List of Playboy Playmates of the Month

The following women have shown up in the American or international edition of Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month. Those who were also named Playmate of the Year are highlighted in green.

A common misconception is that Marilyn Monroe was a Playmate of the Month. She appeared in the first issue of Playboy as the "Sweetheart of the Month". The term "Playmate" was introduced in the second issue, but that term was applied to Monroe in several later issues.

1954–1959

Note: Ellen Stratton was the first official Playmate of the Year.

1960–1969

1970–1979

1980–1989

1990–1999

2000–2009

2010–2019

Note: All 12 Playmates of the Month 2019 were named Playmate of the Year 2020.

2020–

See also

• List of Playboy models, including all models who have appeared in Playboy
• List of Playboy Playmates of the Year