Anna Nicole Smith, was born Vicki Lynn Hogan on November 28, 1967 in Mexia, Texas. She was abandoned by her father, and raised by her mother and aunt. She became very close with her aunt and cousin, who helped her through many lonely times as a child.
Anna Nicole dropped out of high school at age 17 and married Billy Smith. In the same year she gave birth to her son Daniel. Anna Nicole Smith grew up to be an American sex symbol, model, actress and celebrity. She gained notoriety by posing for Playboy. She had a highly publicized marriage to billionaire J. Howard Marshall who was 63 years her senior. He died months later and Anna Nicole spent many years in court battling his family for a share of his estate.
After a bitter court battle Anna was rewarded $450 million.
On August 4, 2002 Anna Nicole starred in her own reality show on the E! network called The Anna Nicole Show. During the show Anna Nicole had gained considerable amount of weight but people still tuned in to see her wackiness.
After her show was canceled, Anna Nicole spent the next few years surrounded in conflict. Her 20-year-old son, Daniel, suddenly died in 2006 in his mother’s hospital room in the Bahamas. Days before she had given birth to daughter Dannielynn. Anna spent the next few months defending her sons sudden death and fighting for paternity of her new born daughter Dannielynn.
Amidst all the conflict, on February 8, 2007, Anna Nicole was found unconscious in her Florida hotel room. She was pronounced dead upon arrival to the hospital.
After her death it was discovered through paternity tests that Howard K. Stern was not in fact the father of the child but it was photographer Larry Birkhead.
Did you know...
- Anna Nicole started modeling when she was 20 years old.
- In late 2006, Anna Nicole Smith was granted permanent resident status in the Bahamas by Immigration Minister Shane Gibson.
- Her Alias Name(s): Vickie Smith, Vicki Smith, Anna Nicole
- Anna Nicole Smith wanted to be the new Marilyn Monroe.