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This girl is the daughter of a famous Playmate from the past
Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead was born on 7 September 2006 in Nassau, Bahamas. She is the daughter of American photographer Larry Birkhead and model, actress and television personality Anna Nicole Smith.
Anna Nicole Smith began her career as a model for Playboy and for years she was recognised as a famous former Playmate. She came to the centre of news and gossip in 1994, when she married 89-year-old billionaire J. Howard Marshall. Following her husband's death, Anna Nicole Smith began a long legal battle for part of the inheritance. She later died tragically in 2007 of drug intoxication.
The paternity of her daughter Dannielynn Hope has long been controversial, taking several men to court.
Who is Dannielynn Birkhead
Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead was born on 7 September 2006 in Nassau, Bahamas. She is the daughter of American photographer Larry Birkhead and model, actress and television personality Anna Nicole Smith.
The beginnings of the career of Anna Nicole Smith
Anna Nicole Smith began her career as a model for Playboy and was therefore recognised as a famous former Playmate for years.
Why Anna Nicole Smith became known
She became the centre of news and gossip in 1994, when she married 89-year-old billionaire J. Howard Marshall. Following her husband's death, Anna Nicole Smith began a long legal battle for part of the inheritance. Smith later died tragically in 2007 of drug intoxication.
The controversial paternity of her daughter
The paternity of her daughter Dannielynn Hope has long been controversial, taking several men to court. Claiming paternity of the young girl at the time were lawyer Howard K. Stern, Larry Birkhead, Anna's bodyguard Nicole Alexander Denk and Frederic von Anhalt, husband of actress Zsa Zsa Gabor.
The end of the legal battle
Anna Nicole Smith had indicated the lawyer Stern as the father of her daughter, as stated on the birth certificate. The lengthy legal battle was resolved with the attribution of paternity to the American photographer Larry Birkhead.