Anna Nicole Smith
Anna Nicole Smith | |
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Smith in 2005 | |
| Born | Vickie Lynn Hogan November 28, 1967 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | February 8, 2007 (aged 39) Hollywood, Florida, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Combined drug intoxication |
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| Years active | 1992–2007 |
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| Children | 2 |
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| May 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Cady Cantrell |
| Succeeded by | Angela Melini |
| Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
| 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Corinna Harney |
| Succeeded by | Jenny McCarthy |
Vickie Lynn Marshall (née Hogan; November 28, 1967 – February 8, 2007), known professionally as Anna Nicole Smith, was an American model, actress, and television personality. Smith started her career as a Playboy magazine centerfold in May 1992 and won the title of 1993 Playmate of the Year. She later modeled for fashion companies, including Guess, H&M and Heatherette.
Smith dropped out of high school in 1984, married in 1985, and divorced in 1993. In 1994, her highly publicized second marriage to 89-year-old billionaire J. Howard Marshall resulted in speculation that she married him for his money, which she denied. Following Marshall's death in 1995, Smith began a lengthy legal battle over a share of his estate. Her cases reached the Supreme Court of the United States: Marshall v. Marshall on a question of federal jurisdiction and Stern v. Marshall on a question of bankruptcy court authority. Smith died in Hollywood, Florida, of a combined drug intoxication.