List of Playboy Playmates of 1983
The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1983. Playboy magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
January
| Lonny Chin | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 August 1960 Liverpool, England[1] |
| Measurements |
Bust: 36"[1] Waist: 22" Hips: 35" |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] |
| Weight | 118 lb (54 kg) |
Lonny Chin (born 12 August 1960 in Liverpool, England) is an English model and actress of Chinese, Jamaican, Welsh and Swedish descent. In addition to being Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1983 issue,[1] Chin was the very first video Playmate featured by the magazine.[2][3]
Chin also appeared with her sister Gail in a pictorial of Playmates and their sisters in the April 1985 issue.
February
| Melinda Mays | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 23, 1962 Augusta, Georgia, U.S.[4] |
| Measurements |
Bust: 35"[4] Waist: 23" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[4] |
| Weight | 101 lb (46 kg) |
Melinda Mays (born February 23, 1962 in Augusta, Georgia)[4] is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1983 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag.[4]
March
| Alana Soares | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 21, 1964 Redondo Beach, California |
| Measurements |
Bust: 34DD Waist: 22 Hips: 32 |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Weight | 103 lb (47 kg; 7.4 st) |
Alana Soares (born February 21, 1964) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in March 1983.
April
| Christina Ferguson | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 18, 1964 Phoenix, Arizona |
| Measurements |
Bust: 34" Waist: 22" Hips: 33" |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 105 lb (48 kg; 7.5 st) |
Christina Ferguson (born March 18, 1964) is an American model. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in April, 1983.
May
- For the February 1960 Playmate, see Susie Scott (model)
| Susie Scott | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 2, 1963 San Diego, California |
| Measurements |
Bust: 34" Waist: 23" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | 108 lb (49 kg) |
Susie Scott Krabacher (born November 2, 1963) is an American model, actress, and philanthropist. Under her maiden name of Susie Scott, she was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1983 issue. Krabacher's autobiography, Angels of a Lower Flight, was released in October, 2007. She founded the Mercy and Sharing Foundation, a charitable organization focusing on Haiti and its children.[5]
June
| Jolanda Egger | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 January 1960 Luzern, Switzerland |
| Measurements |
Bust: 37" Waist: 24" Hips: 37" |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 126 lb (57 kg; 9.0 st) |
Jolanda Egger (born 8 January 1960 in Luzern, Switzerland) is a model and actress, chosen by Playboy as Playmate of the Month for June 1983. Occasionally she was credited as Yolanda Egger Egger was the first Playmate of the Year for the Swiss edition of Playboy in 1984.[6] Egger married race car driver Marc Surer in 1986; they divorced after seven years. She married Patrick Tavoli in 1997. This marriage also lasted seven years and she had two children with Tavoli. On her 50th birthday in 2010, she married hotel owner Jacques Risi.[6]
July
| Ruth Guerri | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 12, 1958 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Measurements |
Bust: 35" Waist: 22" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | 108 lb (49 kg) |
Ruth Guerri (born February 12, 1958 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American model and actress of Italian descent. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its July 1983 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag and Stephen Wayda. Guerri was working as a model in her home town, primarily for Anheuser-Busch, at the time she became a Playmate. According to the 1996 edition of The Playmate Book, she married and had two daughters; at that time the family was living in Missouri in a log cabin and owned an antique store.
August
| Carina Persson | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 June 1958 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Measurements |
Bust: 34" Waist: 24" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Weight | 100 lb (45 kg) |
Carina Persson (born 14 June 1958 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its August 1983 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ken Marcus. Carina was also an extra in the movie "Into the Night" with Michelle Pfeiffer and Jeff Goldblum.
September
| Barbara Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
| 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Marianne Gravatte |
| Succeeded by | Karen Velez |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 26, 1960 Albuquerque, New Mexico[7] |
| Measurements |
Bust: 35"[7] Waist: 23" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[7] |
| Weight | 105 lb (48 kg; 7.5 st) |
Barbara L. Edwards (born June 26, 1960 in Albuquerque, New Mexico)[7] is an American model and actress. She was Playmate of the Month for September 1983 and Playmate of the Year for 1984.[7]
October
| Tracy Vaccaro | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 4, 1962 Glendale, California[8] |
| Measurements |
Bust: 35 in (89 cm)[8] Waist: 24 in (61 cm) Hips: 35 in (89 cm) |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[8] |
| Weight | 118 lb (54 kg) |
Tracy Vaccaro (born May 4, 1962 in Glendale, California)[8] is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1983 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag.[8] Vaccaro was married to American football player and actor, Fred Dryer.[9]
November
| Veronica Gamba | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 October 1963 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Measurements |
Bust: 34" Waist: 22" Hips: 34" |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 112 lb (51 kg) |
Verónica Gamba (born 28 October 1963) is an Argentinian model and actress. Gamba was born in Buenos Aires.[10] She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its November 1983 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag.
December
| Terry Nihen | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 17, 1960 Concord, Massachusetts |
| Measurements |
Bust: 35" Waist: 23" Hips: 33" |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 100 lb (45 kg; 7.1 st) |
Terry Nihen (born September 17, 1960) is an American model. She was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in December, 1983.[11][12] From Acton, Massachusetts,[13] her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley.[14]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Playmate data". Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ↑ "Nude Celebs | Lonny Chin Nude & Sexy Reviews on". Cndb.com. 2002-05-22. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ↑ Lonny Chin - Biography
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Playmate data". Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ↑ "Perspective: A Haitian success turns sour". Sptimes.com. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- 1 2 Flavia Schlittle (2009-10-27). "Ex-Playmate sagt zum dritten Mal Ja". Blick (in German). Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Playmate data". Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Playmate data". Retrieved February 5, 2010.
- ↑ "Playmate News". Playboy. Playboy. 55: 143–144. November 2008.
- ↑ "Veronica Gambas". Playmates. Playboy. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ↑ Ocala Star-Banner - Google News Archive Search
- ↑ "Extras". Boston Globe. 8 November 1983.
- ↑ "Extras". Boston Globe. 15 November 1983.
- ↑ Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds (Chronicle Books 2008) (ISBN 978-0811860918)