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- ↑ "'Playboy' Reveals 2016 Playmate of the Year: Meet Eugena Washington". Us Weekly. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ↑ "Introducing Your 2018 Playmate of the Year, Nina Daniele". www.playboy.com. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ↑ "2019 PMOY Jordan Emmanuel Bares All About Being a Playmate". www.playboy.com. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ↑ "Playmates of the Year 2020". Playboy.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.