Janet Pilgrim

Playboy centerfold appearance	July 1955 December 1955 October 1956
Birthplace	Wheaton, Illinois
Birthdate	June 13, 1934 (1934-06-13) (age 72)
Measurements	36"D - 24" - 36"
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	115 lb (52 kg)
Preceded by	Eve Meyer (June 1955) Barbara Cameron (November 1955) Elsa Sorensen (September 1956)
Succeeded by	Pat Lawler (August 1955) Lynn Turner (January 1956) Betty Blue (November 1956)

Janet Pilgrim (born Charlaine Edith Karalus on June 13, 1934 in Wheaton, Illinois) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy's Playboy Playmate of the Month three times: July 1955, December 1955 and October 1956. The first issue of Playboy. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Illinois. ... Incorporated City in 1859. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass in a number of different systems, including various systems of units of mass that formed part of English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The U.S. National Prototype Kilogram, which currently serves as the primary standard for measuring mass in the U.S. It was assigned to the United States in 1889 and is periodically recertified and traceable to the primary international standard, The Kilogram, held at the Bureau International des Poids et... Eve Meyer (born December 13, 1928 in Griffin, Georgia, died March 27, 1977) was an American pin-up model, motion picture actor and later, film producer. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Elsa Sorensen (born December 1, 1935 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish model who did most of her work under the pseudonym Dane Arden. ... Pat Lawler is an American model. ... Lynn Turner (born December 1, 1935 in California) is an American model. ... Betty Blue (born August 14, 1931 in West Memphis, Arkansas; died August 23, 2000) was an American model and actress. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Incorporated City in 1859. ... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The first issue of Playboy. ... 2004 Playmate of the Year Carmella DeCesare meets with fans A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month (or PMOM). ...

As Charlaine Karalus, she worked in Playboy's subscription department. Hugh Hefner talked her into posing nude for his magazine. Her stage name "Janet Pilgrim" was Hefner's pun on puritanism. For Hefner, Janet's "girl next door" qualities set the tone for future playmates. Hugh Hefner in 1979 Hugh Marston Hefner (born April 9, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois), also referred to colloquially as Hef, is the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine. ... The Puritans were members of a group of radical Protestants which developed in England after the Reformation. ...

She posed for a few hundred dollars (today the fee is $65,000 USD).

Trivia

• She is one of only two Playmates (the other being Marilyn Waltz / Margaret Scott) to be a three-time Playboy centerfold.
• She ranked #83 in Playboy's Sex Stars of the Century.

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Notable TV guest appearances

• Inside the Playboy Mansion (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
• Playboy's Playmates: The Early Years (1992) (V) .. Herself
• Playboy: The Party Continues (2000) (TV) .... Herself

See also

• List of people in Playboy 1953-1959

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External links

• Janet Pilgrim at Playboy.com

• Janet Pilgrim at the Internet Movie Database
• Hef's Special Ladies: Janet Pilgrim. Playboy.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.