by Phyllis Logie

Created on: July 19, 2010   Last Updated: September 15, 2010

Vicky Lynn Hogan who later changed her name to Anna Nicole Smith, entered the world on the 28th November 1967 and grew up to be a sex symbol, model and television personality who was often ridiculed and generally made fun of because of her sometimes outrageous behaviour.

She was the only child of Daniel Eugene Hogan and Virgie Mae Tabers who divorced when she was two years old, she was raised by her mother and aunt. She was not a good student failing her freshman year she later gave up altogetherduring her sophomore year and went to work as waitress in a local fried cdicken restaurant.

It was in 1985 age seventeen whilst working as a waitress, she met William Wayne Smith, one year her junior and married for the first time.   That marriage lasted two years and produced a son, Daniel. They were separated for a further six years and finally eight years after the marriage they divorced in 1993. Anna, still moved with her one year old son Daniel to Huston in Texas.  After her separation she worked at various jobs to support herself and her son and in 1991 she began to take modelling and voice training lessons in an effort to improve her job prospects.

Also in 1991 she began to work as a striptease artist in a club called ‘Gigi’s.  That same year quite by accident she noticed an advertisement in 'Playboy' magazineinviting women who thought they had the potential to be interviewed to appear in the magazine. Anna responded and was eventually chosen by Hugh Hefner, owner of 'Playboy' magazine to appear on the cover wearing a very low cut and revealing evening dress.  She was an immediate hit and during the various interviews which followed she said that she would like to be thought of as the new Marilyn Monroe. It was at this juncture that she changed her name to Anna Nicole Smith.

Whilst working at Gigi's she met the man who was to become her second husband, J. Howard Marshall II.  Howard Marshall was no ordinary citizen, he was an oil baron and a billionaire. Three years later Anna and J. Howard Marshall were man and wife.  She was 26 and he was 89 years old and sixty three years his junior and needless to say they made headline news. They were married for two years before his death and during their marriage he lavished many very expensive gifts on her, although those around who had a window on thier marriage describe her

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