Death of Anna Nicole Smith
| Anna Nicole Smith | |
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Smith at the 2005 MTV Australia Video Music Awards
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| Born |
Vickie Lynn Hogan November 28, 1967 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | February 8, 2007 (aged 39) Hollywood, Florida, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Drug overdose |
| Other names | Vickie Lynn Marshall (legal married name) Vicky Lynn Smith and Vicky Smith (early Playboy career) Nikki Hart |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 1992–2007 |
| Spouse(s) | Billy Wayne Smith (m. 1985–1993; divorced) J. Howard Marshall (m. 1994–1995; his death) |
| Children |
Daniel Smith Dannielynn Birkhead |
| Website | annanicole |
| 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 |
| Personal details | |
| Measurements | Bust: 36DD (91DD cm) Waist: 26 in (66 cm) Hips: 38 in (97 cm) |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Vickie Lynn Hogan, professionally known as Anna Nicole Smith, (November 28, 1967 – February 8, 2007) was an American model, actress and television personality. Smith first gained popularity in Playboy, 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 and was married three years later. Her highly publicized second marriage to J. Howard Marshall resulted in speculation that she married the octogenarian mainly for his money, which she denied. Following Marshall's death, Smith began a lengthy legal battle over a share of his estate. Her case, Marshall v. Marshall, reached the U.S. Supreme Court on a question of federal jurisdiction, and again on a question of bankruptcy court authority (now called Stern v. Marshall).
During the final six months of her life, 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. Smith died at age 39 on February 8, 2007, in a Hollywood, Florida, hotel room as a result of an overdose of prescription drugs.
Smith was born Vickie Lynn Hogan in 1967 in Houston, Texas, and raised in Mexia. She was the daughter of Donald Eugene Hogan (1947–2009) and Virgie Mae Arthur (née Tabers; b. 1951), who married on February 22, 1967 and divorced on November 4, 1969. She had five half siblings: Donna Hogan, David Tacker Jr., Donnie Hogan, Amy Hogan, and Donald Hart. Smith was raised by her mother and aunt. Virgie subsequently married Donald R. Hart in 1971. After Virgie married Donald, Smith changed her name from Vickie Hogan to Nikki Hart.
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