Playmates History
A Playmate is one of the women to be featured monthly as a centerfold in Playboy Magazine. Playmates today receive $25,000 and are nominated to become Playmate of the Year. Many famous actresses, performers and models have posed for Playboy.
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Hugh Hefner
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Hugh Hefner was 27 when he launched Playboy Magazine. He did not put his name or issue date on the first 50,000 copies, according to the Just Mens Mags website.
Sweetheart of the Month
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The first woman featured in Playboy was Marilyn Monroe. She was labeled "sweetheart of the month" and later was nominated a Playmate of the Year. Monroe didn't pose for Playboy. Hefner bought rights to the photographs from a calendar store in Chicago.
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The First Playmate
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The first official Playmate of the Month was Margie Harrison in 1954. She was in the second issue of Playboy.
Playmate of the Year
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At the end of each year, one of the 12 Playmates of the Month is named "Playmate of the Year." Playmates of the Year receive $100,000, a car and a motorcycle.
Playmate of a Lifetime
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In 1987, Hugh Hefner married one of his playmates. Kimberly Conrad became Playmate of a Lifetime, they had two sons. At this time Hefner turned over control of the company to his daughter from a previous marriage. Christie Hefner reinvented playboy and expanded its media base during the 1990s.
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- Photo Credit playmate image by Ilja Biletski from Fotolia.com
