The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1971. Playboy magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
January
Liv Lindeland is a Norwegian model and actress. She is Playboy's Playmate of the Month for January 1971, and Playmate of the Year for 1972. Her original pictorial was photographed by Alexas Urba. Lindeland was the daughter-in-law of actress-dancer Cyd Charisse.
Cynthia Hall is an American model. She is best known as Playboy's Playmate of the Month for its March 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by David Chan.
April
Chris Cranston is an American model and actress. She is best known for being Playboy's Playmate of the Month for its April 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.
May
Janice Marie Pennington was one of the original "Barker's Beauties" models on The Price Is Right, serving as the show's longest-running model to date, from 1972 to 2000. She was also Playboy's Playmate of the Month for the May 1971 issue. She is the older sister of fellow model Ann Pennington. Pennington is also the co-founder of the Hollywood Film Festival.
June
Lieko English is an American model and actress. She is known for being Playboy's Playmate of the Month for its June 1971 issue. She is also notable for having represented Okinawa in the Miss Universe contest in 1965. When she was 12 years old, she moved with her family from Okinawa to Oklahoma City. English was the first Japanese-born Playmate, the first American Playmate of Japanese ancestry, and the first hapa Playmate.
July
Heather Van Every is an American model. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for the July 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by David Chan. She was born in Illinois and became a Bunny at the DenverPlayboy Club, remaining there after her Playmate appearance. Her centerfold was briefly shown in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
August
Cathleen Lynn Rowland is an American model. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for the August 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.
September
Crystal Smith is an American model and journalist. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for its September 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker. Crystal was a two-time cover girl, as well as anchor for the popular Sexceteranews program on the Playboy Channel during its first eight years. She also hosted The Playboy Shopping Show with Blake Emmons in 1986.
October
Claire Rambeau is an American model. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for the October 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar. Her centerfold picture appeared in the first German edition of Playboy.
November
Danielle de Vabre is a French-Canadian model. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for November 1971.
December
Karen Christy is an American model. She was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for the December 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar. She was also a Playboy Bunny at the Chicago club.
