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'' magazine names their

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each month throughout the year.

January

Sherry Arnett (born October 2, 1964) is an American

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and actress. She was ''

'' magazine's

for January 1986. Her

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was photographed by

Richard Fegley Leon Richard Fegley (November 29, 1936 – September 15, 2001) was an American photographer who worked for ''Playboy'' magazine for 30 years. Fegley started taking photos during a stint in the United States Air Force and eventually attended the ...

. Her first ''Playboy'' appearance in the magazine came in September 1984's "Girls of the

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", billed as "Sherry Klemesrud". She also appeared on the October 1985 cover.

February

Julie Michelle McCullough (born January 30, 1965) is an American

, actress and

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. She was ''

'' magazine's

for February 1986, and played "Julie Costello" on ''

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'' for eleven episodes during the 1989–1990 season.

March

Kim Morris (born October 7, 1958, in

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) is an American

and actress. She was ''

'' magazine's

for its March 1986 issue. Her

was photographed by

Ken Marcus Ken Marcus (born October 2, 1946) is a famous American photographer, best known for his work in glamour and erotic photography with ''Penthouse'' and ''Playboy'' magazines and for his own website. For over 50 years he has produced hundreds of ...

and

Stephen Wayda Stephen Wayda (born December 12, 1946) is an American professional photographer, best known for his photography for ''Playboy'' magazine. Early life and education Wayda was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Southern California. After high sch ...

April

Teresa "Teri" Susan Weigel (born February 24, 1962) is an American

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, former mainstream film and television actress, and ''

Playmate A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playm ...

May

Christine Richters (born August 3, 1966, in Fullerton, California) is an American model. She was ''

's''

of the Month for May 1986.

June

Rebecca Michelle Ferratti (born November 27, 1964) is an actress,

, and dancer. She has worked in over 25 movies. She has been a dancer in many music videos and has posed in many magazines, including ''

''. She was

in the June 1986 issue.

July

Lynne Austin (born April 15, 1961, in

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) is an American

and actress. She was chosen as ''

's''

of the Month in July, 1986 and has appeared in numerous ''Playboy'' videos and was named the 1987 Dutch Playmate of the Year. Before ''Playboy'', she had appeared in an ad campaign as the original "

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August

Ava Fabian (born April 4, 1962,

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

's''

in August 1986 and has appeared in ''Playboy'' videos. Her

was photographed by

Arny Freytag Arny Freytag (born April 12, 1950) is an American photographer who specializes in glamour photography. He began working for ''Playboy'' magazine in 1976 and at one time was one of only two photographers who produced the ''Playboy'' centerfold pho ...

and

. Fabian is also a former

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September

Rebekka Lynn Armstrong (born February 20, 1967, in

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) is a ''

, actress and competitive bodybuilder. In 1994 she announced that she was

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-positive.

October

Katherine Hushaw (born October 23, 1963) is an American

and actress. She was chosen as ''

''s

of the Month in October, 1986.

November

Donna Edmondson (born February 1, 1966, in

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, United States) was chosen as ''

's''

for November 1986 and

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for 1987. It was noted that she was a Southern Baptist and a virgin at the time of her appearances,(1 May 1987)
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''Bryan Times'' (UPI) and that it was her father that encouraged her to apply to be a Playmate.(1 May 1987
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. In 2001, the readers of Playboy voted her into fourth place for "the sexiest Playmate of the 1980s."

December

Laurie Ann Carr (born December 11, 1965) is an American

and actress. She was chosen as ''

''s

of the Month in December, 1986. She appeared on the covers of Slaughter's ''

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'' and '' Stick It Live''. Carr was married to

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, guitarist for the band

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, from 1987 to 1991.

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