Anna Nicole Smith, died suddenly at the age of 39 on Thursday.


Anna Nicole Smith, who grew up idolizing screen legend Marilyn Monroe and first gained fame as a model for 'Guess? jeans', was pronounced dead at a Hollywood, Florida hospital at around 2:45 p.m. on Thursday.
She had been rushed to the hospital after a private nurse, who had apparently been alone with Anna Nicole Smith in her room at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, telephoned a hotel operator to ask for medical assistance was needed.


Police said the cause of death was unknown and scheduled an autopsy for Friday.


Just five months ago, Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son, Daniel Smith, died in the Bahamas three days after the birth of her daughter, Dannielynn Hope. She then became the centre of a paternity suit over the baby girl.


Anna Nicole Smith's attorney, Ronald Rale, told Reuters:

I can confirm that she is deceased. It's as shocking to me as to you guys,

I don't know anything further. (Her lawyer and husband) Howard (K. Stern) obviously is speechless and grieving.

Hotel president Michael Brown said paramedics found Anna Nicole Smith unconscious in her hotel room and tried to revive her but found her unresponsive.


Anna Nicole Smith had been ordered to have her five-month-old daughter undergo a paternity test as part of a lawsuit by an ex-boyfriend, Larry Birkhead. On Wednesday, a Los Angeles judge set a February 21 deadline for her to complete the test.