PMOY Missed Picks

[keats]

1960 - Stella Stevens
1961 - Christa Speck
1962 - June Cochran
1963 - Donna Michelle
1964 - Sharon Rogers
1965 - Alison Parks
1966 - Dolly Read or Kelly Burke
1967 - Dede Lind
1968 - Gaye Rennie or Cynthia Myers (Connie Kreski is fine too)
1969 - Leslie Bianchi or Kathy McDonald or Nancy McNeil or Shay Knuth (what a great year!)
1970 - Jill Taylor but Sharon Clark is fine
1971 - Karen Christy or Cathy Rowland
1972 - Linda Summers
1973 - Cyndi (but a great year with Miki, Ruthy, Martha)
1974 - Nancy Cameron or Sandy Johnson (but Marilyn is fine)
1975 - Lillian Muller is fine but Bridgett Rollins would have made an interesting choice
1976 - Patti and Hope together
1977 - Sondra Theodore or Susan Tiger
1978 - Monique St. Pierre
1979 - Dorothy Stratten is fine but Candy Loving of course
1980 - Jeana Tomasino
1981 - Karen Price
1982 - Kimberly McArthur (but this is a fine year with several great choices including Marianne)
1983 - Barbara Edwards
1984 - Penny Baker or Justine Greiner
1985 - Hope Marie Carlton
1986 - Donna Edmondson
1987 - Brandi Brandt
1988 - blah
1989 - Simone Eden
1990 - Jackie Sheen (but Lisa Matthews is fine too)
1991 - Corina Harney
1992 - blah
1993 - blah
1994 - Elisa Bridges (but Julie Lynn Cialini is fine too)
1995 - blah
1996 - blah
1997 - Kelly Monaco
1998 - Julia Schultz (Tiffany Taylor close second)
1999 - Jodi Ann Paterson or Jaime Bergman
2000 - Shannon Stewart
2001 - Lindsey Vuolo
2002 - Lani Todd
2003 - blah
2004 - Tiffany Fallon
2005 - Raquel Gibson
2006 - Sara jean Underwood
2007 - Brittany Binger (with Spencer Scott as a wild card)
2008 - Ida Ljungqvist
2009 - Jessica Burciaga
2010 - Claire Sinclair (Katie Vernola in second place)
2011 - Amanda Cerny
2012 - Britany Nola
2013 - Kristen Nicole
2014 - blah
2015 - Either Alexandra Tyler or Rachel Harris

[glentjones]

Not that anybody asked but here is my list in the 90s and it only goes to show personal taste is personal to the point of obstinacy....

Should have won (Won) IMHO
90 Kerri Kendall (Lisa Matthews)
91 Samantha Dorman (Corinna Harney)
92 Suzi Simpson!!!!! (Anna Nicole Smith)
93 Alesha Oreskovich/
Carrie Westcott (Jenny McCarthy)
94 Traci Adell !!!! (Julia Cialini)
95 Cynthia Brown (Stacy Sanches)
96 Ulrika Ericsson (Victoria Silvstedt)
97 Kelly Monaco!!!!/
Carrie Stevens!!! (Karen McDougal)
98 Deanna Brooks (Heather Kozar)
99 Cara Wakelin!!!!/ (Jodi Ann Paterson)
Tishara Cousino!!!!

[bartgirls]

She should have been the one! Perfect smile, perfect bust...

[jedimasterjeff]

Justine Greiner in 1984. I am biased though as she is my All Time Favorite Playmate. Imho she was the most underutilized Playmate ever...should have had a video...should have done more pics. All the missed opportunities with that beautiful lady.

[Athanatophobos]

I was surprised when I knew Kennedy Summers became 2014 Pmoy because there was the stunning Alyssa Arce, who is one of the most beautiful model I have ever seen, deserved this title.

And Eugena as the 2016 pmoy ... and not Alexandra Tyler or Chelsie Aryn.

[Duece]

I like Eugena Washington but I think she had a lot of things going against her as Playmate of the Year. First, she's a fashion model and veteran one at that. Prior to Playboy she had been in the fashion industry for nearly a decade. Playboy fans had long gotten tired of the polished fashion models and wanted a return to the more raw girls next door. Secondly, I think teaming her with an unpopular photographer such as Josh Ryan didn't help either and Ryan gave her a dull photoshoot that probably won't give her any new fans. Finally, Playboy was headed into it's short lived non-nude era, so that didn't help either that her PMOY shoot was non-nude.

