By Michael Connor
HOLLYWOOD, Florida (Reuters) – Anna Nicole Smith, the small-town Texas girl turned voluptuous tabloid fixture who fought all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court over her billionaire husband’s estate, died suddenly at the age of 39.
Smith, a platinum blonde who grew up idolizing screen legend Marilyn Monroe and gained fame as a model for Guess? jeans and Playboy, was pronounced dead at a Hollywood, Florida hospital at around 2:45 p.m. (1945 GMT) on Thursday.
She had been rushed to the hospital after a private nurse — who had apparently been alone with Smith in her room at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino — telephoned a hotel operator to ask for medical assistance.
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Police said the cause of death was unknown and scheduled an autopsy for Friday.
Smith’s death came at a time of grief and fresh legal wrangles that had been avidly followed by the tabloid newspapers. (more…)
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