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Joyce Nizzari (born 20 May 1940 in The Bronx, New York) is an American model, dancer, and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its December 1958 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Bunny Yeager.


Yeager discovered Nizzari in Miami when she was 15, but only had her do bikini shots until after Joyce turned 18. In August 1957 Nizzari won a cup awarded by the Florida Photographers Association. She was chosen queen of their annual convention.

She went on to date Hugh Hefner for a few years following her Playmate appearance, and she worked as a Bunny at the first Playboy Club in Chicago. In the late 1990s Joyce returned to the Playboy fold full-time as one of Hefner's assistants in the Playboy Mansion.

Joyce Nizzari
Playboy centerfold appearance
December 1958
Birth place The Bronx, New York
Date of birth May 20, 1940 (1940-05-20) (age 67)
Measurements Bust: 34"
Waist: 24"
Hips: 34"
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 120 lb (54 kg/8.6 st)
Preceded by Joan Staley
Succeeded by Virginia Gordon