Dannielynn Birkhead
| Dannielynn Birkhead | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern September 7, 2006 Nassau, Bahamas |
| Residence | Kentucky, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation | Model |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Known for | Birkhead paternity case |
| Parent(s) |
Larry Birkhead Anna Nicole Smith |
| Relatives | Daniel Smith (half-brother) (1986–2006) |
| Modeling information | |
| Agency | Guess |
Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead (born Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern; September 7, 2006) is an American child model, tabloid sensation and reality television personality. Her most notable modeling campaign was as the face of Guess Girl's Spring 2013 line, a company for which her late mother Anna Nicole Smith had also modeled. She is the daughter of Smith and Larry Birkhead, and was the focus of the Dannielynn Birkhead paternity case.
Dannielynn is the younger half-sister of the late Daniel Wayne Smith (1986–2006). Dannielynn's mother had previously been married to Billy Wayne Smith (1986–1993) and J. Howard Marshall II from 1994 until his death in 1995. In May 2006, Smith approached her former boyfriend Ben Thompson of South Carolina, to inform him that he was the father of her unborn child. Thompson told Smith that was impossible because he had a vasectomy. Smith lived in Thompson's house in the Bahamas which was the subject of ownership dispute between them.
Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern was born to Anna Nicole Smith on September 7, 2006 in Nassau, Bahamas. Almost immediately, questions over Dannielynn's paternity began to arise, quickly followed by the death of her half-brother, Daniel Smith, three days after her birth. Smith's death and Dannielynn's custody, preceeded the paternity claims made by attorney Howard K. Stern; Larry Birkhead, Smith's bodyguard Alexander Denk, Frederic von Anhalt, husband of the actress Zsa Zsa Gabor. Smith named Howard K. Stern as father on her daughter's birth certificate. Birkhead was a Kentucky native and celebrity photographer who brought his challenge to court to legitimize his claim. After DNA testing, Birkhead was formally established as Dannielynn's father. After gaining custody of his daughter Dannielynn, Birkhead changed her last name from Stern to Birkhead.
When Dannielynn was five months old, her mother died of a prescription drug overdose at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. In 2008, Dannielynn was declared sole heir to Smith's estate estimated $700,000. .
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