Danielle Deneux
Penthouse Pet of the Month, June 1980 and Pet of the Year 1981

Danielle Deneux Bio Pet of The Year 1981

August 28, 1955 / Virgo / Age 70

Danielle Deneux is an American-born Penthouse model, adult model, born on August 28, 1955 in Miami, Florida, United States.

Danielle Deneux was crowned Penthouse Pet of the Month in June 1980 before rising to the coveted title of Pet of the Year 1981, stepping into the spotlight at 24 years old. With her statuesque 37-25-36 figure, charming brown eyes, silky black hair, and natural breasts, Danielle combines maturity and spontaneity, creating a presence that feels both bold and inviting.

Danielle Deneux embodied the confident sophistication that defined Penthouse at the dawn of a new decade. With striking features and a naturally composed presence, Danielle projected elegance without distance — sensual, assured, and unmistakably camera-aware.

Her original pictorial, photographed by John Copeland, framed her with a refined visual style that emphasized mood as much as form. The imagery captured Danielle not simply as a centerfold, but as a woman with quiet authority — polished yet inviting, poised yet undeniably provocative. Readers responded instantly, and her elevation to Pet of the Year the following year confirmed her as one of the magazine’s defining early-’80s faces.

More than a decade later, Danielle’s legacy was revisited in Penthouse: 25th Anniversary Pet of the Year Spectacular, a retrospective celebration that underscored her lasting impact within the Penthouse pantheon. Her inclusion affirmed what readers already knew: Danielle Deneux was not a passing moment, but a foundational figure in the magazine’s evolution.

Elegant, memorable, and emblematic of Penthouse at its most assured, Danielle remains a timeless representation of the era when glamour met editorial ambition — and endured.