In part one of a two parter, Sovereign Syre and Ela Darling delve into the origins of a 2000s icon. 

Anna Nicole Smith was a polarizing, misunderstood figure. Often  remembered for being an absolute trainwreck. Her rise to fame, from the girl next door to supermodel, made her a media darling, her campy, over the top persona, and ditzy girl humor on one of the earliest reality shows made her a queer icon, and her slide into addiction and despair made her a tragic figure of mythic proportions.  I mean, she’s become a trope in rap songs alongside the likes of Donald Trump and Monica Lewinsky. Iconic.

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Script: Joshua Anderson

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Sources:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/anna-nicole-smith-netflix-doc-claims-her-tragic-life-story-was-a-fraud

https://nextwaving.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/the-strange-case-of-anna-nicole-smith/

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN26300814/ 

https://sourcingjournal.com/denim/denim-brands/guess-paul-marciano-sexual-misconduct-accusers-sue-board-members-harassment-335114/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Howard_Marshall 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Nicole_Smith 

https://fortune.com/2023/09/29/guess-settlement-marciano-sexual-misconduct-lawsuit/

https://thehundreds.com/blogs/content/reading-playboy-for-the-articles-13-must-read-journalism-literature-pieces-from-playboy-magazine

http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0702/18/lkl.01.html