Throughout her short life, Anna Nicole Smith had been under the glaring light of the media. Whether it was for good or bad publicity, Anna Nicole Smith exposed was pretty much the reality for her. In fact, the figures of media placed Anna Nicole Smith in such scrutiny that the Anna Nicole Smith death could have been inviting for some people.

Y'all have seen Anna Nicole Smith naked, Anna Nicole Smith tits, and Anna Nicole Smith topless pictures. In fact, Anna Nicole Smith is a household name on magazines for men, such as Anna Nicole Smith playboy. But do you know how life had been for Anna Nicole Smith, before Anna Nicole Smith in playboy started appearing? With the media all around her, you'd be surprised to know how the littlest things about her had been left out of tabloids.

Born Vickie Lynn Hogan in Houston, Texas, she was the only child of parents Virgie Mae Tabers and Donald Eugene Hogan. Her parents divorced when she was just two years old, and she stayed with her mother. She never graduated from high school for she dropped out and became a waitress. She wed Billy Wayne Smith when she was just 17, and had her first child, the late Daniel Wayne Smith. Not long after giving birth, she left Smith with Daniel in tow.

It was when she sent Anna Nicole Smith pics to a contest that she first gained stardom. These Anna Nicole Smith pictures impressed scouts that she eventually appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine. The Anna Nicole Smith playboy pics made a name for herself. And from Anna Nicole Smith playboy pics came photo shoots and appearances on anything anywhere. But Anna Nicole Smith did not want to be like any other skinny model. She went for the voluptuous visage, which surprisingly became a hit with people worldwide. In fact, Anna Nicole Smith had her breasts done just to stick with the fat Anna Nicole Smith image. This Playboy cover earned her the Playmate of the Year award for 1993. It was then that she decide to stick with the name Anna Nicole Smith. Pretty soon, she was landing huge projects.

The fat Anna Nicole Smith image did not last because she wanted to maintain a much healthier weight. So, with the help of diet plans, Anna Nicole Smith loses weight. This bit of Anna Nicole Smith loses weight news also hit tabloids worldwide. She was able to trim down approximately 80 lbs. And there had been speculations that drugs were somehow involved in the Anna Nicole Smith weight loss, which she vehemently denied. In fact, she was pretty adamant that Anna Nicole Smith and diet were synonymous.

But these pieces compose just the tip of the iceberg for everything that was yet to come. After marrying 89-year old oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall, Anna Nicole Smith was shrouded with news of being a gold digger. Sure enough, when Marshall died not long after, a lengthy battle over his estate ensued between Smith and the surviving Marshall's.

Smith also had her share of fame in the entertainment industry. Smith had movies to her name, too. A particular movie she starred in was Anna Nicole Smith skyscraper. The Anna Nicole Smith gallery skyscraper remains popular to this day. In fact, the Anna Nicole Smith gallery skyscraper garners a whopping number of visitors every single day. Smith also had her own reality show, the Anna Nicole Smith show. It did garner high ratings, but didn't stay long on the screen. But its demise did not stop reruns of Anna Nicole Smith video for the show. The last project that involved Smith was Illegal Aliens, which is yet to come out this May 2007.

Then came the birth of her daughter, Dannielyn Hope Marshall Stern. Howard Stern, Smith's attorney-turned-partner, claimed that he fathered Dannielyn. But claims from ex-boyfriend Larry Birkhead surfaced, saying that he was the father of Dannielyn, and that a paternity test would prove this.

And it seemed the birth brought more bad news than good news. While visiting his mother who had just given birth, somehow older son Daniel Smith turned up dead. An autopsy showed that the 20-year old Smith had died from a deadly mix of certain drugs. This depressing event led to Smith's impulsive decision to wed Stern in the Bahamas.

But even the latest train of events could not prepare the world enough for the shocking news of Anna Nicole Smith dead in Florida. Preliminary reports indicated that Anna Nicole Smith dies in her room at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The Anna Nicole Smith autopsy hasn't given definitive results on how Anna Nicole Smith died. But it sure did bring a sense of finality to the speculations that surrounded her life, such as Anna Nicole Smith sex videos, or Anna Nicole Smith exposed movie stills. On the day this piece of Anna Nicole Smith news aired out, the Anna Nicole Smith death video was immediately featured on websites worldwide.

Her short life may have been filled with more tragedy than happiness. Still, the death of Anna Nicole Smith is just too tragic an end. No matter how thick the shroud of negative publicity was, she will still be remembered fondly by her family, friends, and fans.