Anna Nicole Smith (born Vickie Lynn Hogan; November 28, 1967 â€"
February 8, 2007) was an American model, actress, and television
personality. Smith first gained popularity in Playboy magazine when
she won the title of 1993 Playmate of the Year. She modeled for
fashion companies, including Guess, H&M, Heatherette and Lane
Bryant.Smith dropped out of high school at age 14 in 1982, 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 the octogenarian 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 2007 in a Hollywood, Florida hotel room
as a result of an overdose of prescription drugs. In the months
leading up to her death, Smith was the focus of renewed press coverage
surrounding the death of her son, Daniel, and the paternity and
custody battle over her newborn daughter, Dannielynn Birkhead.
February 8, 2007) was an American model, actress, and television
personality. Smith first gained popularity in Playboy magazine when
she won the title of 1993 Playmate of the Year. She modeled for
fashion companies, including Guess, H&M, Heatherette and Lane
Bryant.Smith dropped out of high school at age 14 in 1982, 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 the octogenarian 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 2007 in a Hollywood, Florida hotel room
as a result of an overdose of prescription drugs. In the months
leading up to her death, Smith was the focus of renewed press coverage
surrounding the death of her son, Daniel, and the paternity and
custody battle over her newborn daughter, Dannielynn Birkhead.
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