List of Playboy Playmates of 1956

The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1956. Playboy magazine names its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.

January

Lynn Turner (born December 1, 1935 in California) was an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the January 1956 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Peter Gowland, the first of his extensive Playboy career. According to The Playmate Book, Turner did layouts for other men's magazines, including Frolic, Jest and Modern Man Quarterly.

February

Billed as Marguerite Empey, Diane Marguerite Webber (July 29, 1932 – August 19, 2008), an American model, dancer and actress, was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in May 1955 and in February 1956. The photos for her 1956 appearance were taken by soft core porn director Russ Meyer.

March

Marian Stafford (February 7, 1933 – November 2006) was an American actress and model born in Houston, Texas. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1956 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ruth Sondak, and was the first to fold out to three pages. (Prior to this, the centrefolds were of two pages.)