Janet Canoy (born August 5, 1945 in Lebanon, Oregon), known professionally as Jo Collins, is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for December 1964 and Playmate of the Year for 1965. Her original pictorial was photographed by Mario Casilli.

She was discovered by Playboy while working as a page for the Queen for a Day TV game show. She went on to work at the Playboy Clubs as a Bunny, and later as a Bunny Mother.

Jo Collins

Jo, who is of Norwegian and Spanish descent, was married to baseball player Bo Belinsky for five years (1970 to 1975).

Jo Collins

She was nicknamed “G.I. Jo” for her United Service Organizations tours to Vietnam to entertain the troops during the Vietnam War. She first went to Vietnam to deliver a copy of Playboy in person to a lieutenant named Jack Price of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, whom during his final months at the United States Military Academy had availed himself to an offer to purchase a lifetime subscription to the magazine and the first issue would be personally delivered by a Playmate. After commissioning, Price was sent to Vietnam and wounded in action, and was tracked down by the magazine who sent Collins to honor the terms of the offer, which did not include geographic limitations.

Jo Collins

In December 1979 Jo posed for the "Playmates Forever!" pictorial. In 1998 Jo reunited with Jack Price for an online interview with Playboy fans.

Film and television appearances

Fireball 500 (1966) .... Leander Fan

Lord Love a Duck (1966) .... Kitten

Sergeant Dead Head (1965) .... Gail

How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) .... Beach Girl

Ski Party (1965) (uncredited) .... Jo

See also

List of people in Playboy 1960–1969

References

External links

1945 births

Living people

People from Lebanon, Oregon

1960s Playboy Playmates

Playboy Playmates of the Year

American people of Norwegian descent

American people of Spanish descent