List of Playboy Playmates of 2016
The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 2016. Playboy magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
In the March 2016 issue, playmates became "non nude", without any photographs of full frontal nudity.[1] This decision was reversed in 2017.[2]
January[]
| Amberleigh West | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 4, 1991 Sedro-Woolley, Washington, US |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Amberleigh Deann West is a model, actress and the Playboy Playmate of the Month for January 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Sasha Eisenman.[3]
February[]
| Kristy Garett | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 13, 1990 Tbilisi, Georgia, Soviet Union |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Kristy Garett, born Kristy Goretskaya in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union, is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for February 2016. Her pictorial was shot by Sasha Eisenman.[4] She was the last Playboy Playmate to appear nude in the magazine publication (until March 2017 when Playboy decided to bring nudity back to the magazines).
March[]
| Dree Hemingway | |
|---|---|
 Hemingway in 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 4, 1987[5] Sun Valley, Idaho |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[5] |
Dree Louise Hemingway is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for March 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Angelo Pennetta.[6][7] She was the first Playboy Playmate not to appear nude in the magazine, after an editorial policy shift.[8]
April[]
| Camille Rowe | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 2, 1990[citation needed] Paris, France |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[citation needed] |
Camille Rowe is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for April 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Guy Aroch.[9][10]
May[]
| Brook Power | |
|---|---|
| Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
| 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Eugena Washington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 14, 1988[11] Inglewood, California |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[12] |
Brook Ashley Power is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for May 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Aaron Feaver.[13][14] and the Playmate of the Year 2017.[15]
June[]
| Josie Canseco | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Josiphene Marie Canseco November 5, 1996[16] Weston, Florida[16] |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[17] |
Josiphene Marie Canseco is a model and the Playboy Playmate of the Month for June 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Henrik Purienne.[18][19] She is a daughter of former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and designated hitter Jose Canseco and former model Jessica Sekely. She auditioned for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue of 2016 prior to her pictorial with Playboy.[16]
July[]
| Ali Michael | |
|---|---|
 Michael in 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 15, 1990[20] Colleyville, Texas |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[20] |
Alexandra Nicole Michael is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for July 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Jason Lee Parry.[21][22][23]
August[]
| Valerie van der Graaf | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1992 Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[24] |
Valerie van der Graaf is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 2016 and her pictorial was shot by David Bellemere.[25][26][27] She also appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue of 2014 prior to her pictorial with Playboy.[28]
September[]
| Kelly Gale | |
|---|---|
 Gale at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in London, December 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[29] |
Kelly Olivia Gale is a fashion model and the Playboy Playmate of the Month for September 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Chris Heads.[30][31]
October[]
| Allie Silva | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 29, 1988 Willimantic, Connecticut |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[32] |
Alexandra Katharine Silva (known professionally as Allie Silva) is a fashion model and the Playboy Playmate of the Month for October 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Henrik Purienne.
November[]
| Ashley Smith | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1990[33] California[33] |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[34] |
Ashley Bryanne Smith is a fashion model and the Playboy Playmate of the Month for November 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Zoey Grossman.[35] She also appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue of 2015 prior to her pictorial with Playboy.[36]
December[]
| Enikő Mihalik | |
|---|---|
 Mihalik at the Jill Stuart show during the 2010 New York Fashion Week | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1987[37] Békéscsaba, Hungary |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[38] |
Enikő Eva Mihalik is a Hungarian fashion model and the Playboy Playmate of the Month for December 2016 and her pictorial was shot by David Bellemere.[39]
See also[]
References[]
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- ^ (14 February 2017). Playboy brings back nudity, saying its removal was a mistake, BBC News
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- ^ "Enikő Mihalik". Storm Management. Storm Management. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
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