Celebrity Biographies: Anna Nicole Smith

Anna Nicole Smith was born Vicky Lynn Marshall onnamed Billy Wayne Smith who was a cook at the
28th November, 1967. She married J. Howard Marshall,very same restaurant. She became pregnant with her
an elderly oil business executive, which became highyfirst son who she named Daniel Wayne Smith. In 1993,
publicized due to the substantial age difference of 63they filed for divorce Anna Nicole and her son moved
years. She denied the allegations that she only marriedback to Huston. Upon moving back to her home town,
the man for his money. After the death of hershe took a job at WalMart in addition to some
husband, Anna Nicole Smith was sued by the family ofwaitressing work. It was around this time that she
Mr. Marshall over his estate. The case made it all thestarted modeling and taking singing lessons. She
way to the U.S. Supreme Court.eventually auditioned for Playboy, which became the
Anna Nicole Smith was born in Houston. She was theproverbial springboard for her carrier.
only child of Donald Eugene Hogan and Virgie MaeShe was picked by Hugh Hefner for the March, 1992
Tabers. Her parents divorced early in her life and sheissue, and she appeared on the cover. In the year of
was ultimately raised by her mother and aunt Elaine1993, she became the model of choice for the clothing
Tabers who also happened to be the wife of hercompany Guess.
mother's brother Melvin Tabers.Marriage to Marshall: While Anna was performing at a
Anna Nicole Smith attended Durkee ElementaryStrip club in Houston, she met the elderly oil business
School and Aldine Middle School both in Houston,billionaire J. Marshall and their relationship ended up in
Texas. When Anna Nicole was in 9th grade, she wasmarriage in the year 1997.
placed in the care of her mother's younger sister whoIn the year 2007, her oldest son died, and she gave
lived in Mexia, Texas. This is where she attended highbirth her second son. The same year Anna Nicole
school, but she dropped out during her freshman year.collapsed and died in a hotel in Florida. An accidental
Immediately afterwords, she took a waitress's job at adrug overdose was later ruled out as the cause of her
small restaurant called Jim's Krispy Fried Chicken indeath.
Mexia. Anna Nicole Smith later married to a man