ART AFICIONADO: Melinda Windsor

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Melinda Windsor

Model Appreciation

Melinda Windsor, known to friends and family as Ann Brockway, captivated Playboy readers in February 1966 as Playmate of the Month. At 5'4" with a slim yet curvaceous figure and natural 38DD bust, she quickly became a fan favorite, gaining a ranking on the site decades later.

Born on June 25, 1944, in Akron, Ohio, Melinda was a small-town girl with big ambitions, taking on Los Angeles in the '60s with her sights set on academia. At the time of her Playboy feature, she was a psychology student at UCLA, working as an insurance rater to fund her education—a determined young woman balancing work, school, and the allure of the spotlight.

While her Playboy appearance certainly turned heads, Melinda's goals were refreshingly down-to-earth. She intended to use her modeling earnings to finish her bachelor's degree (which she did later in 1966) and then pursue a PhD to become a teacher.

Her pseudonym sparked a minor stir when UCLA couldn’t confirm a student named "Melinda Windsor." Playboy clarified that she’d been enrolled in fall 1965 and had chosen the alias to keep a bit of mystery in her public persona. For Melinda, the experience in Playboy was simply a stepping stone toward her academic dreams, though she certainly enjoyed her brief time in the limelight.

With her signature natural beauty and a brain to match, Melinda Windsor embodied the era's blend of glamour and ambition. Beyond the cameras, she was a dedicated student and family-oriented woman who grew up alongside two sisters, with a chemist father and a homemaker mother. Her turn-ons were as scholarly as they come ("school"), and her turn-offs? People who aren’t true to themselves. To this day, Melinda Windsor remains a classic symbol of the '60s: beauty, brains, and unapologetic ambition all rolled into one.