Willy Rey

Willy Rey (born Wilhelmina Rietveld, 25 August 1949 – 19 August 1973)^[2][1] was a Dutch-Canadian model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli.^[1]

Willy Rey
Playboy centerfold appearance
February 1971
Preceded by	Liv Lindeland
Succeeded by	Cynthia Hall
Personal details
Born	(1949-08-25)25 August 1949 Rotterdam, the Netherlands[1]
Died	19 August 1973(1973-08-19) (aged 23)[2] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]

When she was six years old, her family moved from the Netherlands to Canada.

Willy Rey's nude likeness adorned the stock certificate of Playboy Enterprises at the time of its initial public offering on 3 November 1971.^[3]

She died of an overdose of barbiturates (sleeping pills) in Vancouver on 19 August 1973.^[4]

See also

• List of people in Playboy 1970–1979