The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 2016. Playboy magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
In the March 2016 issue, playmates became "non nude", without any photographs of full frontal nudity.[1] This decision was reversed in 2017.[2]
January
editAmberleigh West | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Sedro-Woolley, Washington, US[3] | September 4, 1991
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3] |
Amberleigh Deann West is a model, actress and the Playboy Playmate of the Month for January 2016[3] and her pictorial was shot by Sasha Eisenman.
February
editKristy Garett | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Tbilisi, Georgia, Soviet Union | February 13, 1990
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Kristy Garett, born Kristy Goretskaya in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union, is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for February 2016. Her pictorial was shot by Sasha Eisenman.[4] She was the last Playboy Playmate to appear nude in the magazine publication[5] (until March 2017 when Playboy decided to bring nudity back to the magazines).[6]
March
editDree Hemingway | |
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Hemingway in 2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | [7] Sun Valley, Idaho | December 4, 1987
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[7] |
Dree Louise Hemingway is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for March 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Angelo Pennetta.[8][9] She was the first Playboy Playmate not to appear nude in the magazine, after an editorial policy shift.[10]
April
editCamille Rowe | |
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Rowe in 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | [11] Paris, France[12] | January 7, 1990
Height | 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)[13] |
Camille Rowe is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for April 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Guy Aroch.[14][12]
May
editBrook Power | |
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Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
2017 | |
Preceded by | Eugena Washington |
Personal details | |
Born | [15] Inglewood, California | September 14, 1988
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[16] |
Brook Ashley Power is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for May 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Aaron Feaver.[17][18] and the Playmate of the Year 2017.[19]
June
editJosie Canseco | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Josiphene Marie Canseco November 5, 1996[20] Weston, Florida[20] |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[21] |
Josiphene Marie Canseco is a model and the Playboy Playmate of the Month for June 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Henrik Purienne.[22][23] She is a daughter of former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and designated hitter Jose Canseco and former model Jessica Sekely. She auditioned for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue of 2016 prior to her pictorial with Playboy.[20]
July
editAli Michael | |
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Personal details | |
Born | [24] Colleyville, Texas | May 15, 1990
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[24] |
Alexandra Nicole Michael is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for July 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Jason Lee Parry.[25][26][27]
August
editValerie van der Graaf | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands | 12 February 1992
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[28] |
Valerie van der Graaf is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 2016 and her pictorial was shot by David Bellemere.[29][30][31] She also appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue of 2014 prior to her pictorial with Playboy.[32]
September
editKelly Gale | |
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Gale at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in London, December 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14 May 1995
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[33] |
Kelly Olivia Gale is a fashion model and the Playboy Playmate of the Month for September 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Chris Heads.[34][35]
October
editAllie Silva | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Willimantic, Connecticut | November 29, 1988
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[36] |
Alexandra Katharine Silva (known professionally as Allie Silva) is a fashion model and the Playboy Playmate of the Month for October 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Henrik Purienne.[37]
November
editAshley Smith | |
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Personal details | |
Born | [38] California[38] | 26 November 1990
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[39] |
Ashley Bryanne Smith is a fashion model and the Playboy Playmate of the Month for November 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Zoey Grossman.[40] She also appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue of 2015 prior to her pictorial with Playboy.[41]
December
editEnikő Mihalik | |
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Mihalik at the Jill Stuart show during the 2010 New York Fashion Week | |
Personal details | |
Born | [42] Békéscsaba, Hungary | 11 May 1987
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[43] |
Enikő Eva Mihalik is a Hungarian fashion model and the Playboy Playmate of the Month for December 2016 and her pictorial was shot by David Bellemere.[44]
See also
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