This category is for African-American Playboy Playmates.

The first African-American Playmate of the Month was Jennifer Jackson, who appeared in the March 1965 issue. The first African-American Playmate of the Year was Renee Tenison in 1990.

Darine Stern was the first African-American model featured on the cover of Playboy magazine by herself (Oct. 1971), but she was never a playmate.

• Jennifer Jackson Miss March 1965 (first African-American to be a centerfold)
• Jean Bell Miss October 1969 (second African-American to be a centerfold, first to be a cover model - Jan. 1970)
• Julie Woodson Miss April 1973 (third African-American to be a centerfold, second to be a cover model)
• Ester Cordet Miss October 1974
• Azizi Johari Miss June 1975
• Rosanne Katon Miss September 1978
• Ola Ray Miss June 1980
• Anne-Marie Fox Miss February 1982
• Venice Kong Miss September 1985
• Renee Tenison Miss November 1989
• Lorraine Olivia Miss November 1990
• Stephanie Adams Miss November 1992
• Elan Carter Miss June 1994
• Karin Taylor Miss June 1996
• Daphnee Lynn Duplaix Miss July 1997
• Holly Joan Hart Miss April 1998
• Neferteri Shepherd Miss July 2000
• Nicole Narain Miss January 2002
• Serria Tawan Miss November 2002
• Qiana Chase Miss July 2005
• Kia Drayton Miss December 2006
• Patrice Hollis Miss September 2007
• Ida Ljungqvist Miss March 2008
• Kylie Johnson Miss February 2011
• Leola Bell Miss February 2012
• Ashley Doris Miss March 2013
• Jaslyn Ome Miss April 2013
• Shanice Jordyn Miss April 2014
• Kaylia Cassandra Miss June 2015
• Eugena Washington Miss December 2015
• Chasity Samone Miss February 2020