List of Playboy Playmates of 1997

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

## January[edit]

Jami Ferrell

Personal details
Born|  (1974-06-20) June 20, 1974 (age 49)
Muncie, Indiana[1]
Height| 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]

Jami Ferrell (born June 20, 1974, in Muncie, Indiana)[1] 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.[2] Afterwards she dated Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and actor Jack Nicholson.[3]

## February[edit]

Kimber West

Personal details
Born|  (1974-05-23) May 23, 1974 (age 49)
Atlanta[4]
Height| 5 ft 9.5 in (1.765 m)[4]

Kimber West (born May 23, 1974, in Atlanta)[4] 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[edit]

Jennifer Miriam

Personal details
Born|  (1972-05-02) May 2, 1972 (age 51)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma[5]
Height| 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[5]

Jennifer Miriam (born May 2, 1972, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)[5] 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[edit]

Kelly Monaco

Personal details
Born|  (1976-05-23) May 23, 1976 (age 47)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S.
Height| 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[6]

Main article: Kelly Monaco

Kelly Marie Monaco (born May 23, 1976)[6] 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.[7]

## May[edit]

Linn Thomas

Personal details
Born|  (1976-01-21) January 21, 1976 (age 47)
Newport News, Virginia[8]
Height| 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[8]

Lynn Thomas (also known as Linn Thomas) (born January 21, 1976, in Newport News, Virginia)[8] 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[edit]

Carrie Stevens

Stevens in 2014

Personal details
Born|  (1969-05-01) May 1, 1969 (age 54)
Buffalo, New York[9]
Height| 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[9]

Main article: Carrie Stevens

Carrie Stevens (born May 1, 1969, in Buffalo, New York)[9] is an American model and actress. She is Playboy's Playmate of the Month for June 1997.

## July[edit]

Daphnée Lynn Duplaix

Duplaix in 2009

Personal details
Born|  (1976-08-18) August 18, 1976 (age 47)
Manhattan, New York[10]
Height| 5 ft 7.5 in (1.715 m)[10]

Main article: Daphnée Lynn Duplaix

Daphnée Lynn Duplaix (born August 18, 1976, in Manhattan, New York[10]) 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[edit]

Kalin Olson

Personal details
Born|  (1975-12-29) December 29, 1975 (age 48)
Hot Springs, Arkansas[11]
Height| 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[11]

Kalin Olson (born December 29, 1975, in Hot Springs, Arkansas)[11] 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.[11] She has also modelled for Perfect 10 (December 1999). She is married to a professional hockey player, Pascal Trepanier.[12]

## September[edit]

Nikki Ziering

Personal details
Born| Natalie Schieler
(1971-08-09) August 9, 1971 (age 52)
Norwalk, California[13]
Height| 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[13]

Main article: Nikki Ziering

Nikki Schieler (born August 9, 1971[13]) 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.[14]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nikki Ziering.

## October[edit]

Layla Roberts

Personal details
Born|  (1974-10-22) October 22, 1974 (age 49)
Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii[15]
Height| 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)[15]

Layla Harvest Roberts (born October 22, 1974[15]) 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.

## November[edit]

Inga Drozdova

Personal details
Born|  (1975-12-14) December 14, 1975 (age 48)
Latvia[16]
Height| 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[16]

Inga Drozdova (born December 14, 1975, Latvia[16]) is a model and actress. She is Playboy's Playmate of the Month for November 1997 and has appeared in Playboy videos.

## December[edit]

Karen McDougal

McDougal in 2011

Playboy Playmate of the Year
1998
Preceded by| Victoria Silvstedt
Succeeded by| Heather Kozar
Personal details
Born|  (1971-03-23) March 23, 1971 (age 52)
Merrillville, Indiana
Height| 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Main article: Karen McDougal

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.[17]

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.

## See also[edit]

* List of people in Playboy 1990–1999

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Playmate data". Retrieved June 2, 2010.
2. ^ Elfman, Doug (January 24, 2011). "Simon says, 'Woo hoo!' to Las Vegas, charity". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on January 26, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
3. ^ Comiskey, Daniel S. (April 20, 2011). "Outrageous Fortune". Indianapolis Monthly. Archived from the original on June 1, 2011.
4. ^ a b c "Playmate data". Retrieved June 2, 2010.
5. ^ a b c "Playmate data". Retrieved June 2, 2010.
6. ^ a b "Playmate Data Sheet". Playboy. April 1997.
7. ^ "2006 Hot 100 #13 Kelly Monaco". Maxim Online. Archived from the original on March 13, 2007.
8. ^ a b c "Playmate data". Retrieved June 2, 2010.
9. ^ a b c "Playmate data". Retrieved February 7, 2010.
10. ^ a b c "Playmate data". Retrieved March 10, 2009.
11. ^ a b c d "Playmate data". Retrieved February 7, 2010.
12. ^ "Kalin Olson – Biography". Stars Universe. Archived from the original on February 24, 2008.
13. ^ a b c "Playmate data". Retrieved March 9, 2009.
14. ^ "Playmate News". Playboy. Playboy. 55: 143–144. November 2008.
15. ^ a b c "Playmate data". Retrieved March 3, 2009.
16. ^ a b c "Playmate data". Retrieved January 21, 2009.
17. ^ Fegley, Richard & Wayda, Stephen. (Photographers) (July 1998). "Playmate of the Year: Karen McDougal takes a bow". Playboy. Vol. 45, no. 7\. pp. 130–141.`{{cite magazine}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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