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Former Playmate Smith dies at 39

Smith spent years fighting for a portion of her late husband's wealth

The flamboyant former model Anna Nicole Smith has died near Miami, Florida at the age of 39, her lawyer has said.

Smith, a former Playboy bunny, married Texas oil billionaire J Howard Marshall II in 1994 when she was 26 and he was 89. He died a year later.

She spent years in court fighting his son for a share of his estate, and won a victory at the Supreme Court in 2006.

She was found unconscious in a hotel room and could not be resuscitated. No cause of death has been announced.

US media have reported that an autopsy will be conducted on Friday.

One of Smith's lawyers told Reuters news agency her husband Howard K Stern was "speechless and grieving".

Smith, a former topless dancer, went on to model for Guess Jeans and Playboy before marrying Marshall.

Her son from a short-lived youthful marriage died at the age of 20 in September, just days after Smith's daughter was born.

source: BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6344725.stm

further news on her death:

http://news.google.com/news?q=news+anna+ni...ws&ct=title

LaoPo

Edited February 8, 200719 yr by LaoPo

Stripper around the world are spinning on their polls at 1/2 mass...

If I were a wagering man, I'd say cause of death was an OD.

She will be remembered not for her turbulent family life, but for a truly magnificent pair of hooters.

RIP Anna Nicole.

OMG! Not one of my favourite people, but shocking news! So soon after her son. Such a sad story, all round. RIP

So?

Too bad for the baby who won't ever know his mom.

Too bad for the baby who won't ever know his mom.

It's a girl actually. Hopefully not following in mom's footsteps.... well, all of them anyway.

RIP

She will be remembered not for her turbulent family life, but for a truly magnificent pair of hooters.

RIP Anna Nicole.

Amen!

No matter how she lived her life, the end of it wasn't very nice.

Her son died.

Had a baby that could have led to postpartum depression.

Sued to get out of the house she was living in.

On-going paternity suit.

Got to feel a bit sorry for her.

Just another girl with no brains. Just boobs & luck finding a guy 14 months from death with $1.6billion then spend your money on drugs and booze and get seen on TV. Ooops you can't take your money with you! Sorry but she was doing nothing for the world.

there was still the ongoing fight about the billions, no? i wonder if there was foul play

RIP Anna RIP

Obviously a very troubled and tragic life. Money can't buy you happiness if life deals you an unlucky hand.

RIP

This file photo shows model Anna Nicole Smith posing next to a mockup of the billboard in Times Square in New York. She died Thursday after being found unconscious in a Florida hotel room, US media reported.

Source: The Nation - 9 February 2007

I hope they recycle all that silicone, i am sure a Dow-Corning rep would be present at the funeral.. All jokes aside. RIP big mama..

RIP and hope the child has proper care.

I beleive there is also an ongoing dispute over paternity of the baby girl. Her ex lawyer (now husband) Howard K Stern claims paternity but another guy also claims it! She led a very odd life but in the past few months she must have been under tremendous stress with the death of her son.

In 1997, whilst attending the Monaco Grand Prix, I met the author of her autobiography Eric Redding and his gorgeous wife.

The tales he told me about her were unbelievable!!

She was an extremely unbalanced but amazingly manipulative person.

Shame she died so young. Hope the babys OK

Okay. So. Her son, who was, then the only person who could have been her heir, dies of a drug overdose. Then she has a baby.

Then, Howard Stern has his name on the birth certificate of the only other person who could be her heir if she died, her baby.

Then, Anna dies of a drug overdose.

Then Howard Stern blocks attempts at proving the child's paternity.

To me, all this points towards SOMEONE wanting access to all the money she may be or was going to possibly be worth.

Who stood to profit the most if Anna's son, then Anna died? (and it had to be in that order, or her son would have gotten everything, and that would have shut anyone else out.)

And, that two of the most critical events, the death of her son, and the birth of her baby, occurred in a country not as well prepared to investigate possible murders as thoroughly, or demand more stringent proof of paternity for a child?

Occam's razor doesn't always work, but it is what you have to apply first. Look for the less obvious conclusions after Occam's razor doesn't work.

I am not saying Howard Stern killed them to get the cash. I'm saying it bears investigating to find what was in both their bodies when they died.

Edited February 9, 200719 yr by Smilodon

Just another girl with no brains. Just boobs & luck finding a guy 14 months from death with $1.6billion then spend your money on drugs and booze and get seen on TV. Ooops you can't take your money with you! Sorry but she was doing nothing for the world.

Actaully it was $1.7 billion if you included the outside loos on his properties which could be redevelped to house people in need....

Edited February 9, 200719 yr by lopburiguy

I dont think that speculation really does anything, wait for the facts.

Illicit drugs have been ruled out at this stage according to the coroner.

Model's death remains a mystery

An initial autopsy has failed to find the cause of Anna Nicole Smith's death, the doctor who carried it out has said.

No illegal drugs were found at the scene of her death, and her stomach did not contain pills, experts say.

But medical examiner Joseph Perper said he had not ruled out an overdose as a cause of death, and was waiting for the results of chemical analysis.

Ms Smith, a former Playboy model who fought a long battle for her late husband's estate, died on Thursday.

She was 39 years old.

There is "no evidence... to suggest a crime occurred," Police Chief Charlie Tiger told reporters in Florida.

But he said the investigation would remain open until Dr Perper, the Broward County medical examiner, completed his investigation.

Dr Perper said that could take from three to five weeks

"It is a medical puzzle which we have to resolve to get a comprehensive picture of what happened," he said.

Rest of the story here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6348635.stm

LaoPo

Why on earth is the death of a low-class high-dollar ho international news? She was a gold digger and that's about it.

This is not worthy of the news. I'm sure some nice people probably died yesterday too.

Model's death remains a mystery

Dr Perper said that could take from three to five weeks

"It is a medical puzzle which we have to resolve to get a comprehensive picture of what happened," he said.

If she was comfortable sleeping on her back (believable) she could have been smothered by her own breasts ...... CSI could probably justify the possibility.

Very Tragic Life, just goes to show Money aint everything..

Cant help but wonder if she was "Ordinary Annie" if this Post

would have appeared.. May her poor soul rest in peace..

seems to me like a job for Sherlock...

money-old-young-dead-lottery-no win

= a fat guy in my dads car

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Edited February 10, 200719 yr by lopburiguy

R.I.P.

R.I.P.

I was wondering how they will get the lid on!!!!! lol

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