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It was an early summer day in Houston when a very tall and very pretty bride arrived at the

White Dove Wedding Chapel with her long blonde hair piled high

in curlers. She changed into a full-length white satin wedding gown, with puffy sleeves, a bow at the back,

and a very low-cut neckline. The 26-year-old Texas Beauty pulled her hair out of the curlers

and put the finishing touches on her makeup.

Then she walked down the aisle of the small Sunny Chapel.

The groom waiting for her was a wheelchair-bound oil tycoon, who had showered the young woman with jewelry,

cars, and property until she finally agreed to marry him.

When they met, she was a stripper with aspirations of becoming a model.

By the time he slipped a 22-carat diamond wedding ring on her finger a few years later,

she was one of the most talked about women in pop culture.

I'm Kathy Kinsora, and this is History of the 90s, a podcast about a decade that changed the world. I'm Kathy Kinsora, and this is History of the 90s, a podcast about a decade that changed the

world.

On this episode, we look back at the life and tragic death of a 90s icon.

This is the story of Anna Nicole Smith.

Music Smith. Born Vicki Lynn Hogan, Anna Nicole Smith grew up in Mejahia, Texas, a small town in the

Bible Belt, two and a half hours north of Houston.

According to her family, she craved attention from an early age. And by the time she was a

teenager, Anna Nicole dreamed of moving away from her sleepy hometown to become a model. But that wasn't

in the cards, at least not yet. Instead, she dropped out of high school and took a job at Jim's

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