Gallery: Playboy's Image of the Ideal Woman Sure Has Changed

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    Issue: Nov 1956 Name: Betty Blue Birthdate: Aug 14, 1931 Birthplace: West Memphis, AR Stats: 5’ 3” / 128 lbs / 39-22-36 BMI: 22.7
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    Issue: Dec 1960 Name: Carol Eden Birthdate: May 19, 1942 Birthplace: Hollywood, CA Stats: 5’ 6” / 120 lbs / 37-23-35 BMI: 19.4
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    Issue: Oct 1964 Name: Rosemarie Hillcrest Birthdate: Jan 5, 1943 Birthplace: England Stats: 5’ 6” / 145 lbs / 41-25-38 BMI: 23.4
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    Issue: Apr 1967 Name: Gwen Wong Birthdate: Aug 12, 1942 Birthplace: Manila, Phillippines Stats: 5’ 0” / 100 lbs / 35-23-34 BMI: 19.5
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    Issue: Oct 1971 Name: Claire Rambeau Birthdate: May 8, 1951 Birthplace: Santa Barbara, CA Stats: 5’ 11” / 133 lbs / 36-24-36 BMI: 18.5
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    Issue: Sep 1976 Name: Whitney Kaine Birthdate: Sep 20, 1956 Birthplace: Ogden, UT Stats: 5’ 3” / 105 lbs / 35-23-34 BMI: 18.6
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    Issue: Aug 1978 Name: Vicki Witt Birthdate: Apr 13, 1959 Birthplace: Lansing, MI Stats: 5’ 7” / 117 lbs / 36-24-36 BMI: 18.2
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    Issue: Feb 1983 Name: Melinda Mays Birthdate: Feb 23, 1962 Birthplace: Augusta, GA Stats: 5’ 4” / 101 lbs / 35-23-34 BMI: 18.9
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    Issue: Dec 1986 Name: Laurie Carr Birthdate: Dec 11, 1965 Birthplace: Dallas, TX Stats: 5’ 7” / 103 lbs / 34-21-33 BMI: 16.1
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    Issue: Nov 1990 Name: Lorraine Olivia Birthdate: Feb 20, 1968 Birthplace: Geneva, IL Stats: 5’ 6” / 112 lbs / 34DD-24-32 BMI: 18.1
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    Issue: Mar 1993 Name: Kimberly Donley Birthdate: Dec 15, 1965 Birthplace: Aurora, IL Stats: 5’ 8” / 115 lbs / 34C-24-34 BMI: 17.5
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    Issue: Apr 1998 Name: Holly Joan Hart Birthdate: Nov 10, 1976 Birthplace: Fort Hood, TX Stats: 5’ 7 1/2” / 125 lbs / 34-23-34 BMI: 19.3
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    Issue: Apr 2000 Name: Brande Roderick Birthdate: Jun 13, 1974 Birthplace: Novato, CA Stats: 5’ 7” / 117 lbs / 35-24-34 BMI: 18.3
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    Issue: May 2004 Name: Nicole Whitehead Birthdate: Nov 5, 1980 Birthplace: Birmingham, AL Stats: 5’ 4” / 110 lbs / 32-24-34 BMI: 18.9
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    Issue: Mar 2008 Name: Ida Ljungqvist Birthdate: Sep 27, 1981 Birthplace: Tanzania Stats: 5’ 4” / 108 lbs / 32D-21-35 BMI: 18.5
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