Terri Welles

About Terri Welles

Terri Welles is an American nude model and was Playmate of the Month in December 1980 and Playmate of the Year in 1981.

Welles was born in Santa Monica, California. She first appeared on the cover of the May 1980 issue of Playboy, wearing a flight attendant costume to illustrate a pictorial on stewardesses (Welles was a United Airlines stewardess at the time). She subsequently appeared as a centerfold in the December 1980 issue and was named Playmate of the Year for 1981. Her original pictorial was photographed by Richard Fegley.

Welles married NHL ice hockey player Charlie Simmer in 1981. The couple divorced in 1986. Welles has a daughter, Brittany Ann Simmer born in 1983

In 1997, Welles started an online business selling pictures of herself. On her website, she described herself as a former Playboy model and Playmate of the Year. Playboy Enterprises, which was starting up its own online business at this time, sued Welles in 1998, claiming that it had the exclusive right to use of its trademark terms "Playboy" and "Playmate of the Year" for commercial purposes. The outcome of the suit, Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Welles, was that virtually all of Welles' uses of the terms were considered nominative uses, and did not infringe.

Welles closed down her Web site on October 31, 2006 with the announcement that it had "been a fun ride".

Playboy Espagne Playmate of the Month December 1980
Playboy Australie Playmate of the Month December 1980
Playboy France Playmate of the Month December 1980
Playboy Brésil Playmate of the Month January 1981
Playboy Italie Playmate of the Month November 1981
Playboy Argentine Playmate of the Month April 1987