The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1980. Playboy magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
| Gig Gangel | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 17, 1958 Harlingen, Texas [1] |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1] |
Geraldine "Gig" Gangel (born October 17, 1958, in Harlingen, Texas [1] ) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its January 1980 issue. [2] Her centerfold was photographed by Ken Marcus. [1] [3]
Before becoming a Playmate, Gangel appeared on the October 1979 cover of Playboy. In The Playmate Book, Gangel commented on her photo shoot with Burt Reynolds that, "I didn't think Burt was my type, until I met him."
| Sandy Cagle | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 2, 1957 Milwaukee, Wisconsin [1] |
| Height | 5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m) [1] |
Sandra Joyce Cagle (born February 2, 1957, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin [1] ) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1980 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar. [1] Cagle had a brief stint as a Bunny at the Playboy Resort in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, before her Playmate selection. She appeared on four covers of the Japanese edition in one year before she became a Playmate.
| Henriette Allais | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 22, 1954 [1] Jacksonville, Florida [1] |
| Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) [1] |
Henriette Allais (born July 22, 1954, in Jacksonville, Florida) [1] is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its March 1980 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag and Richard Fegley. [1] In 1980, she posed for Helmut Newton's "Big Nudes" series. Her portrait "Big Nude III" became the poster for the first exhibition of the series at Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris in 1981.[ citation needed ] A numbered print of "Big Nude III" was sold at an auction at Christie's in November 2005 for £176,000 ($311,344). [4]
| Liz Glazowski | |
|---|---|
 Liz Glazowski attending Glamourcon No. 50, Long Beach, California on November 13, 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 19, 1957 Chicago, Illinois |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Liz Glazowski (born December 19, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois) [5] is a Polish-American model. She is best known for being Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its April 1980 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ken Marcus. [5]
| Martha Thomsen | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 25, 1957 Moses Lake, Washington |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Martha Elizabeth Thomsen (born January 25, 1957, in Moses Lake, Washington) is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1980 issue.
| Ola Ray | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 26, 1960 St. Louis, Missouri [6] |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) [6] |
Ola Ray (born August 26, 1960) [6] is an American model and actress who starred in the short film "Thriller" in 1983. She modeled for Playboy and was the Playmate of the Month for the June 1980 issue. [6]
| Teri Peterson | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 6, 1959 Santa Monica, California [7] |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [7] |
Teri Peterson (born November 6, 1959, in Santa Monica, California) is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its July 1980 issue. [7]
| Victoria Cooke | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 31, 1957 Hollywood [8] |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [8] |
Victoria Cooke (born July 31, 1957, in Hollywood, California) [8] is an American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its August 1980 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.
| Lisa Welch | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1960 Aberdeen, Maryland |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Lisa Welch Semler [9] (born on November 11, 1960, in Aberdeen, Maryland) is an American model, actress and artist. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its September 1980 issue. Semler played Suzy, a cheerleader, in Revenge of the Nerds . Semler is married and lives in Malibu, California, and is a painter and photographer. [9] She sells her paintings to greeting card companies. Semler and her husband also maintain their own vineyard and make their own wine. [10]
| Mardi Jacquet | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 2, 1960 [1] Châteauroux, France [1] |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [1] |
Mardi Jacquet (born November 2, 1960, in Châteauroux, France) [1] is a French-American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1980 issue.
| Jeana Tomasino | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1955 [1] Milwaukee, Wisconsin [1] |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1] |
Jeana Tomasino was born on September 18, 1955, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] Tomasino graduated from Whitnall High School located in Greenfield, Wisconsin, in 1972. When she was younger, she worked as a model and actress. Tomasino was also a Playboy magazine Playmate of the Month in November 1980. [11]
Currently known as Jeana Ellen Keough, Tomasino is a real estate salesperson in Aliso Viejo, California, [12] and a cast member of the reality show The Real Housewives of Orange County. [13]
| Terri Welles | |
|---|---|
| Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
| 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Dorothy Stratten |
| Succeeded by | Shannon Tweed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 21, 1956 [1] Santa Monica, California [1] |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1] |
Terri Welles (born Terri Knepper November 21, 1956, in Santa Monica, California) [1] is an American actress and model. Welles first appeared on the cover of the May 1980 issue of Playboy . She was the centerfold in the December 1980 issue and named Playmate of the Year for 1981. Her original Playmate pictorial was photographed by Richard Fegley.
Playboy Enterprises sued Welles in 1998 over her online use of its trademark terms "Playboy" and "Playmate of the Year" for commercial purposes. In Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Welles , [14] the courts ruled that virtually all of Welles' uses of the terms were allowed.
A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playmate Data Sheet", which lists her birthdate, measurements, turn-ons, and turn-offs. At the end of the year, one of the 12 Playmates of the Month is named Playmate of the Year (PMOTY). Every Playmate of the Month is awarded a prize of US$25,000 and each Playmate of the Year receives an additional prize of US$100,000 plus a car and other discretionary gifts. In addition, Anniversary Playmates are usually chosen to celebrate a milestone year of the magazine. The use of the word "Playmate" in a sexual sense did not originate with Playboy, and was seen at least as early as 1950 in Vue magazine.
Jeana Ellen Keough is an American television personality, realtor, actress, and model. Keough graduated from Whitnall High School located in Greenfield, Wisconsin in 1972. When she was younger, she worked as a model and actress, including as one of the three beautiful muses in the ZZ Top music videos "Legs", "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Gimme All Your Lovin". She was also the Playboy Magazine Playmate of the Month in November 1980.