Looking at back 2015. I'd would have Chelsie Aryn, Alexandra Tyler, Kayla Cassandra, Kayla Rae Ried, Monica Sims and Ana Cheri as my PMOY Finalists.

Ana Cheri was ultimately my choice from 2015, with Chelsie Aryn being the runner up.

Chelsie looked great in her photoshoot and videos and was absolutely adorable in her BTS videos. She showed a very likable personality and was very comfortable showcasing that personality while being completely nude.

Ana Cheri was more polished in her videos and her personality was dull compared to Chelsie but her body (athough enhanced) passed my "eyeball test" alittle more more than Chelsie. Chelsie still goes down as one of my favorite Playmates.

[Lambaste]

Actual PMOY/Ideal PMOY/Runner-up

1987: India Allen/ Anna Clark / Marina Baker
1988: Kimberly Conrad/ Diana Lee / Kata Karkkainnen
1989: Renee Tennison/ Tawni Cable/ Karen Foster
1990: Lisa Matthews/ Jackie Sheen
1991: Corinna Harney/ Christina Leardini / Carrie Jean Yazel
1992: Anna Nicole Smith/ Suzi Simpson / Angela Melini
1993: Jenny McCarthy/ Alesha Oreskovich/ Jenny Lavoie
1994: Julie Lynn Cialini/ Traci Adell/ Anna-Marie Goddard
1995: Stacy Sanchez/ Lisa Marie Scott/ Holly Witt
1996: Victoria Silvsted/ Karen Taylor/ Jessie Lee
1997: Karen McDougal/ Carrie Stevens/ Jami Ferrell
1998: Heather Kozar/ Tiffany Taylor/ Laura Cover
1999: Jodi Ann Patterson/ Tishara Cousino/ Stacy Fuson
2000: Brandi Roderick/ Nichole Van Croft/ Kerissa Fare
2001: Dalene Kurtis/ Lindsay Vuolo/ Miriam Gonzalez
2002: Christina Santiago/ Lani Todd/ Shallan Meiers
2003: Carmella DeCesare/ Rebecca Ramos/ Colleen Marie
2004: Kara Monaco/ Amber Campisi
2006: Sara Jean Underwood/ Alison Waite /Sarah Elizabeth

[bubba420]

Playboy started using their PMOY choices as public relations tools rather than the prettiest girl of the year. I don't believe for a second that most of them were chosen by the fans.. Donna Edmondson was the virgin playmate, Kathy Shower was the oldest, Dalene Curtis was shaved first, and Dani Mathers was in medical school. I think Karin Taylor is one of the best playmates of all time, but they already had a black PMOY with Renee Tennison. God forbid, they can't have two black girls only 6 years apart.

Most of the discussion centers around personal preference and body type. I liked most of the PMOYs but also really loved some of the girls the group mentioned.

I want to say how much I love this site and how much I have enjoyed these PMs over the years. I even loved most of the 2000s and 2010s, especially when they stuck to basics and just took pictures of healthy good looking girls.

It is sad to see the current state of the bunny magazine. They just never figured out how to adapt to the internet age. I hope somebody figures it out and brings PB back to how it used to be.

[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...

[PackOfLies]

Obviously it's all a matter of personal taste and I'm not disparaging the winners, but this is my top ten "what were they thinking?" list.

1. Connie Kreski over Cynthia Myers in 1968 (Cynthia IMO is in the argument for best bunny of all time).
2: Christina Santiago over Lauren Anderson in 2002.
3. Kennedy Summers over Audrey Allen and Val Keil in 2013.
4. Stacy Sanches over Rhonda Adams in 1995.
5. Sharon Clark over Jennifer Liano in 1970:
6. India Allen over Brandi Brandt and Sharry Konopski in 1987.
7. Lisa Matthews over Brittany York in 1990.
8. Carmella DeCesare over Pennelope Jimenez in 2003.
9. Allison Parks over Maria McBane in 1965
10. Dalene Kurtis over Lindsey Vuolo in 2001.