: Known later in life as Nicki E. Rossine, she passed away on September 2, 2009, in Edgewood, Kentucky, at the age of 55.
Original mint-condition copies of the March 1977 issue have seen a 40% increase in value on heritage auction sites. Why? Because Nicki Thomas never signed with a major agency after her Playmate year, making her original centerfold foldout and signature (from the rare “Playmate of the Year” voting inserts) highly collectible. nicki thomas playmate of the month for march 1977 new
Attempts to trace Nicki Thomas in the 2020s are largely unsuccessful. She is not listed on alumni Playmate registries, and she has never appeared at Playmate reunions. Some collectors believe she married, changed her name, and deliberately retreated from public life. Others speculate she passed away in the 1990s, though no obituary has ever been publicly linked to her centerfold name. : Known later in life as Nicki E
Vintage copies of this issue are often sought after on collector sites like She is not listed on alumni Playmate registries,
What remains is the magazine itself—a "new" old copy of March 1977, bound in glossy paper and staple-bound nostalgia. For those who find it, Nicki Thomas is a time capsule: a blonde smile from a California that no longer exists, a brief flash of fame before the curtain fell, and a reminder that not every Playmate wanted to be a star. Some just wanted to be themselves—for one month, nearly 50 years ago.