The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1973 . Playboy Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
January
Miki Garcia Born (1947-02-17 ) February 17, 1947 (age 77) Kingman, Arizona , United StatesHeight 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Miki Garcia (born February 17, 1947, in Kingman, Arizona ) is an American model. She is best known for being Playboy Playmate of the Month for its January 1973 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli .
February
Cynthia Lynn Wood (born September 25, 1950, in Burbank, California ) is an American model and actress . She is the daughter of Harold and Erma Wood. She was chosen as Playboy Playmate of the Month in February 1973, and the 1974 Playmate of the Year .[ 1] centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar .[ 1]
March
Bonnie Large Born (1952-09-09 ) September 9, 1952 (age 72) Glendale, California , United StatesHeight 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Bonnie Large (born September 9, 1952, in Glendale, California ) was Playboy Playmate of the Month for March 1973. Her centerfold was photographed by William Figge and Mel Figge . She is noted for becoming historically the first Playmate of the Month ever to appear clearly full frontal nude. (Marilyn Cole , Playmate of the Month for January 1972, made the first full-frontal nude posing, but her pubic hair was partly covered by the shadow cast from the book in her hand).[ 2]
April
Julie Woodson Born (1950-07-11 ) July 11, 1950Hutchinson, Kansas [ 3] Died September 14, 2022(2022-09-14) (aged 72) Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[ 3]
Julie Woodson (July 11, 1950 – September 14, 2022 in Hutchinson, Kansas )[ 3] Playboy Playmate of the Month for April 1973. Her centerfold was photographed by William Figge and Mel Figge .[ 3] African-American Playboy Playmate of the Month, the earlier two being Jennifer Jackson in March 1965 and Jean Bell in October 1969. She died September 14, 2022 at the age of 72.
May
Anulka Dziubinska Born (1950-12-14 ) 14 December 1950 (age 73) Preston, Lancashire , England, UKHeight 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Anulka Maria Dziubinska (born 14 December 1950) is an English actress and model . She was featured as Playboy Playmate of the Month in May 1973.[ 4]
After her Playmate appearance, Dziubinska became an actress of film and television , perhaps most prominently in her debut role as a lesbian vampire in the British exploitation film classic Vampyres 1974 ), in which she was credited by only her first name, Anulka.
Further acting assignments followed. In the late 1970s, Dziubinska moved to the USA. She continued her career and married twice. She left the public eye in 1985, however, when she became pregnant with her first child.
Eventually, she became a floral designer and owner of a florist shop in Hollywood . She returned to England in 2003 for an appearance in the documentary short Return of the Vampyres 2006 , she co-wrote a book about flower design, Zen Flowers: Designs to Soothe the Senses and Nourish the Soul .
June
Ruthy Ross Born (1948-03-22 ) March 22, 1948 (age 76) Bourbon, Missouri Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Ruthy Ross (born March 22, 1948, in Bourbon, Missouri ) was Playboy Playmate of the Month for June 1973. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli . She is sometimes credited as Ruthey Ross .
July
Martha Smith Born (1952-10-16 ) October 16, 1952 (age 72) Cleveland , Ohio [ 5] Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[ 5]
Martha Smith (born Martha Anne Smith on October 16, 1952, in Cleveland , Ohio )[ 5] Martha L. Smith .
Smith attended Michigan State University .[ 6] National Lampoon's Animal House Scarecrow and Mrs. King The $25,000 Pyramid
In July 1973, she was chosen Playboy Playmate of the Month . Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar .[ 5]
August
Phyllis Coleman (born August 31, 1949, in White Plains, New York ) is an American model. She was Playboy Playmate of the Month for the August 1973 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by the husband-and-wife team of Bill Figge and Mel Figge .
September
Geri Glass Born (1949-06-20 ) June 20, 1949 (age 75) Phoenix, Arizona , United StatesHeight 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Geri Glass (born June 20, 1949, in Phoenix, Arizona ) is an American model. She was Playboy Playmate of the Month for the September 1973 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli .
October
Valerie Lane Born (1949-08-04 ) August 4, 1949 (age 75) Long Beach, California , United StatesHeight 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Valerie Lane (born August 4, 1949, in Long Beach, California ) is an American model. She was Playboy Playmate of the Month for the October 1973 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by William Figge and Mel Figge .
November
Monica Tidwell (born January 14, 1954, in Shreveport, Louisiana ) is an American model. A red-head , she was Playboy Playmate of the Month for the November 1973 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker and Bill Frantz .
December
Christine Maddox Born (1950-03-24 ) March 24, 1950 (age 74) Tracy, California , United StatesHeight 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Christine Maddox (born March 24, 1950, in Tracy, California ) is an American model. She is best known for being Playboy Playmate of the Month for its December 1973 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley .
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