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The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1997. ''Playboy'' magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.

January

Jami Ferrell (born June 20, 1974, in Muncie, Indiana) is an American model and actress. She is the ''Playboy''s Playmate and Playboy (Germany): Playmate of the Month for January 1997. She was married to ''Simpsons'' producer Sam Simon for three weeks in 2000. Afterwards she dated ''Playboy'' founder Hugh Hefner and actor Jack Nicholson.

February

Kimber West (born May 23, 1974, in Atlanta) is an American model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's American Playmate of the Month for February 1997 and German Playmate of the Month for January 1998.

March

Jennifer Miriam (born May 2, 1972, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American model and actress. She is ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for March 1997. Her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag and Stephen Wayda.

April

Kelly Marie Monaco (born May 23, 1976) is an American model, actress, reality television contestant and winner of ''Dancing with the Stars'' in Season 1. Since 2003, she has played the character of Sam McCall on ''General Hospital''.

In April 1997, Monaco became the ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month. She made cover appearances in other magazines such as ''FHM'' and ''Maxim''. ''Maxim'' also awarded her 13th place on their annual Hot 100 List in May 2006.

May

Lynn Thomas (also known as Linn Thomas) (born January 21, 1976, in Newport News, Virginia) is an American model.
Thomas became ''Playboy''s Playmate of the Month for May 1997. In October 2000, she became a ''Penthouse'' Pet of the Month, the first model to have appeared in both ''Playboy'' and ''Penthouse'' as a centerfold. She has also modeled for '' Perfect 10'' and Danni's Hard Drive. In 2003, she appeared in the high-gloss erotic film ''Temptation'', directed by Michael Ninn.

June

Carrie Stevens (born May 1, 1969, in Buffalo, New York) is an American model and actress. She is ''Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for June 1997.

July

Daphnée Lynn Duplaix (born August 18, 1976, in Manhattan, New York) is an American actress and model.
After appearing in ''Playboy'' magazine as its Playmate of the Month for July 1997, she appeared in several ''Playboy'' videos. Her Playmate pictorial was photographed by Richard Fegley. She held regular roles on the soap operas ''One Life to Live'' and ''Passions''.

August

Kalin Olson (born December 29, 1975, in Hot Springs, Arkansas) is an American glamour model and actress. She is the Playmate of the Month for August 1997. Her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag and Stephen Wayda. She has also modelled for '' Perfect 10'' (December 1999). She was married to a professional hockey player, Pascal Trepanier. In 2021, she and her new boyfriend were arrested in her hometown over theft of an American flag.

September

Nikki Schieler (born August 9, 1971) is an American model and actress. She is ''Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for September 1997. She appeared on the cover twice, first in August 1997, then in July 2003, along with a feature pictorial. Prior to ''Playboy'', she was a swimwear model usually seen modeling for Venus Swimwear and Frederick's of Hollywood. She also appeared as a Barker's Beauty on the game show ''The Price Is Right'', from 1999 to 2002.

October

Layla Harvest Roberts (born October 22, 1974) is an American model and actress. She is ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for October 1997. Her centerfold was photographed by Stephen Wayda. Roberts had a minor role as the stripper Molly Mounds in the 1998 film ''Armageddon''.

November

Inga Drozdova (born December 14, 1975, Latvia) is a model and actress. She is ''Playboy''s Playmate of the Month for November 1997 and has appeared in ''Playboy'' videos.

December

Karen McDougal (born March 23, 1971) is an American model and actress. She is ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for December 1997 and Playmate of the Year for 1998.

McDougal taught pre-kindergarten before winning a swimsuit competition and beginning her career as a model. As a fitness model, she was the first woman to appear on the cover of ''Men's Fitness'' magazine. She starred in '' The Arena'', a direct-to-video film. She is an avid motorcycle and car collector. She later became involved in a political scandal involving hush money over an extramarital affair with businessman and U.S. President, Donald Trump.

See also

* List of people in Playboy 1990–1999

References

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