List of Playboy Playmates of 2016

The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 2016. Playboy magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.

In the March 2016 issue, playmates became "non nude", without any photographs of full frontal nudity.[1] This decision was reversed in 2017.[2]

January

Amberleigh West
Personal details
Born (1991-09-04) September 4, 1991 (age 33)
Sedro-Woolley, Washington, US[3]
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3]

Amberleigh Deann West is a model, actress and the Playboy Playmate of the Month for January 2016[3] and her pictorial was shot by Sasha Eisenman.

February

Kristy Garett
Personal details
Born (1990-02-13) February 13, 1990 (age 34)
Tbilisi, Georgia, Soviet Union
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)

Kristy Garett, born Kristy Goretskaya in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union, is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for February 2016. Her pictorial was shot by Sasha Eisenman.[4] She was the last Playboy Playmate to appear nude in the magazine publication[5] (until March 2017 when Playboy decided to bring nudity back to the magazines).[6]

March

Main article: Dree Hemingway
Dree Hemingway
Hemingway in 2009
Personal details
Born (1987-12-04) December 4, 1987 (age 37)[7]
Sun Valley, Idaho
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[7]

Dree Louise Hemingway is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for March 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Angelo Pennetta.[8][9] She was the first Playboy Playmate not to appear nude in the magazine, after an editorial policy shift.[10]

April

Main article: Camille Rowe
Camille Rowe
Rowe in 2021
Personal details
Born (1990-01-07) January 7, 1990 (age 34)[11]
Paris, France[12]
Height5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)[13]

Camille Rowe is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for April 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Guy Aroch.[14][12]

May

Brook Power
Playboy Playmate of the Year
2017
Preceded byEugena Washington
Personal details
Born (1988-09-14) September 14, 1988 (age 36)[15]
Inglewood, California
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[16]

Brook Ashley Power is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for May 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Aaron Feaver.[17][18] and the Playmate of the Year 2017.[19]

June

Josie Canseco
Personal details
BornJosiphene Marie Canseco
(1996-11-05) November 5, 1996 (age 28)[20]
Weston, Florida[20]
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[21]

Josiphene Marie Canseco is a model and the Playboy Playmate of the Month for June 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Henrik Purienne.[22][23] She is a daughter of former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and designated hitter Jose Canseco and former model Jessica Sekely. She auditioned for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue of 2016 prior to her pictorial with Playboy.[20]

July

Main article: Ali Michael
Ali Michael
Personal details
Born (1990-05-15) May 15, 1990 (age 34)[24]
Colleyville, Texas
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[24]

Alexandra Nicole Michael is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for July 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Jason Lee Parry.[25][26][27]

August

Valerie van der Graaf
Personal details
Born (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 32)
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[28]

Valerie van der Graaf is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 2016 and her pictorial was shot by David Bellemere.[29][30][31] She also appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue of 2014 prior to her pictorial with Playboy.[32]

September

Main article: Kelly Gale
Kelly Gale
Gale at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in London, December 2014
Personal details
Born (1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 (age 29)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[33]

Kelly Olivia Gale is a fashion model and the Playboy Playmate of the Month for September 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Chris Heads.[34][35]

October

Allie Silva
Personal details
Born (1988-11-29) November 29, 1988 (age 36)
Willimantic, Connecticut
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[36]

Alexandra Katharine Silva (known professionally as Allie Silva) is a fashion model and the Playboy Playmate of the Month for October 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Henrik Purienne.[37]

November

Ashley Smith
Personal details
Born (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990 (age 34)[38]
California[38]
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[39]

Ashley Bryanne Smith is a fashion model and the Playboy Playmate of the Month for November 2016 and her pictorial was shot by Zoey Grossman.[40] She also appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue of 2015 prior to her pictorial with Playboy.[41]

December

Main article: Enikő Mihalik
Enikő Mihalik
Mihalik at the Jill Stuart show during the 2010 New York Fashion Week
Personal details
Born (1987-05-11) 11 May 1987 (age 37)[42]
Békéscsaba, Hungary
Height179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[43]

Enikő Eva Mihalik is a Hungarian fashion model and the Playboy Playmate of the Month for December 2016 and her pictorial was shot by David Bellemere.[44]

See also

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