Anna Nicole Smith

Anna Nicole Smith was an American model, actress, and television personality who rose to fame as a Playboy Playmate in 1992 and later as a Guess jeans model.

She became tabloid fodder for her marriage to elderly billionaire J.

Howard Marshall and the prolonged legal battle over his estate.

Her reality show and erratic public behavior made her a symbol of celebrity excess.

She died in 2007 from an accidental drug overdose.

model

Playboy

Men's lifestyle publication

pinup · centerfold · curves · voluptuous · glamour · pose · Hugh Hefner · fashion · sex symbol · cover girl

celebrity

fame

Public recognition, widespread

gossip · spotlight · red carpet · publicity · entertainment · Hollywood · starlet · sensation · newsworthy · appearances

legal

lawsuit

Civil court proceeding

Supreme Court · court battle · paternity · litigation · verdict · appeal · custody · attorney · will · fortune

tragic

overdose

Harmful excess intake

  • deathCessation of life
  • lossBeing without something
  • griefIntense sorrow from loss

Bahamas · prescription drugs · untimely · premature · downfall · demise · mourning · heartbreak · methadone · troubled

Opposites
celebrity archetype

Anna Nicole SmithGrace Kelly

Actress turned Monegasque royalty

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis · Audrey Hepburn · Jackie Kennedy · Kate Middleton · Oprah Winfrey

wealth acquisition

Anna Nicole SmithOprah Winfrey

Martha Stewart · Coco Chanel · self-made woman · entrepreneur · Beyoncé

tragic celebrity narrative

Anna Nicole SmithBetty White

Queen Elizabeth II · Dolly Parton · Carol Burnett · Barbara Bush · Maya Angelou

Family

Smith, Anna, Nicole

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13