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List of Playboy Playmates of 2012

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ6594284 ↗
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The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 2012. Playboy magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.

January

Heather Knox (born January 17, 1985) is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for January 2012. Her centerfold was photographed by Arny Freytag.

February

Leola Bell (born December 20, 1984) is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for February 2012. Her centerfold was photographed by Stephen Wayda. Leola is the 700th Playmate.

March

Lisa Seiffert (born August 30, 1982) is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for March 2012. Her centerfold was photographed by Sasha Eisenman. Lisa is also Playboy France's Miss June/July 2009.

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