ABACA Press/MCTThe former Playmate, Guess model and reality star known as Anna Nicole Smith, 39, mysteriously died on Feb. 8.
Smith was notorious for being famous for well, being famous.
Many didn’t know Smith by her real name Vickie Lynn Hogan, but instead knew her as the outrageous personality with the goofy child-like voice.
Her face was shown all over television screens even more in a not so bright light only moments after the authorities declared her deceased. It was unclear as to what happened to her. The reports said that she was seen outside of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla. when she collapsed.
Smith first got recognized when she married 89 year-old oil tycoon, J. Howard Marshall, which many thought was for money. Later in her life, Anna Nicole Smith became a household name from her many different encounters with publicity.
From modeling, her self-titled reality TV show and finally being the TrimSpa spokeswoman, Smith had gone through much longer than 15 minutes of fame.
“I feel bad for her, but she kind of led a pretty bad life and it wasn’t too surprising,” Chip Tassoni, a sophomore information science major, said.
The tabloids were quick to judge the reasons for death. Some of those reasons were murder, drug overdose and depression.
However, the investigation has yet to unveil any causes. The autopsy that was done on Friday, Feb. 9 found no signs of drug abuse or drugs in her stomach.
The overall consensus was shock. But whether or not the public mourned her death or mocked it was uncertain.
Cristina D’Amelio, a senior psychology major, said, “Anna Nicole Smith is the ideal American because she did absolutely nothing to become famous and got a massive amount of money for it. It’s a shame she lived such a shallow life, because she was a person just like everyone else. She deserved to have meaning in her life too.”
