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'' magazine names its

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each month throughout the year.

January

Kimberly McArthur (born September 16, 1962) is an American model and actress. She was ''

'' magazine's

for its January 1982 issue. Her

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was photographed by Arny Freytag. After her appearance in ''Playboy'', McArthur had guest starring roles on episodes of ''

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'' and ''

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''. She was the first of three actresses to replace

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in the role of

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on the NBC daytime soap '' Santa Barbara''. She also played a role in ''

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'' and '' Easy Money''.

February

Anne Marie Fox (born September 28, 1962) was ''

'' magazine's

for February 1982.

March

Karen Rachel Witter (born December 13, 1961, in

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) is an American model and actress. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its March 1982 issue, and her

was photographed by Arny Freytag. Witter later appeared on the cover of the March 1983 issue. Witter later appeared frequently in television series, and from 1990 to 1994 played Tina Lord on the soap opera ''

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'', a role for which she was nominated for the 1991 ''Soap Opera Digest'' Award for Outstanding Female Newcomer in Daytime. Witter married TV producer

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in 2001; they had two children and are now divorced.

April

Linda Rhys Vaughn (born August 11, 1959, in Grossmont, California) is an American model. She was ''

'' magazine's

for its April 1982 issue. Her

was photographed by

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May

Kym Malin (born July 31, 1962, in

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, Texas) is an American model, dancer, and actress. She was ''

'' magazine's

for its May 1982 issue. Her

was photographed by

. She appeared in the 1983 comedy movie ''

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'', playing the role of Lola, appearing opposite Leif Green. Malin had small roles in the mainstream features "Mike's Murder", "Weird Science", "Die Hard", and "Road House". She acted in four low-budget action flicks for director

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: "Picasso Trigger", "Guns", "Enemy Gold", and "The Dallas Connection". Malin eventually returned to her native Texas and attended community college. Kym Malin lives in upstate New York and manages a pediatrician's office.

June

Lourdes Ann Kananimanu Estores (born January 11, 1958, in

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, Hawaii) is an American model and actress of Hawaiian, Filipino, Spanish and

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an descent. She was ''

'' magazine's

for its June 1982 issue. Her

was photographed by

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. Estores first appeared in Playboy in the August 1980 "Girls of Hawaii" pictorial. She went on to become a

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with

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July

Lynda Ann Wiesmeier (pronounced WEES-myer, born May 30, 1963, in Washington, D.C.) was an American actress and model. Wiesmeier was selected as both cover model and

for the July 1982 issue of ''

'' magazine, and her

was photographed by Richard Fegley.

August

Cathy St. George (born August 23, 1954, in

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) is an American model, actress, and make-up artist. She was ''

'' magazine's

for the August 1982 issue. Her

was photographed by

. In May 2017, at the age of 62, St. George duplicated her Playboy cover along with her cohorts Kimberly Conrad,

Renee Tenison Reneé Tenison (born December 2, 1968) is an American model, actress, and the first African-American selected to be the ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Year (1990). Personal life and career Tenison was born in Caldwell, Idaho. She has three older ...

, Candace Collins, Lisa Matthews, Charlotte Kemp, and Monique St. Pierre over three decades on.

September

Connie Brighton (born May 14, 1959, in

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) is an American model, actress and singer. She was ''

'' magazine's

for its September 1982 issue. Her

was photographed by Richard Fegley.

October

Marianne Gravatte (born December 13, 1959, in Hollywood, California) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as ''

'' magazine's

for the October 1982 issue, then as the 1983

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. Her original pictorial was photographed by Richard Fegley. She posed for ''Playboy'' again for the April 1994 ''"Playmate Revisited"'' feature. Gravatte was on the cover of

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's 1985 album, ''

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''.

November

Marlene Janssen (born September 2, 1958, in

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) is an American model and actress. She was ''

'' magazine's

for its November 1982 issue. Her

was photographed by Arny Freytag. She now lives in North Carolina, is divorced and has one son.

December

Charlotte Kemp (born Charlotte Helmkamp, on January 27, 1961, in

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) is an American model and actress. She was ''

'' magazine's

for the December 1982 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by

. In May 2017, at the age of 56, Kemp duplicated her Playboy cover along with her cohorts Kimberley Conrad, Reneé Tenison, Candace Collins, Lisa Matthews, Cathy St. George, and Monique St. Pierre more than three decades on.

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