Avis Kimble

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Avis Kimble
Playboy centerfold appearance
November 1962
Preceded by Laura Young
Succeeded by June Cochran
Personal details
Born (1944-10-18) October 18, 1944 (age 77)
Chicago, Illinois [1]
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) [1]

Avis Kimble (born October 18, 1944) is an American model. At age 17 she was photographed by Jon Pownall to become Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its November 1962 issue.

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Avis was one of three finalists for that year's Playmate of the Year, and appeared on the cover of the January 1963 issue. [2] June Cochran beat out Avis and Laura Young for the title. Kimble worked as a Bunny at the Chicago Playboy Club, and also ran a boutique in the Windy City at the same time.

She was one of the Editors' choices for the top ten Playmates of all time during Playboy's ten-year anniversary celebration. She did not make the top ten list when the readers' top ten was voted on.

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<i>Playboy</i> Playmate Female model featured in a centerfold of Playboy magazine

A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOM). The PMOM'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 (PMOY). 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Playmate Avis Kimble". Playboy. playboy.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Playboy Cover January 1963". Playboy Cover Archive. playboycoverarchive.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2012.


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