Playboy Playmate as a "former" Playmate because "Once a Playmate, always a Playmate". Marilyn Monroe, who was featured in the first issue, was the only one to appear as "Sweetheart of the Month." The first model called a Playmate of the Month was Margie Harrison, Miss January 1954, in the second issue of "Playboy". Generally a woman may appear only once as a Playmate, but in the early years of the magazine, some models were featured multiple times. Marilyn Waltz (February 1954, April 1954, April 1955 her first appearance was as Margaret Scott) and Janet Pilgrim (July 1955, December 1955, and October
Playboy Leibovitz, Helmut Newton, and Bunny Yeager. Many celebrities (singers, actresses, models, etc.) have posed for "Playboy" over the years. This list is only a small portion of those who have posed. Some of them are: The success of "Playboy" magazine has led PEI to market other versions of the magazine, the Special Editions (formerly called "Newsstand Specials"), such as "Playboy's College Girls" and "Playboy's Book of Lingerie", as well as the "Playboy" video collection. The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) has published a Braille edition of "Playboy" since 1970. The Braille version includes all the