Donna Faye Hogan is an American

United States

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 author

Author

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 best known as Anna Nicole Smith

Anna Nicole Smith

In 1992 Smith was chosen by Hugh Hefner to appear on the cover of the March issue of Playboy, where she was listed as Vickie Smith, wearing a low-cut evening gown. The centerfold was photographed by Stephen Wayda. Smith said she planned to be "the next Marilyn Monroe". Becoming one of Playboys...

's younger half-sister. Hogan was born and raised in Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

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. Donna has been quoted as saying when she worked at gentleman's clubs, she would earn upwards of $2000 per night.

In April 2007, she wrote a book entitled Train Wreck: The Life and Death of Anna Nicole Smith, about Smith. To promote the book, Hogan appeared on more than 300 radio shows nationwide, and granted interviews with CNN

CNN

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, Fox News, Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

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, Access Hollywood

Access Hollywood

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and Inside Edition

Inside Edition

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Hogan also runs a gift basket and specialty food business called, Donna's Country Delights, and has plans to release a cookbook.

Hogan is the mother of three children: Ashley Elizabeth (born 1992), Kayla Victoria (born 1993), and Brandon Armando (born 1995). She resides in Montgomery County, Texas

Montgomery County, Texas

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The county was created by an act of the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 14, 1837. The county was named for the town of Montgomery, Texas. In 2000, its...

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