List of Playboy Playmates of 1979
The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1979, the 25th anniversary year of the publication. Playboy magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
January
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| Candy Loving | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 4, 1956 Oswego, Kansas, United States[1] |
| Measurements | Bust: 37"[1] Waist: 24" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg; 7.9 st) |
Candy Loving (born Candis Loving on September 4, 1956 in Oswego, Kansas)[1] is an American model. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for the January 1979 issue, which made her Playboy's 25th Anniversary Playmate.[1] Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker.[1]
February
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| Lee Ann Michelle | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 March 1960 Surrey, England[2] |
| Measurements | Bust: 35[2] Waist: 23 Hips: 35 |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[2] |
| Weight | 107 lb (49 kg; 7.6 st) |
Lee Ann Michelle (born 17 March 1960 in Surrey, England)[2] is an English model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the February 1979 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.[2]
March
| Denise McConnell | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 23, 1958 Wiesbaden, West Germany[3] |
| Measurements | Bust: 37"[3] Waist: 24" Hips: 33" |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[3] |
| Weight | 104 lb (47 kg; 7.4 st) |
Denise McConnell (born December 23, 1958 in Wiesbaden, Germany)[3] is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its March 1979 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Nicholas DeSciose and Pompeo Posar.[3]
April
| Missy Cleveland | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 25, 1959 Jackson, Mississippi[4] |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. (adverse reaction to prescription medication) |
| Measurements | Bust: 34"[4] Waist: 22" Hips: 32" |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[4] |
| Weight | 95 lb (43 kg; 6.8 st) |
Amanda "Missy" Hodges Cleveland (December 25, 1959 – August 14, 2001)[4] was an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the April 1979 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.[4]
Cleveland was born in Jackson, Mississippi[4] and attended Provine High School and McClure Academy.[5] She came to the magazine's attention through its 25th Anniversary Great Playmate Hunt. At the time of her death, she was a property manager.[5]
May
| Michele Drake | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 7, 1958 La Jolla, California, United States |
| Measurements | Bust: 34" Waist: 24" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | 108 lb (49 kg; 7.7 st) |
Michele Drake (born February 7, 1958 in La Jolla, California) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1979 issue.
June
| Louann Fernald | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 23, 1957 San Antonio, Texas, United States |
| Measurements | Bust: 35" Waist: 23" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m) |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg; 7.9 st) |
Louann Fernald (born October 23, 1957 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its June 1979 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker.
July
| Dorothy Mays | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 24, 1957 |
| Measurements | Bust: 35.5" Waist: 24.5" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 118 lb (54 kg; 8.4 st) |
Dorothy Mays (born July 24, 1957 in Nuremberg, Germany) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the July 1979 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley.
August
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| Dorothy Stratten | |
|---|---|
| Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
| 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Monique St. Pierre |
| Succeeded by | Terri Welles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 28, 1960 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[6] |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
| Measurements | Bust: 36"[6] Waist: 24" Hips: 36" |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[6] |
| Weight | 123 lb (56 kg; 8.8 st) |
Dorothy Stratten (February 28, 1960 – August 14, 1980)[6] was a Canadian model and actress. Stratten found fame as the Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 1979 and subsequently Playmate of the Year for 1980.[6] Stratten is remembered for the circumstances of her murder at age 20 by her estranged husband,[7] an act that was the basis of two motion pictures.
September
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| Vicky McCarty | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vicki Ann McCarty January 13, 1954 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Measurements | Bust: 33½" Waist: 22" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 105 lb (48 kg; 7.5 st) |
Vicki McCarty Iovine (born Vicki Ann McCarty on January 13, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) is an American model, writer, and lawyer. She is a former member of the board of directors of the Special Olympics, as well as a former television producer and radio talk show host. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1979 issue and was photographed by Arny Freytag. She is separated from her husband, record producer and founder of Interscope Records Jimmy Iovine. They have four children.[8] She has published several books pertaining to pregnancy and parenthood under the brand of Girlfriends' Guides, as well as Best Friends' Guides.
October
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| Ursula Buchfellner | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 June 1961 Munich, Germany |
| Measurements | Bust: 33" Waist: 23" Hips: 33" |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 103 lb (47 kg; 7.4 st) |
Ursula Buchfellner (born 8 June 1961 in Munich, Germany) is a German model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1979 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Weissbrich. Buchfellner also was the Playmate for the December 1977 issue of Playboy's German edition.
In her later modeling and acting work, she was sometimes credited as Uschi Buchfellner, Ursula Fellner, Ulla Maris and Ursula Maris. Most of her movie roles were in European B-movies.
November
| Sylvie Garant | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 23, 1957 Montmagny, Quebec, Canada |
| Measurements | Bust: 34" Waist: 23" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg; 7.9 st) |
Sylvie Garant (born September 23, 1957 in Montmagny, Quebec) is a French Canadian model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its November 1979 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley. She served as hostess for one season of the late 1970s game show The $128,000 Question and later served as hostess on another Canadian-based game show, The Joke's on Us.
December
| Candace Collins | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 26, 1957 Dupo, Illinois, United States |
| Measurements | Bust: 35 Waist: 23 Hips: 34 |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg; 7.9 st) |
Candace L. Collins (born May 26, 1957 in Dupo, Illinois) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its December 1979 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley. In 2008 she was working for the magazine Today's Chicago Woman as fashion editor.[9] As of 2015[update] she goes by the name Candace Jordan as a television host and media personality. Collins was also a Playboy Bunny at the St. Louis club.[10]
See also
References
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