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1. Anna Nicole Smith first gained national recognition as a model in "Playboy" magazine, posing first for the cover of the March, 1992 issue and then for the centerfold in the May issue of that year. By what name was she known in the latter feature?
2. Her gatefold in "Playboy" signaled a movement toward a greater use of more voluptuous models in that magazine. At the time of its publication, she was both the tallest and heaviest model who had ever posed for the centerfold.
3. Anna Nicole's big push as a model of national stature came just after her "Playboy" feature, when she became the spokesmodel for Guess? Jeans. What supermodel did she succeed in this position?
4. Smith's tenure as Guess? Jeans icon began as something of a marketing epiphany, as the line's designer saw her initial "Playboy" photo shoot and contacted her through the magazine. She signed her first contract with the line on the spot. Who was this designer who broke away from the prevailing waif motif in jeans ads in favor of the more curvaceous Smith?
5. A household name after her fashion modeling success, Smith walked away with 1993's award for Playmate of the year. To commemorate her larger-than-life persona, the magazine commissioned a vibrant spread with a cover in 50s-style Technicolor.
6. Following her turn as Playmate of the Year, Smith continued modeling for a variety of concerns. One of the most notable of these was the Swedish fashion retailer H&M (Hennes and Mauritz), which featured Smith in a number of prominently placed posters. These posters took an unfortunate toll on the European populace, however; according to Smith's profile on imdb.com, the eye-catching ads were blamed for several traffic accidents.
7. Among the glamorous model's more artistic shoots was a layout in the August, 1993 issue of "Vanity Fair", which saw her pose in photos reminiscent of a famed director's evocative work. Which director was this?
8. Though Smith was no stranger to controversy in her personal life, she occasionally courted it in her professional career as well. In 1994, "New York" magazine featured the model on its cover wearing brief western garb and cowboy boots while eating potato chips. What unflattering headline accompanied the picture?
9. Like many other popular models of her time, Anna Nicole Smith lent her image to a controversial series of advertisements for a nonprofit organization campaigning against animal cruelty. By what acronym is this animal rights group known?
10. Though Smith gained her greatest fame by bringing a voluptuous image into a field dominated by thin models (who are often dangerously underweight), her physique would grow so fleshy in her later years that her modeling career seemed in jeopardy, prompting her to take drastic steps to reduce. What product, for which she later became a spokesperson, did she credit with this weight loss?
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