List of people in Playboy 1953–1959

This list of people in Playboy 1953–1959 is a catalog of women and men who appeared in Playboy magazine in the years 1953 through 1959. Note that not all of the people featured in the magazine are pictured in the nude.

The entry in blue indicates that the issue marks the original appearance of that year's Playmate of the Year (PMOY).

1953[]

Month	Cover model	Centerfold model	Pictorials
December	Marilyn Monroe †	Marilyn Monroe †

1954[]

Month	Cover model	Centerfold model
January	unidentified models	Margie Harrison †
February		Margaret Scott (Marilyn Waltz) †
March	Joanne Arnold	Dolores Del Monte
April		Marilyn Waltz
May	no model pictured	Joanne Arnold
June	no model pictured	Margie Harrison †
July	unidentified model	Neva Gilbert
August	no model pictured	Arline Hunter
September	no model pictured	Jackie Rainbow †
October	Madeline Castle	Madeline Castle
November	no model pictured	Diane Hunter
December-4	Terry Ryan	Terry Ryan

1955[]

Month	Cover model	Centerfold model
January	unidentified models	Bettie Page †
February	, †	Jayne Mansfield †
Marcy	no issue published [1]
April		Marilyn Waltz †
May		Marguerite Empey †
June		Eve Meyer †
July	Janet Pilgrim †	Janet Pilgrim †
August	Joanne Arnold	Pat Lawler
September	Marilyn Monroe †	Anne Fleming
October		Jean Moorehead
November	Barbara Cameron	Barbara Cameron
December-5	Janet Pilgrim †	Janet Pilgrim †

1956[]

Month	Cover model	Centerfold model	Pictorials
January	Jean Moorehead	Lynn Turner
February	Pat Lawler Margaret Scott † Eve Meyer †	Marguerite Empey
March	Marian Stafford †	Marian Stafford †
April	no model pictured	Rusty Fisher
May		Marion Scott	Meg Myles †
June	unidentified model	Gloria Walker
July	unidentified models	Alice Denham †	Marla English †
August	unidentified models	Jonnie Nicely †
September		Elsa Sørensen †
October	Mary Ann, Shirley	Janet Pilgrim †
November	Anna Kirstein	Betty Blue †
December-6	Lisa Winters	Lisa Winters	-

1957[]

Month	Cover model	Centerfold model	Pictorials
January	Marion Scott Elsa Sorensen Alice Denham Rusty Fisher Lisa Winters Betty Blue Marguerite Empey Marian Stafford Jonnie Nicely Gloria Walker Janet Pilgrim Lynn Turner	June Blair
February	Jayne Mansfield	Sally Todd
Marcy	Sandra Edwards	Sandra Edwards
April		Gloria Windsor
May	no model pictured	Dawn Richard	Tina Louise
June	no model pictured	Carrie Radison	Vikki Dougan & Lisa Winters
July	Dawn Richards	Jean Jani
August	Dolores Donlon	Dolores Donlon
September	Jacquelyn Prescott	Jacquelyn Prescott	Jana Davi
October	unidentified model	Colleen Farrington
November	unidentified model	Marlene Callahan	Sophia Loren
December-7	Lisa Winters Linda Vargas	Linda Vargas	-

1958[]

Month	Cover model	Centerfold model	Pictorials
January	Lisa Winters Marian Stafford June Blair Gloria Walker Gloria Windsor Jean Jani	Elizabeth Ann Roberts
February	unidentified model	Cheryl Kubert	Jayne Mansfield
Marcy	Brigitte Bardot Michiko Hamamura	Zahra Norbo	Brigitte Bardot
April	Marilyn Dann	Felicia Atkins
May	Lari Laine	Lari Laine	Tina Louise
June	Judy Lee Tomerlin	Judy Lee Tomerlin
July	Joyce Nizzari	Linné Ahlstrand
August	unidentified model	Myrna Weber
September	Teri Hope	Teri Hope	June Wilkinson
October	Babette Mara Corday Pat Sheehan	Mara Corday Pat Sheehan
November	unidentified model	Joan Staley	Brigitte Bardot
December-8	unidentified model	Joyce Nizzari	Jayne Mansfield

1959[]

Month	Cover model	Centerfold model	Pictorials
January	Elizabeth Ann Roberts Teri Hope Myrna Weber Cheryl Kubert Lari Laine	Virginia Gordon
February		Eleanor Bradley
Marcy	unidentified model	Audrey Daston
April	no model pictured	Nancy Crawford	Tina Louise
May	Cindy Fuller	Cindy Fuller
June	Marilyn Hanold	Marilyn Hanold
July	no model pictured	Yvette Vickers
August	Clayre Peters	Clayre Peters	June Wilkinson
September	Marianne Gaba	Marianne Gaba	Bunny Yeager models
October	Eleanor Bradley	Elaine Reynolds	Kim Novak Elaine Stewart
November	no model pictured	Donna Lynn	Linda Cristal
December-9	unidentified models	Ellen Stratton	-