Anna Nicole Smith

Anna Nicole Smith (November 28, 1967 – February 8, 2007)^[1][2] was an American model, actress and celebrity. She first became popular as Playboy magazine's 1993 Playmate of the Year.

Anna Nicole Smith
Smith on the red carpet at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards in Sydney, Australia
Born	Vicki Lynn Hogan (1967-11-28)November 28, 1967 Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died	February 8, 2007(2007-02-08) (aged 39) Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
Cause of death	Drug overdose
Nationality	American
Other names	Vickie Lynn Marshall (when married to Marshall), Vickie Lynn Smith, Vickie Smith (early Playboy career), Nikki Hart (legalized name change)
Occupation(s)	model, actress, television personality
Years active	1991–2007
Spouse(s)	Billy Smith (1985–1993; divorced) J. Howard Marshall II; widowed (1994–1995) Howard K. Stern (2006–2007; her death)
Children	Daniel Wayne Smith (1986–2006) Dannielynn Hope Birkhead (b. 2006)
Website	www.annanicole.com

Early life

She was born Vicki Lynn Hogan in Houston, Texas.

Death

On February 8, 2007, Smith was found in a hotel room in Hollywood, Florida. At 1:38 p.m. (18:38 UTC) a nurse called 911. At 1:45 p.m. a bodyguard gave her CPR before she was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead at 2:49 p.m. Her death was caused by an accidental overdose.

Smith was addicted to prescription medications. A psychiatrist said in court in 2010 that she was a member of hospital staff in 2006, when Smith was a patient. The psychiatrist said Smith had borderline personality disorder.^[3]