List of Dead Playboy's Playmates

Name	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Cause of Death	Playboy Appearance
Linné Ahlstrand	1 July 1936	18 January 1967	Cancer	July 1958
Lannie Balcom	17 March 1941	25 April 1991	Unknown	August 1965
Betty Blue	14 August 1931	23 August 2000	Heart Failure	November 1956
Elisa Bridges	24 May 1973	7 February 2002	Drug Overdose	December 1994
Jean Cannon	5 October 1941	17 November 2005	Cancer	October 1961
Missy Cleveland	25 December 1959	14 August 2001	Unknown	April 1979
June Cochran	20 February 1942	21 May 2004	Unknown	December 1962
Tonya Crews	2 February 1938	7 August 1966	Automobile Accident	March 1961
Claudia Jennings	20 December 1949	3 October 1979	Automobile Accident	November 1969
Connie Kreski	19 September 1946	21 March 1995	Cancer	January 1968
Cheryl Kubert	Unknown	25 April 1989	Suicide (speculative)	February 1958
Jayne Mansfield	19 April 1933	29 June 1967	Automobile Accident	February 1955
Joni Mattis	28 November 1938	4 September 1999	Cancer	November 1960
Eve Meyer	13 December1928	27 March1977	Airplane Accident	June 1955
Donna Michelle	8 December 1945	9 April2004	Heart Failure	December 1963
Marilyn Monroe	1 June1926	5 August 1962	Drug Overdose	December 1953
Merle Pertile	23 November 1941	28 November 1997	Complications from Heart Surgery	January 1962
Jackie Rainbow	6 June 1933	15 June 1988	Unknown	September 1954
Willy Rey	29 August 1949	13 August 1973	Drug Overdose	February 1971
Gloria Root	28 May1948	8 January2006	Cancer	December 1969
Pat Sheehan	7 September 1931	14 January2006	Heart Failure	October 1958
Anna Nicole Smith	28 November 1967	8 February2007	Unknown	May 1992
Gail Stanton	19 November 1954	21 November 1996	Colon Blockage	June 1978
Dorothy Stratten	28 February 1960	14 August 1980	Homicide	August 1979
Star Stowe	19 March 1956	16 March 1997	Homicide	February 1977
Terre Tucker	9 October 1944	16 October 1990	Cancer (speculative)	November 1963
Marilyn Waltz	5 November 1931	23 December 2006	Unknown	Feb. / Apr. 1954 / Apr. 1955
Sue Williams	14 November 1945	2 September 1969	Suicide	April 1965
Carol Willis	17 April 1951	24 November 1971	Automobile Accident	July 1970
Laura Young	22 May 1938	27 November 1999	Cancer	October 1962
Paige Young	16 March 1944	13 July 1974	Drug Overdose	November 1968

Amanda Beard Poses for Playboy

Amanda Beard is one of the best female swimmers this generation of Americans has ever seen, but Americas sexiest athlete? I'm not so sure ...

Yes, she has won seven Olympic medals, but the last time Beard attracted this much attention she was on the podium winning gold in Athens (that's more than most of us can say for ourselves.)

This time? Well, Amanda is featured nude in this months issue of Playboy magazine. She is featured on the cover and in a revealing pictorial. When asked why she did it, Beard said it was simply a business/career decision. But was it the right one?

She’s pretty good looking, but what really sets her apart from any of the of the other thousands of women who appear nude in Playboy is her accomplishments and we all know she got that great body from being active ... and honestly that's something I'm willing to support!