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In Memory of Anna Nicole Smith (a.k.a.: Vickie Smith)Born November 28, 1967 – Passed Away February 8, 2007This memorial website was created in the memory of Anna Nicole. Smith, born in Harris County, Texas on November 28, 1967 and passed away on February 8, 2007 at 39 years of age.
 Vickie Lynn Marshall (November 28, 1967 – February 8, 2007), better known
under the stage name of Anna Nicole Smith, was an American model, sex symbol,
actress and television personality. She first gained popularity in Playboy, becoming
the 1993 Playmate
of the Year. She modeled for clothing companies, including Guess jeans and
Lane Bryant. She also starred in her own reality TV show, The Anna Nicole Show.
Born and raised in Texas, Smith dropped out of high school and was married
at the age of 17. Her highly publicized second marriage to oil business executive
and billionaire J. Howard Marshall, 63 years her senior, resulted in speculation
that she married the octogenarian for his money, which she denied. Following
his death, she 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.
She died at age 39, apparently as a result of an overdose of prescription drugs.
In the months before her death, she was the focus of renewed press coverage
surrounding the death of her son, Daniel Smith, and the paternity and custody
battle over her daughter Dannielynn.
A major turning point in Smith's career was in 1992. It was then her career took
off after she was chosen by Hugh Hefner to appear on the cover of the March
1992 issue of Playboy, where she is listed as Vickie Smith, wearing a low-cut
evening gown. Smith said she planned to be "the next Marilyn Monroe".
Becoming one of Playboy's most popular models, Smith was heavier and larger than
the typical Playboy model. Smith was chosen to be the 1993
Playmate of the Year. By the time of her PMOY pictorial, she had settled on
the name Anna Nicole Smith.
Smith secured a contract to replace supermodel Claudia Schiffer in the Guess
jeans ad campaign in a series of sultry black and white photographs. Guess capitalized
on Smith's strong resemblance to sex symbol Jayne Mansfield and put her in Jayne-inspired
photo sessions. In 1993, before Christmas, she modeled for the Swedish clothing
company Hennes & Mauritz (H&M). She was dressed in underwear and arranged
in seductive poses. She appeared on big posters in Sweden and Norway.
A photograph of Smith was used by New York magazine on the cover of its August
22, 1994 issue titled White Trash Nation. In the photo, she appears squatting
in a short skirt and cowboy boots as she eats chips. In October 1994, Smith's
lawyer initiated a $5,000,000 lawsuit against the magazine claiming unauthorized
use of her photo and that the article had damaged her reputation. Her lawyer
said that Smith was told she was being photographed to embody the "all-American-woman
look", and that they wanted glamor shots. He further stated that the picture
used was taken for fun during a break. Full name: Anna Nicole Smith
Birthdate: November 28, 1967
Passed away: February 8, 2007
Age: 39 years of age
Location: Hollywood, Florida, USA
Birthplace: Harris County, Texas, USA
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