What saddens me is this crazed thing people--women especially--go through for fame. I'm not a fan of blondes anyway (I prefer brunettes),so I never really got so many women's need to dye their hair the way Anna Nicole did. And saddest of all, have you ever seen pictures of her before she become blonde and plastic? She was actually much prettier with brown hair and her natural chest. (Ditto for Pamela Anderson, by the way). It's as if all these actresses and would-be actresses are trying to be the second coming of Marilyn Monroe. And now they can sell their souls for fifteen minutes of reality show fame or commercials for questionable products. Sad.
Sometimes I wonder what Marilyn Monroe would have become had *she* been born in this era... -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is not off-topic, her life was out of this world, I to hope her daughter's life is less bizarre and full of trauma Tracey Martin wrote: > > That was my first thought too, Keith. Poor kid's lost her older > brother *and* her mother before she even got to know either of them, > and her parentage is still somewhere in the stratosphere. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> wrote: > Not to speak ill of the dead, but I wouldn't be surprised if this is > drug-related. Smith had such a huge problem with them, and her > behaviour over the last few years was like someone either contstantly > on downers, or who'd been permanently damaged by drugs. I only hope > her newborn daughter has a better life... > > Anna Nicole Smith Dies > By SUZETTE LABOY, Associated Press Writer 21 minutes ago > Anna Nicole Smith, the voluptuous former Playboy centerfold who > married an octogenarian billionaire and waged a legal battle for his > fortune all the way to the Supreme Court, died Thursday after > collapsing at a hotel. She was 39. > The blond bombshell â who recently became tabloid fodder all over > again after the sudden, apparently drug-related death of her > 20-year-old son â was stricken while staying at the Seminole Hard Rock > Hotel and Casino and was rushed to a hospital. > Edwina Johnson, chief investigator of the Broward County Medical > Examiner's Office, said the cause of death was under investigation and > an autopsy would be done on Friday. > A private nurse called 911 after finding Smith unresponsive in her > sixth-floor room, said Seminole Police Chief Charlie Tiger. He said > Smith's bodyguard administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation about an > hour before she was declared dead. > Through the '90s and into the new century, Smith was famous for being > famous, a pop-culture punchline because of her up-and-down weight, her > exaggerated curves, her little-girl voice, her ditzy-blonde persona, > and her over-the-top revealing outfits. > The curvaceous Texas-born Smith was a topless dancer at strip club > before she entered her photos in a search contest and made the cover > of Playboy magazine in 1992, captivating readers with her Marilyn > Monroe looks. She became Playboy's playmate of the year in 1993. > She was also signed to a contract with Guess jeans, appearing in TV > commercials, billboards and magazine ads. > In 1994, she married 89-year-old oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II, the > head of oil-based Koch Industries, which is part of a family fortune > worth at least $400 million. He died in 1995 at age 90, setting off a > feud with her former stepson, E. Pierce Marshall, over whether she had > a right to his estate. > A federal court in California awarded Smith $474 million. That was > later overturned. But in May, the U.S. Supreme Court revived her case, > ruling that she deserved another day in court in her battle with her > former stepson. > The stepson died June 20 at age 67. But the family said the court > fight would continue. > More recently, Smith's ballooning figure and up-and-down weight became > a subject of public fascination. But she lost a reported 69 pounds and > became a spokeswoman for TrimSpa, a weight-loss supplement. > She starred in her own reality TV series, "The Anna Nicole Show," in > 2002-04. Cameras followed her around as she sparred with her lawyer, > hung out with her personal assistant and interior decorator, and cooed > at her poodle, Sugar Pie. She also appeared in movies, performing a > bit part in "The Hudsucker Proxy" in 1994. > After news came of Smith's death, G. Eric Brunstad Jr., the lawyer who > represented Marshall, said in a statement: "We're very shocked by the > news and extend the deepest condolences to her family." > Smith's son, Daniel Smith, died Sept. 10 in his mother's hospital room > in the Bahamas, just days after she gave birth to a daughter. > An American medical examiner hired by the family, Cyril Wecht, said he > had methadone and two antidepressants in his system when he died. Low > levels of the three drugs interacted to cause an accidental death, > Wecht said. Last month, a Bahamas magistrate scheduled a formal > inquiry into the death for March 27. > Meanwhile, the paternity of her now 5-month-old daughter remained a > matter of dispute. The birth certificate lists Dannielynn's father as > attorney Howard K. Stern, Smith's most recent companion. Smith's > ex-boyfriend Larry Birkhead was waging a legal challenge, saying he > was the father. > Debra Opri, the attorney who filed his paternity suit, said Birkhead > "is devastated. He is inconsolable, and we are taking steps now to > protect the DNA testing of the child. The child is our number one > priority." > She was born Vickie Lynn Hogan on Nov. 28, 1967, in Houston, one of > six children of Donald Eugene and Virgie Hart Hogan. She married Bill > Smith in 1985, giving birth to Daniel before divorcing two years later. > "From my professional exposure to Anna Nicole, I can say she was > always personable, down to earth and driven. All in all, a joy to have > as a client," said Wayne Munroe, her Bahamian lawyer who has overseen > the aftermath of her son's mysterious death in Nassau. > Copyright © 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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