# Who's Your Favorite Centerfold? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 1, 2006, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978 "2006-06-01T03:47:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/1 "2006-06-01T03:47:42Z")
This is an experiment and a reaction to the sister thread in this very forum [Favorite Literary Crush](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=373533). Soooooo…come on, out with it. Name em! yes, this is an NSFW paradise. follow the two-click rule where appropriate. you’re welcome, mods. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/2 "2006-06-01T04:17:19Z")
[Jenny McCarthy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_McCarthy) (SFW) has always held a totally irrational allure for me. Thought she was drop dead gorgeous when I first saw her in Playboy at 18, then she parlayed that into some TV success and came across as having a really enjoyable, goofy personality that made her even more appealing. She defines “Playmate” and “Girl Next Door” for me. [Carmella DeCesare](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmella_DeCesare) (SFW) is pretty special too. And that she seems to be bat-shit crazy is strangely exciting too, the antithesis to the “girl next door”, but still screaming hot. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/3 "2006-06-01T04:23:10Z")
**Bus Guy** shows his age: Sometime in 1979, there was [http://www.playboy.com/playmates/directory/197907.html](http://www.playboy.com/playmates/directory/197907.html) Dorothy Mays. I had the meanest crush on her, and I can’t say it ever went away. I mean, look…it’s been 27 years, I saw this OP, and that’s the first name that popped into my head… ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/4 "2006-06-01T04:34:43Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > [Jenny McCarthy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_McCarthy) (SFW) has always held a totally irrational allure for me. Thought she was drop dead gorgeous when I first saw her in Playboy at 18, then she parlayed that into some TV success and came across as having a really enjoyable, goofy personality that made her even more appealing. She defines “Playmate” and “Girl Next Door” for me. I totally agree. I saw her in Playboy for the first time when I was about 13 or 14 and it was the first time I ever admitted to masturbating. I think I said something to my friend to the effect of, “Dude, I’ll be back”, and was totally unashamed. > [@](#): > > [Carmella DeCesare](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmella_DeCesare) (SFW) is pretty special too. And that she seems to be bat-shit crazy is strangely exciting too, the antithesis to the “girl next door”, but still screaming hot. I’d never heard of this girl until I saw your post but HUMMINA HUMMINA! Again, I concur 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/5 "2006-06-01T09:14:24Z")
Miss August 1967, [http://slon.nsys.by:8100/gerla.php3?action=seebig&ID=163](http://slon.nsys.by:8100/gerla.php3?action=seebig&ID=163) for DeDe Lind (yes, that links to a nude photo) got more fan letters than any Playboy Playmate before or after. [http://www.playboy.com/playmates/directory/196708.html](http://www.playboy.com/playmates/directory/196708.html) is DeDe’s data sheet. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/6 "2006-06-01T11:34:04Z")
I like Daphnee Lynn Duplaix. You can do your own googling, pervs 😉 ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/7 "2006-06-01T12:10:39Z")
The OP specifically asked that y’all follow the rules about being safe for workplace. If you’re in doubt about what that means, please read [Forum Rules](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=343601) and note especially Post #5. “Workplace safe” (WPS) doesn’t mean just avoid nudity. A page full of semi-nudes or scantily clad models isn’t WPS either. The criteria is: suppose your boss walked by while that page was on the screen. I’ve disabled some of the links. You can copy and paste in your browser if you want to see them. We’re not trying to prevent people from looking at nudie pics if they want, but we are trying to protect people from an accidental click at an inopportune time. ---
**Author:** ![mack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mack)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/8 "2006-06-01T14:57:11Z")
I’m 95% sure it was Ann Pennington from 1976. I can’t verify, since I’m at work. Margot Kidder did a nude spread (not centerfold) in 1975. Those are the two that I remember fondly. I stole the issues from my cousin. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/9 "2006-06-01T15:13:25Z")
Really feeling my age now. My personal favorite was Karla Conway, Miss April 1966. A cute little surfer girl with Type 3 nipples. I’ll be in my bunk. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/10 "2006-06-01T15:15:24Z")
Dolly Read who married Dick Martin of Laugh in fame Barbi Benton Note the board thread for people turned on by book characters was almost all women. Men are visual critters after all. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/11 "2006-06-01T15:31:06Z")
[Lisa Marie Scott](http://www.munitions.com/~jgreely/gc8/s/g8-04-14.html) Playboy February 1995 [Karin Taylor](http://www.munitions.com/~jgreely/gc8/s/g8-07-02.html) Playboy June 1996 [Sung Hi Lee](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sung_hi_lee) I’ll be in my bunk. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/12 "2006-06-01T17:09:59Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > The criteria is “criterion is” or “criteria are” ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/13 "2006-06-01T17:21:22Z")
Donna Edmondson, Nov. 1986. Homina homina. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna\_Edmondson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Edmondson) ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/14 "2006-06-01T18:34:26Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > [Lisa Marie Scott](http://www.munitions.com/~jgreely/gc8/s/g8-04-14.html) Playboy February 1995 > > [Karin Taylor](http://www.munitions.com/~jgreely/gc8/s/g8-07-02.html) Playboy June 1996 > > [Sung Hi Lee](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sung_hi_lee) > I’ll be in my bunk. Good call. Sung Hi Lee is my fav. after stopping to think about it. They aren’t quite in the same league, but I always liked Angel Boris and Julie Cialini. ---
**Author:** ![Lips\_Obsession](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbce88/32.png) [@Lips\_Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lips_Obsession)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/15 "2006-06-01T18:47:32Z")
I’d have to vote for Heather Kozar who was Playmate of the Year in the late 90’s as well as being a model on “The Price is Right”… [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather\_Kozar](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Kozar) ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/16 "2006-06-01T19:09:35Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > [Lisa Marie Scott](http://www.munitions.com/~jgreely/gc8/s/g8-04-14.html) Playboy February 1995 > > [Karin Taylor](http://www.munitions.com/~jgreely/gc8/s/g8-07-02.html) Playboy June 1996 > > [Sung Hi Lee](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sung_hi_lee) > I’ll be in my bunk. Mods, please edit the link to Sung Hi Lee if you think its not worksafe. I thought a link to wikipedia was automatically ok but I’ve been wrong before. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/17 "2006-06-01T19:41:31Z")
I found 1983’s Marianne Gravatte drop dead gorgeous when I was in High School. I had her centerfold in my Locker in the Navy. This is a work safe [list of Playmates of the Year.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Playmates_of_the_Year) Click her link to see her Cover and Bio. The was a very cute petite Playmate from around the same time with beautiful brown hair but I have forgotten her name long ago. Jim ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/18 "2006-06-01T19:52:33Z")
In the '70s, Playgirl Magazine had a nude centerfold of Peter Lupus that was kind of unique. It was life-sized, published on several pages, and if you tore out the pages you could assemble them into a great big beautiful Peter. Heh heh. Gee, he looked great. I carefully removed the pages, mounted them (heh heh), and put the resultant artwork on the inside of my bathroom door. Soon thereafter, my grandparents came to visit, and when grandma visited the restroom, she let out a screech. Note to self: remove nekkid pix when the old folks come over. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/19 "2006-06-01T19:55:38Z")
[Lisa Matthews](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Matthews) is mine. All mine! ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2006, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978/20 "2006-06-01T20:27:04Z")
[Joan Staley, natch.](http://bpm.srv.hu/pictures/1958/1958-11.jpg) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-centerfold/358978.md?page=2)