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| Former Playmate Smith dies at 39 | Former Playmate Smith dies at 39 |
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| The flamboyant former model Anna Nicole Smith has died near Miami, Florida at the age of 39, her lawyer has said. | 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. | 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 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. | 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. | 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". | One of Smith's lawyers told Reuters news agency her husband Howard K Stern was "speechless and grieving". |
| Family tragedy | |
| Her son Daniel, the product of a short-lived youthful marriage, died at the age of 20 in September, just days after Smith's daughter was born. | |
| Smith's son Daniel died only months ago | |
| The baby girl is the subject of a paternity suit, with Smith's former boyfriend Larry Birkhead saying he is the father of the child. | |
| He sued Smith in Oct 2006, shortly after the baby was born. | |
| Smith said Mr Stern, who is also her lawyer, was the father of the child. | |
| A former topless dancer, Smith modelled for Guess Jeans and Playboy before marrying Marshall. | |
| She also appeared in films including one of the Naked Gun movies. | |
| She had her own reality TV show, The Anna Nicole Smith show, from 2002 to 2004. | |
| Smith was born Vicki Lynn Hogan in Mexia, Texas, on 28 Nov 1967. |