About
Kristy Garett (born February 13, 1990, in Tbilisi, Georgia) is an international model whose name is forever linked to publishing history: she was Playboy’s Miss February 2016—the final fully nude centerfold before the magazine’s one-year, non-nude experiment. In the years leading up to that milestone, the 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) blonde built a globe-spanning portfolio that includes fashion editorials for GQ Italy, Cosmopolitan France, and a string of GUESS-style campaigns, all while bouncing between Los Angeles and the fashion capitals of Europe and Africa.
Before Fame
Garett spent her childhood in Georgia and the Russian Black Sea region, environments that sparked her curiosity for languages and travel. A local modeling contest at sixteen led to a small catalog shoot in Milan, and soon she was booking regular work across Italy, France, Turkey, and South Africa. Fluent in Georgian, Russian, English, French, Italian, and Turkish, she became the “translator on set,” chatting easily with crews wherever she landed. Late in 2015 she flew to Los Angeles, where photographer Sasha Eisenman captured the vintage-inspired pictorial that ran the following February and secured her place in Playboy lore.
Trivia
- Language lover: Reports highlight that she speaks six languages, which she says helps her feel at home in any country.
- History-making Playmate: As the magazine’s last nude centerfold before its brief PG-13 era, she’s often called “Playboy’s swan-song Playmate.”
- Action-sports muse: Water-performance company SBT has featured her on three consecutive calendars, celebrating her fondness for jet-skiing and beach culture.
- Well-traveled foodie: She collects recipes on the road and shares fusion takes on Georgian classics with her followers.
- Fitness routine: Yoga, contemporary dance, and paddle-boarding keep her runway-ready; she credits daily movement over strict diets.
- Screen appearances: Beyond print, she has popped up in Playboy Plus videos and hinted at future on-camera hosting gigs.
Family Life
Garett guards her relatives’ privacy, saying only that her parents encouraged her to “chase horizons, not things.” Every summer she returns to Georgia for traditional supra feasts that reconnect her with extended family and native flavors. Since 2017 she has been based mainly in Los Angeles—paparazzi sightings in West Hollywood are common—but she still shuttles back to Europe for work and family visits. She is not publicly linked to a spouse or long-term partner and has said she hopes to balance career and motherhood “when the timing feels right.”
Associated With
- Hugh Hefner: During promotional duties she visited the Playboy Mansion and received personal congratulations from the iconic founder.
- Pamela Anderson: Anderson’s retro cover graced the same January/February 2016 double issue that featured Garett’s centerfold, linking two eras of Playboy.
- Amberleigh West: January 2016’s Playmate joined Garett for media appearances during the magazine’s relaunch, and the two remain friendly colleagues.
- Sasha Eisenman: His 1960s-inspired photography shaped her breakout pictorial and helped her stand apart from contemporaries.
- Maggi Mae & SBT: She shared SBT calendar pages with fellow model Maggi Mae, extending her fan base into the motorsports world.
