Anna Nicole Smith: A Timeline

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TMZ published a timeline of Anna's life.

-- Born Vickie Lynn Hogan, November 28, 1967 in Houston --Told childhood friends she would be the next Marilyn Monroe --Married Billy Wayne Smith in 1985 after meeting in a fried chicken restaurant (divorced 1993) --Began modeling at age 20 --Son Daniel born January 1986 --Worked at Wal-Mart and Red Lobster before becoming an exotic dancer --Appeared in March 1992 Playboy, was centerfold in May --Guess Jeans model -- Playmate of the Year, 1993 --Treated at Betty Ford Center 1995 --At age 26, married oil billionaire J. Howard Marshall. He was 89 and died 14 months later. --Filed for bankruptcy, 1996 --Appears in her own reality show on E! in 2002, highest rated series on the network. --Awarded nearly $500M by L.A. judge in case against her late husband's estate, later reduced to $88M, later appealed all the way to US Supreme Court, which found in Anna's favor in 2006, allowing her to pursue case in federal court. --October 2003, Anna lost almost 80 pounds on TRIMSPA, for which she was spokeswoman. --Her "stepson" E. Pierce Marshall, with whom she battled in court, dies June 20, 2006 at age 67 after brief infection. --Daughter Dannielynn born September 7, 2006 --Son Daniel dies of overdose, September 10, 2006 --Has "commitment ceremony" with attorney Howard K. Stern on a boat in the Bahamas, September 28, 2006. Not legally binding. --Anna dies at age 39, February 8, 2007, after collapsing in her Seminole Hard Rock Hotel room in Hollywood, Florida