Nude Playboy Pictorial of Dalene Kurtis

Dalene Kurtis Playboy centerfold
appearance September 2001
Birthplace Apple Valley, California
Birthdate November 12, 1977 (1977-11-12) (age 29)
Measurements 34"D - 24" - 35"
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight 112 lb
Preceded by Jennifer Walcott
Succeeded by Stephanie Heinrich
PMOY for 2002
PMOY preceded by Brande Roderick
PMOY succeeded by Christina Santiago

Dalene Kurtis (born November 12, 1977 in Apple Valley, California) is an American model. She was Playboy Playmate of the Month for September 2001 and Playmate of the Year for 2002.

She grew up in Bakersfield, California. Dalene began her modeling career by entering and winning a Venus Swimwear contest. She then debuted in Playboy magazine as the Miss September 2001 Playboy Playmate after being spotted at the Miss Hawaiian Tropic pageant.

Kurtis' Playmate pictorial was the first Playmate of the Month pictorial without any pubic hair at all. Another signature attribute is her lower back tattoo of a butterfly just above her buttocks.

In 2003, Playboy released a soft plastic Playboy Doll of her. The doll was based on computer scans of her face and body; hence it is an anatomically accurate model of her.

Dalene is mentioned in the best selling book The Game as one of the first women the author Neil Strauss attempts to pick up.

Appearances in Playboy special editions

* Playboy's Playmate Review Vol. 18 August 2002 - cover, pages 1-3, 62-71.
* Playboy's Playmates in Bed December 2002 - pages 10-17.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 89 January 2003.
* Playboy's Sexy 100 February 2003.
* Playboy's Nude Playmates April 2003 - pages 58-61.
* Playboy's Playmates in Bed November 2003 - Mizuno, pages 64-69.