Nicki Thomas Playmate Of The Month For March 1977 [better] Page

For those researching the history of Playboy , the "March 1977" issue stands out as a transition point. The world would soon go crazy for Saturday Night Fever , but in March of that year, there was still a quiet, hazy, hippie-adjacent charm. Nicki Thomas was the perfect avatar for that moment.

By 1980, she had reportedly left Los Angeles entirely. According to limited public records and interviews given in the late 1990s to Playboy collectors’ magazines, she moved to Oregon, where she ran a small bed-and-breakfast and coached a local girls’ soccer team. She never married a rock star, never posed for a "where are they now?" nude layout, and never wrote a tell-all memoir. Nicki Thomas Playmate of the Month for March 1977

Background

The centerfold was a snapshot of the 1970s provocative and artistic photography style, focusing on the era's modeling trends. For those researching the history of Playboy ,

In the 1990s and 2000s, Playboy re-released vintage Playmate videos, and Thomas’s pictorial was featured in several "Playboy: The 70s" compilation DVDs. However, unlike her contemporaries (e.g., Sondra Theodore, the 1977 Playmate of the Year), Thomas never participated in reunion interviews or autograph signings. By 1980, she had reportedly left Los Angeles entirely

Nicki Thomas was featured as the Playboy Playmate of the Month