Anna Nicole Smith

Anna Nicole Smith
Smith in 2003
Born
Vickie Lynn Hogan

(1967-11-28)November 28, 1967
DiedFebruary 8, 2007(2007-02-08) (aged 39)
Cause of deathCombined drug intoxication
Other names
  • Vickie Lynn Smith
  • Vickie Lynn Marshall
     (legal married name)
  • Nikki Hart
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
  • television personality
Years active1992–2007
Spouses
  • Billy Wayne Smith
    (m. 1985; div. 1993)
  • (m. 1994; died 1995)
Children2
Playboy centerfold appearance
May 1992
Preceded byCady Cantrell
Succeeded byAngela Melini
Playboy Playmate of the Year
1993
Preceded byCorinna Harney
Succeeded byJenny McCarthy
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Anna Nicole Smith

Vickie Lynn Marshall (née Hogan, November 28, 1967 – February 8, 2007), known professionally as Anna Nicole Smith,[1] 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.[2] She later modeled for fashion companies, including Guess, H&M, Lane Bryant, Conair, 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 February 2007 in Hollywood, Florida, of a combined drug intoxication.

  1. ^ "Interview with Anna Nicole Smith". CNN. May 29, 2002. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
  2. ^ Beard, Lanford (March 11, 2022). "The Moment Hugh Hefner Chose to 'Phase Out' Anna Nicole Smith from 'Playboy'". People. Retrieved October 5, 2024.