Yet, all was quickly silenced when, her son Daniel, passed away in the very hospital she had just given birth in, from an overdose of multiple prescription drugs. Having given birth to her daughter, whose paternity was disputed at the time, Vickie Lynn seemed to have a brief flash of hope. Yet, many could see where the story was going, just nobody stepped in to stop it.įor many, her demise seemed inevitable. Struggling to stay conscious or engage in conversation, her antics attracted many viewers, it was entertaining of course. The Anna Nicole Smith Show, considered a guilty pleasure, showcased her life, in all its intoxicated glory. Of course, the world laughed, because when such behaviours appear in public, it is much easier to write them off as funny or embarrassing, rather than legitimate signs of a spiralling psyche. Some may remember her intoxicated speech at the 2004 Billboard Awards, where she struggled to string a sentence together. Spiralling mental health and addiction played into each other, eventually leading to odd behaviours displayed on a public stage. All of this would eventually culminate in a legal case surrounding his will, that ended up in the Supreme Court. Marshall was not stupid, he was a billionaire, who clearly had to have a sharp mind to be so successful, he would not be so naïve to forget what Vickie Lynn was getting out of him. She had financial security and affection, and Marshall got to enjoy himself in the care of a young, beautiful woman in the last years of his life. Vickie Lynn’s relationship with Marshall was not parasitical, it was mutually beneficial. She was grateful for his care, the financial safety she provided for herself and her son.įor a woman who grew up poor and unloved, it was unsurprising that Marshall’s care would be so deeply appreciated by her. Vickie Lynn lacked a father figure and was extremely emotional when Marshall eventually died. Retrospectively, things were never as black and white as they seemed. Their eventual marriage caused an uproar, and Marshall was seen as a helpless old man, taken advantage of by a cunning vixen. Smith’s image came crashing down upon the revelation of her marriage to Marshall, shifting public perceptions of her, from classy model to gold-digging floozy. Her 90s campaign for H&M was also impactful, with her billboards causing several car accidents in major European cities in 1994. Playboy was also one of her biggest breaks, but it also damaged her image, due to the sheer amount of misogyny she faced. Perhaps her most iconic images came from her 90s GUESS Jeans campaign, where she recreated the vintage look of Hollywood, cementing her within popular culture. Vickie became renowned as a blonde-bombshell, emulating the likes of Monroe and Mansfield. The connection between them would remain hidden for years.
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