The Pet of the Year 2025 Playoffs have arrived, and the competition has officially heated up. Good thing resisting Penthouse Pets has never been part of anyone’s plan.
POY Playoffs 2025
If this feels sudden, you need not worry. No reason to question your sanity.
Remember that reality updates faster than your phone software. You blink, go about your day, cast a vote (or eight, if you’re organized), and suddenly — the playoffs 2025 appear. Welcome to that ultimate festivity.
Naturally, twelve incredible women entered this year’s competition. Now, your votes have whittled us down to six.
The math is simple. The decision? Not so much. … If numbers represented the whole story, we’d all be done now — but anyone paying attention certainly knows better. You knew this moment loomed on the horizon since our first announcement. The Playoffs 2025 round hardly represents a plot twist. Now we have a final (and fun) decision narrowing — where enthusiasm turns into commitment, support stops being casual, and every vote starts to feel just a little more intentional.
Of course, that always makes this part bittersweet.
Narrowing the field means celebrating some while saying so long (for now) to others who left a real impression. Each of these women brought personality, presence, and plenty of unforgettable moments to Penthouse — things that don’t disappear just because the list gets shorter. Once a Pet enters our world, she becomes a part of the story. Always. At the risk of belaboring the obvious, this competition has never been merely about a title.
The Pet of the Year competition rewards showing up month after month. Penthouse values confidence, creativity, and bringing something unmistakably her own to a brand with decades of beauty and charm behind it. We proudly spotlight women who know themselves fully and have never been shy about it. To put it simply, some moments simply cannot live in spreadsheets or vote totals — they revel in a look, a laugh, or a line that sticks with everyone longer than expected.
Now, about those six finalists. At this point, as they say, things now get very real.
We can now Reveal your Pet of the Year 2025 Playoff Finalists
Thus, we present the top vote recipients for our 2024 Pets: Kassie Wallis (March), Elly Clutch (April), Caryn Beaumont (May), Adrianna Eves (June), Autumn Ren (July), and Krystal Harper (November).
Should you need a quick refresher on who made it this far, you can click each name to read their answers to our questions and relive their Pet videos. …
Kassie Wallis (March)
Kassie commands attention without ever raising her voice. Dark hair, captivating hazel eyes, and a gaze famously capable of accidentally eye-fucking anyone who meets her field of view — intentional or not, it works. The spotlight doesn’t need chasing; it finds her.
Elly Clutch (April)
Elly races in her own lane. Red-haired, proudly nerdy, and refreshingly self-aware, Elly pairs humor with confidence in a way that feels effortless. She leans into what makes her different — all the while making it look unfairly cool.
Caryn Beaumont (May)
Caryn brings Australian ease and a grounded perspective which fans connected with immediately. She exhibits an appreciation for the moment in everything she does — present, poised, and fully aware that confidence thrives as much mindset as presentation.
Adrianna Eves (June)
Adrianna always shows up with raw intention. With her striking brunette-to-blond ombré and Cuban roots, her presence emerges in equal parts polished and powerful. Never one to wander looking for inspiration — she personifies it at every turn.
Autumn Ren (July)
Autumn carries an impossible to miss open-road energy. Blonde waves, warm brown eyes, and Kentucky roots keep her grounded, while her love for nature and travel hints at a curiosity that never stays still for long. That sense of positivity reads clearly — and, more importantly, you can feel it.
Krystal Harper (November)
Kristal rounds out our finalists, simply by nature of being published most recently, while standing quite literally above the rest. At six feet tall, this blonde powerhouse owns her height with pride, humor, and undeniable charm. Strength and softness coexist easily within — particularly if dogs get involved.
What happens next will be familiar to anyone having been through a Playoff season before, even though this one will be atypically short. Group chats light up. Screens-shots get shared. Arguments get made — sometimes passionately, sometimes with presentations. Everyone suddenly becomes an expert, armed with strong opinions accompanied by very specific reasons. Favorites get defended. Second choices start getting a lot more attention – especially once you have traveled back in the bios, scrolling, rereading, and realizing why these extraordinary women stood out in the first place. We can tell you from experience, more than a few voters catch themselves thinking, Wait … am I really about to change my mind?
Therein lies the magic of this round. The Playoffs don’t just reveal leading vote-getters, they reveal the true stars people care enough about to talk through, rethink, and show up for again.
More than anything, that interaction comprises the core of the playoffs..
Close races tighten. Surprise ties appear. And suddenly, it becomes impossible not to notice just how much pull each unique Pet truly controls. These women did not just wander into this round — they earned it through consistency, charisma, and staying power.
Make No Mistake: Staying Power Matters in the Playoffs 2025
Getting this far takes stamina, professionalism, adaptability, and the ability to remain visible in an era where attention spans last seconds. Think of the Playoffs 2025 as an endurance sport — albeit one holding an unusual glamorous prize.
From this point, it will be a straight shot to Las Vegas. As per our (recent) history, Penthouse crowns The Pet of the Year winner at the Adult Entertainment Expo put on by AVN in January 2026. Honestly, it feels appropriate in a city that understands drama, glamor, and the art of making an entrance. For now, use your votes and your social media to continue shaping the momentum, spotlighting the standouts, and influencing who ultimately rises to the top.
Most importantly, remember voting should not be a click-and-forget affair: Treat it as a strategy, possessing both timing and momentum. Playoff voting runs from 12/28/2025 at 12:01 AM through 01/04/2026 at 11:59 PM PST. You can vote every day this round too — giving just enough time to feel confident… and then immediately question yourself. We wouldn’t have it any other way.
With great power comes great second-guessing.
Six finalists. One title. Let the Playoffs do what they do.
Everyone who has ever visited can tell you that the Pets come out at night in Las Vegas. So start building your stamina now. The race has begun, and Playoffs wait for no one — and yet everyone. They can be quirky that way. As a final suggestion, you might see if you can fit AEE 2026 into your schedule in January. You never know what you might witness. … From the 2025 event, internally, we call this one Danger Us.
