Meet Ellen Michaels, an American model and photographer. She was Playboy’s Playmate of the Month for March 1972, with her centerfold snapped by Dwight Hooker.

While studyin’ for an elementary education degree, she went on to crush it as a model, poppin’ up in ad campaigns and on romance novel covers. You can spot her on album covers for The Salsoul Orchestra, Eric Clapton, and Barrabás. She’s also big on givin’ back, spendin’ tons of time helpin’ out with disabled folks and seniors, plus runnin’ a volunteer gig for the blind for years. Now, she’s all about wildlife and nature photography, snappin’ pics of birds, butterflies, insects, and Central Park’s landscapes in NYC.