Anna Nicole Smith (1967-2007)

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She found she could make money stripping, and started working at Rick's Plaza, a gentleman's club in Houston, but he would only let her work during the slower periods.  Saving up her money, she then had cosmetic surgery and breast implants.

She found she could make money stripping, and started working at Rick's Plaza, a gentleman's club in Houston, but he would only let her work during the slower periods.  Saving up her money, she then had cosmetic surgery and breast implants.

"...she entered the Playboy Cover Contest and, at the age of twenty-four, she won.  In May 1992, the dream continued when she was named Playmate of the Month and in 1993, she was crowned Playmate of the Year." (''Train Wreck'', p vi).  While she was stripping, she had met "billionaire" James Howard Marshall II, a lawyer and oil-industry executive, and they ended up getting married, on 26 Jun 1994 in [[Harris County, Texas]].  He died aged 90, at Park Plaza Hospital in Houston, in Aug 1995 when his obituary appeared in the ''New York Times''.  His estate was then valued at $550 million.

"...she entered the Playboy Cover Contest and, at the age of twenty-four, she won.  In May 1992, the dream continued when she was named Playmate of the Month and in 1993, she was crowned Playmate of the Year." (''Train Wreck'', p vi).  While she was stripping, she had met "billionaire" James Howard Marshall II, a lawyer and oil-industry executive, and they ended up getting married, on 26 Jun 1994 in [[Harris County, Texas]].  He died aged 90, at Park Plaza Hospital in Houston, in Aug 1995 when his obituary appeared in the ''New York Times''.  His estate was then valued at $550 million.