PMOY Missed Picks

[skippy1729]

Kelly Monaco PERIOD

And she looks as good today as she did 20 years ago.

[ChunkyRice]

I'll start with my birth year. A means it's a definite pick for me.

1972: Sharon Johansen
1973: Miki Garcia
1974: Nancy Cameron
1975: Laura Misch or Janet Lupo
1976: Hope Olson or Debra Peterson
1977: Susan Kiger
1978: Debra Jensen
1979: Candy Loving
1980: Gig Gangel
1981: Patricia Farinelli (Karen Price and Cathy Larmouth tie for 2nd)
1982: Kimberly McArthur (Lynda Wiesmeier and Charlotte Kemp tie for 2nd)
1983: Lonny Chin or Carina Persson
1984: Roberta Vasquez
1985: Venice Kong or Cher Butler
1986: Donna Edmonson
1987: Marina Baker
1988: Shannon Long
1989: Monique Noel
1990: Morgan Fox or Kerri Kendall or Peggy McIntaggart
1991: Carrie Yazel or Julie Clarke or Christina Leardini
1992: Barbara Moore
1993: Leisa Sheridan
1994: Traci Adell
1995: Rhonda Adams
1996: Gillian Bonner
1997: Kelly Monaco
1998: Lisa Dergan or Julia Schultz
1999: Cara Wakelin
2000: Brooke Berry
2001: Crista Nicole or Lindsey Vuolo
2002: Heather Carolin
2003: Marketa Janska
2004: Sandra Hubby or Stephanie Glasson
2005: Jillian Grace or Amber Campisi
2006: Janine Habeck
2007: Patrice Hollis
2008: Regina Deutinger
2009: Jessica Burciaga
2010: Amy Leigh Andrews or Katie Vernola
2011: Jaclyn Swedberg
2012: Beth Williams or Shelby Chesnes
2013: Audrey Aleen Allen
2014: Gia Marie or Roxanna June
2015: Eugena Washington
2016: Kristy Garett
2017: Dana Taylor (my vote goes to her for this year)

[Duece]

Originally Posted by monicled eye

My missed Miss picks:

2012- Anna Sophia Berglund
2013-Alana Campos or Pamela Horton (still can’t decide)
2014- Alyssa Arce
2015- Jessica Ashley, or Emily Agnes. If I had to choose then it’d be miss Ashley.
2016- I didnt vote because of the whole non-nude thing but was REALLY hoping for Kayla Rae Reid or Ana Cheri. Miss Washington just didnt seemed more like a nod/publicity pick for the “Black Lives Matter” movement ( as bubba420 mentions above me). That just left a whole bitter taste...

I disagree about Eugena Washington being a nod or publicity pick for the Black Lives Matter movement. From my point of view, Eugena Washington was certainly a publicity pick but not for BLM, Eugena was selected because she is a dark skinned, African American woman and this would have been a good way for Playboy to promote themselves as they were going into their new, non-nude era. I saw this as them attempting to move away from the classic Playboy image of the busty, blonde girl next door as they moved into this, short lived, new era.

Black Playmates are certainly not as rare as they used to be, there have been 11 selected so far this decade alone but many of them are mixed race and/or lighter skinned and racially ambiguous, Eugena being darker skinned, less racially ambiguous, as well as a notable fashion model made her a perfect choice for Playboy for to use to promote their new era.

I think if Playboy would have promoted Eugena as the Black Lives Matter Playmate, either openly or indirectly, they would have drawn the ire of many groups. Playboy's Black audience is too small for those issues to matter and they would have certainly pissed off and alienated their traditional fanbase, as well as probably draw sharp criticism from Black Twitter.

[howdy2]

I haven't looked at every year about which I would have an opinion, but it's astonishing not just how rarely I agreed with the pick, but how frequently I had the winner in the bottom four or dead last.

I looked from 1959 through 1994 and agreed with only one winner, June Cochran in 1962.

There's another set of years where although I disagreed with the pick, I had no problem with it:
1970 I'm ok with Sharon Clark though I would have gone with Barbara Hillary.
1974 Ok with Marilyn Lange, I would have gone with Francine Parks or Sandy Johnson.
1979 Ok with Dorothy Stratten, I would have gone with Candy Loving or Vicky McCarty.
1983 Ok with Barbara Edwards, I would have gone with Alana Soares or Carina Persson.
1991 Ok with Corinna Harney, I would have gone with Saskia Linsen.

All told, only eight of the winners in that span were in my top four. Amazingly, I had the winner dead last nine times. Four more I had 11th. 17 winners were in my bottom four for their years.

1985 is otherwise known as, "The Year of Darkness." Not only did my favorite of all time Joan Bennett not win, nor did Devin DeVasquez, who would have been my pick just about any other year, but I had Kathy Shower last.

Speaking of which, am I just imagining it, but were there letters to the editor for her PMOY issue that actually said they had Shower last? I swear I remember that because it was the only time I could recall them publishing letters that said anything negative about a playmate or PMOY. I thought, "Damn, if they are doing that they must have got a lot of mail disagreeing with the pick."

[bajskorv]

I just checked and Howard Skarks of Merced, California "had her 12th" :0

[howdy2]

Originally Posted by bajskorv

I just checked and Howard Skarks of Merced, California "had her 12th" :0

Yes! That's exactly what I remembered. Thanks for confirming that my mind hasn't completely gone away. Again, just think of what the possible motivation was for them to publish that letter. It's so out of character for the magazine.

[sami_sam]

Lynne Austin '86
Sharry Konopski '87
Shannon Long '88
Tawnni Cable '89

Rhonda Adams or Lisa Marie Scott '95

[EmptyPacket]

Shannon Long, Laura Richmond, or Helle Michaelsen- 1988
Karen Foster, Petra Verkaik, or Laurie Jo Wood- 1989
Becky DelosSantos, Neriah Davis, Traci Adell, or Donna Perry- 1994
Cara Wakelin, Stacy Fuson, or Brooke Richards- 1999
Shannon Stewart, Neferteri Shepherd, Nichole Van Croft, or Buffy Tyler- 2000
Miriam Gonzalez, Jennifer Walcott, Crista Nicole, or Lindsey Vuolo- 2001
Anka Romensky, Christi Shake, Teri Harrison, or Lani Todd- 2002
Pennelope Jimenez, Laurie Jo Fetter, or Marketa Janska- 2003
Heather Rene Smith, Brittany Binger, Patrice Hollis, or Lindsay Wagner- 2007

[howdy2]

Originally Posted by sami_sam

Lynne Austin '86
Sharry Konopski '87
Shannon Long '88

Wow, I agree with all three of those. Shannon Long losing to Conrad was particularly egregious, but, well, you know.

[Adam West]

1981 Kelly Tough over Terri Welles. Nothing against Ms. Welles, mind you, but back then I knew Kelly would forever be my favorite Playmate of all time and that still holds true. I only wish she would have been the POTY.

But she has a great consolation prize from me. GOAT.