Overview
- Leonie Splitter, a 28-year-old marketing manager from Munich, won after readers chose her from 12 Playmates in a months-long vote of about 200,000 participants.
- The new issue features an 18-page photo spread by Irene Schaur that pays homage to Marilyn Monroe’s iconic Playboy imagery.
- The shoot took place at the Bar Eden in Vienna as a stylized nod to Monroe ahead of her centennial.
- Playboy editor-in-chief Florian Boitin plans to honor Splitter at a gala in Baden-Baden as the issue goes on sale this week.
- Splitter said her April 2025 breast surgery was a personal decision and added she would skip daily reality TV while being open to the dance show Let’s Dance.