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Marilyn Monroe appeared on the very first issue of Playboy magazine in Getty Images. Singer Jackie Wilson poses for a picture with the bunnies at the Playboy Club. Hugh Hefner surrounded by the waitresses at his Playboy Club. Hugh Hefner is greeted by a group of Playboy Bunnies upon his arrival in London.
Joe Namath meets with members of the Playboy Bunny touch football team. October By the s, the typical Bunny physique had started to shift from the hourglass of the '50s and '60s to a more toned look.
The more athletic and thin-hipped body types were accompanied by a new costume for the Playboy Bunnies, the first upgrade since the '60s. In addition to thinner hips, the late '80s saw a surge in celebrity centerfolds, like "Wheel of Fortune" host Vanna White who appeared in the July issue of the magazine.
The average "Playmate of the Year" in the s was 5'7'' and weighed pounds with a 35'' bust. In the '90s, Playboy emphasized its Bunnies even more to make them a recognizable and elite brand. They started to develop the blonde, tan aesthetic that's now synonymous with Playboy. By the '90s, Playboy made it a huge deal to be crowned the "Playmate of the Year," complete with a special lunch at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills.
Here, Victoria Silvstedt celebrates her cover and title. And while Playboy magazine was taking off around the world — everywhere from Mexico to Croatia — another trend began to take hold of the Bunnies throughout the '90s: plastic surgery. Though the typical bust size of the "Playmate of the Year" stayed in the 35'' and 36'' range, the women started to look more surgically enhanced. Why not create yourself? In , Hefner's celebrated his 75th birthday and nearly 50 years in the Playboy business.
The brand had definitely come a long way. In the early aughts, there was also a new trend in Hefner's choice in girlfriends. In addition to being surgically enhanced, all seven of the women in were blondes. This stood in stark contrast to the '60s, when the majority of Playboy Club waitresses were brunettes. Hefner was accompanied to awards shows and club openings by his beautiful girlfriends, who lived in the Playboy Mansion, abided by a strict set of rules, and represented the Playboy ideal.
In her book "Bunny Tales," Izabella St. By , the girlfriends themselves were poised to become the major face of the brand due to their immense popularity. The show ran until World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options.
Get the Insider App. Click here to learn more. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Megan Willett-Wei and Kirsten Acuna. Hef purchased a photo of Marilyn Monroe to cover the magazine's first issue in , the same year she became a star. The first Playboy Club opened in Chicago in The women who worked there wore bunny ears, a satin one piece, black tights, a tail, a bow tie, and cuff links.
The "Playmate of the Year" contest also started in the '60s. The women of this decade ranged in age between 18 and 23 years old with an average height of 5'4'', average weight of pounds, average waist of Hugh Hefner's tendency to date much younger women also started in the '60s. By , year-old Hefner started dating year-old Barbara Klein. The average bunny hostess had brown hair and an hourglass figure, and was typically white. Business was booming. The proportions of the "Playmate of the Year" stayed roughly the same throughout the '70s.
They were typically 5'5'', between 18 and 24 years old, and had an average bust of 36''.
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