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This page lists every model featured as Playboy magazine's "Playmate of the Month" who has died.

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Playmate
of Month
NameDiedCauseAge
4/1965
Sue Williamsstatus and whereabouts unknown
12/1953
Marilyn Monroe8/5/1962drug overdose (accidental/suicide/murdered?)(36)
3/1961
Tonya Crews8/7/1966auto accident(28)
7/1958
Linne Nanette Ahlstrand1/18/1967cancer(30)
2/1955
Jayne Mansfield6/29/1967auto accident(34)
7/1970
Carol Willis11/24/1971auto accident(20)
12/1957
Linda Vargas5/26/1973drug overdose?(34)
2/1971
Willy Rey8/13/1973drug overdose (sleeping pills)(23)
11/1968
Paige Young4/7/1974suicide by gunshot(30)
6/1955
Eve Meyer3/27/1977plane crash(48)
11/1969
PMOY 1970
Claudia Jennings10/3/1979auto accident(29)
8/1979
PMOY 1980
Dorothy Stratten8/14/1980shot (murder)(20)
3/1956
Marian Stafford8/6/1984not reported(53)
3/1967
Fran Gerard5/30/1985suicide(37)
9/1954
Jackie Rainbow6/15/1988unknown(55)
2/1958
Cheryl Kubert4/25/1989suicide?(51)
11/1963
Terre Tucker12/16/1990cancer(46)
8/1965
Lannie Balcom4/15/1991unknown(50)
3/1960
Sally Sarell5/1/1991(52)
4/1964
Ashlyn Martin10/24/1991suicide(45)
1/1968
PMOY 1969
Connie Kreski3/21/1995lung cancer(48)
6/1978
Gail Stanton11/21/1996colon blockage(42)
2/1977
Star Stowe3/16/1997strangled (murder)(40)
1/1962
Merle Pertile11/28/1997complications following heart surgery(56)
11/1960
Joni Mattis9/4/1999cancer(60)
10/1962
Laura Young11/27/1999cancer(61)
11/1956
Betty Blue8/23/2000heart failure(69)
4/1979
Missy Cleveland8/14/2001adverse reaction to prescription medication(41)
12/1994
Elisa Bridges2/7/2002drug overdose (heroin & 3 others)(28)
12/1963
PMOY 1964
Donna Michelle4/9/2004heart attack(58)
12/1962
PMOY 1963
June Cochran5/21/2004not reported(62)
10/1961
Jean Cannon11/17/2005cancer?(64)
12/1969
Gloria Root1/8/2006cancer(57)
10/1958
Pat Sheehan1/14/2006heart attack and cancer(74)
2/1954
4/1954
4/1955
Marilyn Waltz12/23/2006not reported(75)
1/1954
6/1954
Margie Harrison12/23/2006(75)
6/1981
Cathy Larmouth1/4/2007heart attack(53)
5/1992
PMOY 1993
Anna Nicole Smith2/8/2007drug overdose (chloral hydrate and others)(39)
8/1963
Phyllis Sherwood4/16/2007lung cancer(69)
6/1958
Judy Lee Tomerlin5/24/2008(68)
7/1974
Carol Vitale7/23/2008lupus and scleroderma(61)
8/1981
Debbie Boostrom7/29/2008suicide by gunshot(53)
5/1955
2/1956
Marguerite Empey8/19/2008colon cancer(76)
10/1992
Tiffany Sloan11/1/2008suicide by drug overdose(35)
1/1955
Bettie Page12/11/2008heart attack(85)
7/1968
Melodye Prentiss3/3/2009breathing problem caused by prescription meds(64)
2/1960
Susie Scott6/16/2009lung cancer(70)
3/1977
Nicki Thomas9/2/2009breast cancer(55)
4/1989
Jennifer Lyn Jackson1/22/2010heroin overdose(40)
10/1965
PMOY 1966
Allison Parks6/21/2010heart failure(68)
4/1978
Pamela Bryant12/3/2010asthma attack(51)
5/1975
Bridgett Rollins2/12/2011cancer(54)
10/1977
Kristine Winder3/14/2011breast cancer(55)
12/1968
Cynthia Myers11/3/2011lung cancer(61)
2/1964
Nancy Jo Hooper11/15/2012(69)
8/1957
Dolores Donlon11/30/2012(92)
7/1982
Lynda Wiesmeier12/16/2012brain cancer(49)
8/1956
Jonnie Nicely2/6/2013cancer(76)
9/1961
PMOY 1962
Christa Speck3/22/2013natural causes(70)
9/1956
Elsa Sorensen4/18/2013(79)
1/1966
Judy Tyler6/18/2013complications from open heart surgery(65)
2/2006
Cassandra Lynn1/15/2014accidental drug overdose(34)
7/1978
Karen Morton2/11/2014Stevens-Johnson syndrome (autoimmune disorder)(55)
2/1968
Nancy Harwood5/13/2014cancer(65)
10/1970
Madeleine Collinson8/14/2014(62)
10/1957
Colleen Farrington10/12/2015(79)
7/1956
Alice Denham1/27/2016ovarian cancer(83)
12/1959
PMOY 1960
Ellen Stratton4/26/2016(76)
9/1959
Marianne Gaba5/3/2016brain tumor(76)
6/1960
Delores Wells5/9/2016(78)
11/1970
Avis Miller11/11/2016Parkinson's disease(71)
4/1958
Felicia Atkins12/7/2016death unverified(79)
8/1955
Pat Lawler5/1/2017(82)
7/1955
12/1955
10/1956
Janet Pilgrim5/1/2017(82)
3/1957
Sandra Edwards6/2/2017(79)
8/1987
Sharry Konopski8/25/2017pneumonia(49)
11/1975
Janet Lupo11/13/2017(67)
10/1963
Christine Williams11/22/2017(72)
10/2000
Nichole Van Croft4/20/2018(44)
11/1992
Stephanie Adams5/18/2018suicide by jumping(47)
8/1954
Arline Hunter9/11/2018(86)
1/1991
Stacy Arthur4/5/2019brief illness(50)
11/1954
Diane Hunter6/3/2019cancer(84)
12/1966
Susan Bernard6/21/2019apparently of a heart attack(71)
8/1977
Julia Lyndon8/1/2019overdose of over-the-counter drugs(61)
11/1958
Joan Staley11/24/2019heart failure(79)
5/1959
Cindy Fuller1/6/2020death unverified(81)
8/1967
DeDe Lind2/4/2020ovarian cancer(72)
3/2011
Ashley Mattingly4/15/2020suicide(33)
11/1961
Dianne Danford2/12/2021death unverified(82)
10/1970
Mary Collinson11/23/2021bronchopneumonia(69)
4/1973
Julie Woodson1/21/2022(75)
1/1964
Sharon Rogers10/16/2022(79)
3/1981
Kymberly Herrin10/28/2022natural causes(65)
7/1954
Neva Gilbert11/12/2022(93)
2/1957
Sally Todd11/21/2022(88)
1/1957
June Blair12/4/2022(89)
3/1962
Pamela Gordon1/25/2023heart attack(79)
3/1954
Dolores Del Monte2/11/2023(90)
1/1960
Stella Stevens2/17/2023Alzheimer's disease(84)
12/1984
PMOY 1985
Karen Velez7/2/2023(62)
9/1958
Teri Hope9/26/2023(84)
7/1959
Yvette Vickers2010natural causes
5/1963
Sharon Cintron8/??/2017cancer, death unverified
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