List of Playboy Playmates of 1972

{{Short description|none}} __NOTOC__ The following is a list of '''Playboy Playmates of 1972'''. ''Playboy'' magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.

==January== {{main|Marilyn Cole}} {{Infobox Playboy Playmate  | image =  | imagesize = 150px | caption = | name = Marilyn Cole | issue = | birth_name = | birth_place = Portsmouth, England<ref name=jankingly /> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1949|5|7}} | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|5|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=jankingly /> | pmoy-year = 1973 | pmoy-preceded = Liv Lindeland | pmoy-succeeded = Cyndi Wood | website = }}

'''Marilyn Cole''' (born 7 May 1949, Portsmouth, England)<ref name=jankingly>{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=cole%2C+marilyn&limit=0|title=Playmate data|access-date=8 November 2010}}</ref> is ''Playboy'' magazine's January 1972 Playmate of the Month, as well as their 1973 Playmate of the Year, the only Briton to hold that title. Her original pictorial was photographed by Alexas Urba.<ref name=jankingly /> {{clear}}

==February== {{Infobox Playboy Playmate  | image =  | imagesize = 150px | caption = | name = P.J. Lansing | issue = | birth_name = | birth_place = Frankford, Missouri, United States | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1949|10|13}} | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=4}} | website = }}

'''P.J. Lansing''' (born October 13, 1949, in Frankford, Missouri) is an American model. She was ''Playboy''{{'}}s Playmate of the Month for its February 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar. {{clear}}

==March== {{Infobox Playboy Playmate  | name = Ellen Michaels | image = | imagesize = 150px | caption = | issue = | birth_name = | birth_place = Queens, New York, United States | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1953|02|12}} | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=3}} | website = }}

'''Ellen Michaels''' (born February 12, 1953, in Queens) is an American model and photographer.

She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker.

Michaels, who was getting a degree in elementary education at the time of her pictorial, went on to become a successful model for everything from advertising campaigns to romance novels. She appears on many record album covers including The Salsoul Orchestra, Eric Clapton, and Barrabas.

She also has donated much of her time to charity work with the disabled and senior citizens, and ran a volunteer program for the blind for many years.

She is currently a wildlife and nature photographer, specializing in photos of the birds, butterflies, insects and landscapes of Central Park in New York City. {{clear}}

==April== {{main|Vicki Peters}} {{Infobox Playboy Playmate  | image =  | imagesize = 150px | caption = | name = Vicki Peters | issue = | birth_name = | birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States<ref name=aprkingly /> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|9|9|mf=y}} | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}<ref name=aprkingly /> | website = }} '''Vicki Peters''' (born September 9, 1950, in Minneapolis) is an American model and actress. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its April 1972 issue.<ref name=aprkingly>{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=peters%2C+vicki&limit=0|title=Playmate data|access-date= 17 July 2010}}</ref> Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.<ref name=aprkingly /> In 1970, Peters appeared in the film ''Blood Mania''. {{clear}}

==May== {{Infobox Playboy Playmate  | image =  | imagesize = 150px | caption = | name = Deanna Baker | issue = | birth_name = | birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, United States | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1949|12|29}} | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}} | website = }}

'''Deanna Baker''' (born December 29, 1949, in St. Louis) is an American model. She was chosen by ''Playboy'' magazine to be its Playmate of the Month for May 1972. She was also a Playboy Bunny at the Denver club.<ref>{{cite web|title=Miss May 1972 Deanna Baker|url=http://www.playboy.com/deanna-baker|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119061935/https://www.playboy.com/deanna-baker|archive-date=19 January 2015|website=playboy.com|publisher=PEI|access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref> {{clear}}

==June== {{Infobox Playboy Playmate  | image =  | imagesize = 150px | caption = | name = Debbie Davis | issue = | birth_name = | birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|9|9|mf=y}} | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}} | website = }}

'''Debbie Davis''' (born September 9, 1951, in Pittsburgh) is an American model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for June 1972. Her centerfold was photographed by William Figge. {{clear}}

