This week, Playboy announced our 2026 Playmate of the Year, Mahina Florence. In honor of Mahina's reign, we'll be revisiting Playmates of the Year from the past all week long.
First stop: the '60s. Meet our 1965 Playmate of the Year, Jo Collins — https://t.co/Cgry91N6KW
Miss August Lydia Bielen has found her magic in quieter places these days—trading a mud hut in the Himalayas, where she once studied shamatha and vipassana meditation with Lama Sonam and Tara Nieves, for long hikes and surf sessions up and down the Oregon coast. No matter where she lands, the same threads follow her home: meditation, writing, and inspiration pulled straight from nature and the divine.
See her full feature: https://t.co/fVlNPerfn6
Photographer: Ashley Olah
Editor-in-Chief: Phillip Picardi
Creative, Playboy: Smiley Stevens
Words: Magdalene Taylor
Styling: Annie Lavie
Styling Assistant: Alena Nitti
Hair Stylist: Mary Kendall
Makeup Artist: Kayli Rachelle
Lighting Tech: Nicholas Caiazza
Location: Stone Fox Ranch
Florals: Cobra Lily Floral Design
Executive Producer, Video: Daniel Waynick
Producer, Video: Cori Salinas
Producer: Ali Khemi
DP: Szymon Dybowski
Gaffer: Brooks Gallo
Sound: Pablo Mena
Editor, Video: April Maxey