Buxom Facts About Anna Nicole Smith, The Tragic Bombshell
Anna Nicole Smith wanted to be Marilyn Monroe, and, in many ways, their sad lives were very similar. Sadder still, did Smith ever really know herself? She claimed that her childhood was dire, but that fact has since been disputed.
She kept her bisexuality hidden, and the question of whether she married her second husband for love (or his money) is still unclear.
Her greatest joy—the birth of her daughter—was tragically aligned with her greatest despair—the loss of her son. Here are 53 facts about the ambiguous Anna Nicole Smith.
Anna Nicole Smith Facts
1. An Anna by Any Other Name
Smith was born Vickie Lynn Hogan on November 28, 1967, in Houston, Texas. She later lived in the much smaller city of Mexia, Texas.
2. Hart to Hart
Smith began calling herself Nikki Hart at Mexia High School, taking the surname of her mother’s then-husband, Donald R. Hart.
3. So Long, Miss Vickie
Paul Marciano, a co-founder of Guess Jeans, recalled encountering Anna Nicole (then known as "Vickie Smith") in San Antonio, where she'd brought her son to a Guess Kids photo-call for child models.
Marciano was impressed with Smith's politeness in continually calling him "sir", but he was more impressed with her bleached blonde, surgically enhanced, Amazonian beauty.
Marciano said he took her to New York, got her an agent, and renamed her Anna Nicole Smith for added glamor. She would go on to star in several Guess campaigns.