==July== {{Infobox Playboy Playmate  | image =  | imagesize = 150px | caption = | name = Carol O'Neal | issue = | birth_name = | birth_place = New York City, New York, United States | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1948|8|18}} | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}} | website = }} '''Carol O'Neal''' (born August 18, 1948, in New York City) is an American model. She is best known as ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its July 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley. O'Neal had a small part in the 1979 film ''When a Stranger Calls''. She was later married to former NFL Quarterback Bobby Douglass. {{clear}}

==August== {{Infobox Playboy Playmate  | image =  | imagesize = 150px | caption = | name = Linda Summers | issue = | birth_name = | birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S. | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|11|20|mf=y}} | height = {{height|ft=5|in=2}} }}

'''Linda Summers''' (born November 20, 1950, in San Diego) is an American model. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for the August 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by William Figge and Ed DeLong. {{clear}}

==September== {{Infobox Playboy Playmate  | image =  | imagesize = | caption = | name = Susan Miller | issue = | birth_name = | birth_place = New York City, New York United States | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1947|3|22}} | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}} | website = }} '''Susan Miller''' (born March 22, 1947, in New York City) is an American model and actress. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for the September 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. {{clear}}

==October== {{main|Sharon Johansen}} {{Infobox Playboy Playmate  | image =  | imagesize = 150px | caption = | name = Sharon Johansen | issue = | birth_name = | birth_place = Norway<ref name=wekinglypigs10 /> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1948|10|11}} | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}<ref name=wekinglypigs10 /> | website = }}

'''Sharon Johansen''' (born October 11, 1948)<ref name=wekinglypigs10>{{cite web|url=http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Adatebrowse&key=1972&limit=0|title=Playmate listing|access-date=November 12, 2009}}</ref> is a Norwegian-American model and actress. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1972 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Alexas Urba.<ref name=wekinglypigs10 /> Johansen was born in Norway, but when she was a year old her family moved to Wisconsin.

For a brief time, Johansen worked as a receptionist for Pierre Salinger.<ref name=PlayboyUK>{{cite web|url=http://www.playboy.co.uk/girls/playmate/2717/2/Sharon-Johansen/|title=Playboy UK|access-date=November 12, 2009}}</ref> She posed nude for the December 1979 ''Playboy'' pictorial "Playmates Forever!" {{clear}}

==November== {{main|Lena Forsén}} {{Infobox Playboy Playmate  | name = Lena Forsén | image =  | imagesize = | caption = | issue = | birth_name = | birth_place = Sweden | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|3|31}} | height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}} }} '''Lena Forsén''' (born March 31, 1951, in Sweden; appeared as a Playmate in the November 1972 issue of ''Playboy'' magazine,<ref>{{cite journal |date=November 1972 |title=Playmate of the Month |journal=Playboy Magazine }}</ref> under the name '''Lenna Sjööblom'''. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker.

Her photo (known as Lenna) is often used in the field of digital image processing.<ref name=JH>Jamie Hutchison, "Culture, Communication, and an Information Age Madonna," ''IEEE Professional Communication Society Newsletter'' Vol. 45, No. 3, May/June 2001, [https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~chuck/lennapg/pcs_mirror/may_june01.pdf PDF]</ref>

==December== {{Infobox Playboy Playmate  | image =  | imagesize = 150px | caption = | name = Mercy Rooney | issue = | birth_name = | birth_place = New Jersey | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|6|21|mf=y}} | height = {{height|ft=5|in=4}} }}

'''Mercy Rooney''' (born '''Merci Montello''' on June 21, 1950, in New Jersey) is an American model and actress. She was the December 1972 Playmate of the Month. Her centerfold was photographed by Alexas Urba. In March 1973 she was the Playmate of the Month in the German edition of Playboy and simultaneously appeared on the covers of the U.S., German, French and Italian editions. She was also a Playboy Bunny at the Los Angeles club.<ref>{{cite web|title=Miss December 1972 Mercy Rooney|url=http://www.playboy.com/mercy-rooney|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913145608/http://www.playboy.com/mercy-rooney|archive-date=13 September 2014|website=playboy.com|publisher=PEI|access-date=18 January 2015}}</ref> {{clear}}

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