Anna Nicole Smith

Nicole Smith suddenly appeared on magazine, billboard, and television covers in 1993. She probably followed you everywhere. She was even called the Marilyn Monroe of the 1990s. She was a prominent Playboy model at the time, if not the most prominent. She used the media, and they did the same. If my name is in the press, good or terrible, it doesn't matter; good or bad, I make money, therefore I'm going to do whatever it takes, she even declared in a Good Morning America interview. But regrettably, one partner in this relationship started to abuse.

She was the focus of headlines for the whole of the 1990s due to her marriage to a Texas oilman in 1991 and her connection with him. She was called a gold digger because of her friendship with the 90-year-old man. The early 2000s were a time of many low points in Anna Nicole's life. When she put on weight, the "1990s Marilyn" connection was written off. She was now viewed as "white trash." Her career suffered, and in 2006, her 20-year-old son passed away from an accidental overdose, leaving her to deal with a tragic loss. A victim of an unintentional overdose, Anna Nicole Smith was discovered unconscious in her hotel room in Florida on February 8, 2007, not long after the passing of her son. This blazing celebrity of old was no more.

The media became fixated on covering this horrible story for 24 days, capitalizing on it, and making it the biggest news story in the country. For weeks, tabloids published story after story, and the Anna Nicole Smith case dominated news coverage. Why did they care so much? was a question that was raised in the story. Smith's notoriety at the time made little sense. She was just well-known. Even if Anna Nicole Smith's relationship was exploited on both sides, the media went too far. The media never stopped reporting, even after a person passed away.

Born: November 28, 1967

Died: February 8, 2007

Occupation: Model, actress, television personality

Years active: 1992–2007