List of Playboy Playmates of 1997
The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1997. Playboy magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
January
[edit]| Jami Ferrell | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | June 20, 1974 Muncie, Indiana, U.S.[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] |
Jami Ferrell (born June 20, 1974, in Muncie, Indiana)[1] is an American model and actress. She is the Playboy's Playmate and Playboy (Germany): Playmate of the Month for January 1997. She was married to Simpsons producer Sam Simon for three weeks in 2000.[2] Afterwards she dated Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and actor Jack Nicholson.[3]
February
[edit]| Kimber West | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 23, 1974 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.[4] |
| Height | 5 ft 9.5 in (1.765 m)[4] |
Kimber West (born May 23, 1974, in Atlanta)[4] is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's American Playmate of the Month for February 1997 and German Playmate of the Month for January 1998.
March
[edit]| Jennifer Miriam | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 2, 1972 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.[5] |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[5] |
Jennifer Miriam (born May 2, 1972, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)[5] is an American model and actress. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for March 1997. Her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag and Stephen Wayda.
April
[edit]| Kelly Monaco | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 23, 1976 |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[6] |
Kelly Marie Monaco (born May 23, 1976)[6] is an American model, actress, reality television contestant and winner of Dancing with the Stars in Season 1. Since 2003, she has played the character of Sam McCall on General Hospital.[7]
In April 1997, Monaco became the Playboy Playmate of the Month. She made cover appearances in other magazines such as FHM and Maxim. Maxim also awarded her 13th place on their annual Hot 100 List in May 2006.[8]
May
[edit]| Linn Thomas | |
|---|---|
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| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21, 1976 |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[9] |
Lynn Thomas (also known as Linn Thomas) (born January 21, 1976, in Newport News, Virginia)[9] is an American model. Thomas became Playboy's Playmate of the Month for May 1997. In October 2000, she became a Penthouse Pet of the Month, the first model to have appeared in both Playboy and Penthouse as a centerfold. She has also modeled for Perfect 10 and Danni's Hard Drive. In 2003, she appeared in the high-gloss erotic film Temptation, directed by Michael Ninn.
June
[edit]| Carrie Stevens | |
|---|---|
 Stevens in 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1, 1969 Buffalo, New York, U.S.[10] |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[10] |
Carrie Stevens (born May 1, 1969, in Buffalo, New York)[10] is an American model and actress. She is Playboy's Playmate of the Month for June 1997.
July
[edit]| Daphnée Lynn Duplaix | |
|---|---|
 Duplaix in 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 18, 1976 Manhattan, New York, U.S.[11] |
| Height | 5 ft 7.5 in (1.715 m)[11] |
Daphnée Lynn Duplaix (born August 18, 1976, in Manhattan, New York[11]) is an American actress and model. After appearing in Playboy magazine as its Playmate of the Month for July 1997, she appeared in several Playboy videos. Her Playmate pictorial was photographed by Richard Fegley. She held regular roles on the soap operas One Life to Live and Passions.
August
[edit]| Kalin Olson | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 29, 1975 |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[12] |
Kalin Olson (born December 29, 1975, in Hot Springs, Arkansas)[12] is an American glamour model and actress. She is the Playmate of the Month for August 1997. Her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag and Stephen Wayda.[12] She has also modelled for Perfect 10 (December 1999). She was married to a professional hockey player, Pascal Trepanier. [citation needed] In 2021, she and her new boyfriend were arrested in her hometown over theft of an American flag.[13]
September
[edit]| Nikki Ziering | |
|---|---|
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Natalie Schieler August 9, 1971 Norwalk, California, U.S.[14] |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[14] |
Nikki Schieler (born August 9, 1971[14