was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its March 1968 issue. She made a prior appearance in Playboy in the November 1967 issue in the Playboy Charter Yacht Party pictorial (starting on page 133) as "Roxanna". Her centerfold was photographed by William Figge and Ed DeLong.

Dr. Roxanna P. Platt is a family medicine doctor in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. She received her medical degree from Spartan Health Sciences University and has been in practice for more than 20 years.

April

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Gaye Rennie
Personal details
Born (1949-09-21) September 21, 1949 (age 74)
Los Angeles, California
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)

Gaye Rennie (born September 21, 1949, in Los Angeles) was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its April 1968 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by William Figge and Ed DeLong.

May

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Elizabeth Jordan
Personal details
Born (1945-01-11) January 11, 1945 (age 79)
Fort Myers, Florida[2]
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)[2]

Elizabeth Jordan (born January 11, 1945, in Fort Myers, Florida)[2] was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1968 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.[2]

In addition to being a Playmate, Jordan was also a Bunny at the Playboy Clubs in Chicago, New York City and Atlanta. According to The Playmate Book, she later became the associate dean of an unnamed university in the Western United States.

June

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Britt Fredriksen
Personal details
Born (1945-10-01) 1 October 1945 (age 78)
Norway
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)

Britt Fredriksen (born 1 October 1945 in Norway) was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its June 1968 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar.

July

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Melodye Prentiss
Personal details
Born(1944-12-14)December 14, 1944
Chicago, Illinois[3]
DiedMarch 3, 2009(2009-03-03) (aged 64)[3]
Los Angeles
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[3]

Melodye Prentiss (December 14, 1944 in Chicago – March 3, 2009 in California)[3] was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its July 1968 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar.[3]

Melodye was working in the Playboy editorial library when she was "discovered" by the magazine as Playmate material.[4] She studied fine art and painting at both the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and the University of Chicago.

Prentiss died on March 3, 2009, after taking medications that made her unable to breathe following knee surgery and other illnesses.

August

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Gale Olson
Personal details
Born (1947-10-27) October 27, 1947 (age 76)
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, U.S.[5]
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[5]

Gale Olson (born October 27, 1947, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma)[5] was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its August 1968 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ron Vogel.

Her mother was from New Zealand, and her father was in the United States Army. Gale grew up with five brothers and three sisters.

For a time, Gale worked as a Bunny at the Chicago Playboy Club.

Olson's daughter, Crystal McCahill, appeared on the November 9, 2008, edition of The Girls Next Door at the Hooters near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, in a radio interview with Bridget Marquardt and McCahill's tryout effort for the 55th anniversary edition of Playboy in January 2009. McCahill is the May 2009 Playmate of the Month.[6]

September

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Dru Hart
Personal details
Born (1948-11-25) November 25, 1948 (age 75)
San Fernando, California[7]
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[7]

Drucilla Hart (born November 25, 1948, in San Fernando, California)[7] was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1968 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Bill Figge and Mel Figge.[7] At the time of her pictorial, Hart was working as a legal secretary.

October

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Majken Haugedal
Personal details
Born (1947-03-26) 26 March 1947 (age 77)[8]
Copenhagen, Denmark
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

Majken Haugedal aka: Majken Kruse (born 26 March 1947[9] in Copenhagen, Denmark) was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1968 issue.[10] Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar.[11]

Posar is quoted in The Playmate Book as saying that Majken and Connie Kreski were the two finalists for the title of 1969 Playmate of the Year. Kreski won the title in the long run, but Majken posed for Playboy again in the April 1984 pictorial "Playmates Forever! Part Two."

November

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Paige Young
Personal details
BornPaige Diane Lee Young
(1944-03-16)March 16, 1944
Los Angeles, CA, U.S.
DiedApril 7, 1974(1974-04-07) (aged 30)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

Paige Young (March 16, 1944 – April 7, 1974) born as Paige Diane Lee Young, was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its November 1968 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Gowland.[12]

Paige died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on April 7, 1974.[13][14] Paige was 30 years old.

December

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Main article: Cynthia Myers
Cynthia Myers
Personal details
BornCynthia Jeanette Myers
(1950-09-12)September 12, 1950
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
DiedNovember 4, 2011(2011-11-04) (aged 61)
Los Angeles, U.S.
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)

Cynthia Myers (September 12, 1950 – November 4, 2011) was an American model and actress, and Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the December 1968 issue.

Career

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Cynthia Myers was the first Playboy Playmate born in the 1950s when she appeared in the magazine in December 1968. The pictures were shot in June 1968 when she was 17 years old,[15] but it was Playboy's policy by that time to wait until a Playmate turned 18 before her pictures would be published. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar.

After her magazine debut, Myers made frequent appearances on Hugh Hefner's Playboy After Dark TV series in 1969. She took a leading role as the sensitive lesbian rock and roll singer and bass player, Casey Anderson, in Russ Meyer's Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. She followed that with a supporting role in the 1972 Western, Molly and Lawless John.

Myers died of lung cancer in Los Angeles, California at the age of 61.[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nancy Rebecca Kelly Obituary. Accessed 10 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Playmate data". Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Playmate data". Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  4. ^ "Playmate News". Playboy. 56: 116–117. June 2009.
  5. ^ a b c "Playmate listing". Retrieved March 16, 2009.
  6. ^ "uChicago Playmate listing". Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  7. ^ a b c d "Playmate data". Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  8. ^ "The Playmate - Playboy Magazine October 1968 vol.15, no.10".
  9. ^ "The Playmate - Playboy Magazine October 1968 vol.15, no.10". www.vintageplayboymags.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-01-06. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  10. ^ Palyboy-tema: Playboys piger. B.T., 09.06.2003, KUN_FOR_KVINDER, Side 6
  11. ^ Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds Hugh Hefner, Dave Hickey (2008)
  12. ^ "Playmate data". Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  13. ^ "LAPD Report Paige Young Suicide. Updated 8/18/2023". 30 August 2021.
  14. ^ https://www.amiannoying.com/(S(gplbst5thxjc00ww0zqt0koz))/view.aspx?id=37833&collection=4454
  15. ^ Waage, Randy. "Interview with Cynthia Myers". Retrocrush. Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  16. ^ Lentz, Harris M. (2012). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2011. McFarland & Company. p. 248. ISBN 978-0786469949.
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