Why low IQ 'bimbos' like the late Anna Nicole Smith are cleverer than they seem

Not so dumb: Tragic star Anna Nicole Smith who died of an overdose in 2007 following the death of her 89-year-old billonaire husband in 1995

They are the butt of many a joke but, it seems, that bimbos are endowed with a shrewdness to match their beauty.

Researchers say that women with low IQ's are much likelier to pursue rich men than females who have higher intellects.



The experts say the reason is not so much naked greed, rather an instinctive urge to guarantee a secure financial future for any potential children.



The study may throw a fresh perspective on the actions of the late Playboy model and school drop-out Anna Nicole Smith, who was dubbed a 'gold-digging blonde bimbo' after she married 89-year-old billionaire James Howard Marshall.

Dr Christine Stanik, the human development expert who carried out the research, said it was 'only natural' for women with little education and poor career prospects to try to woo a man who could provide a stable future.



She said: 'It is a natural instinct. In ancient times, women evolved an attraction to men with wealth because they knew such a mate could improve the chances of their offspring's survival.



'It is a very strong gut feeling that is hard to shake off, especially when a woman does not have her own career which would give her financial independence.' The research found that women who have carved out their own careers are increasingly turned off by wealthy men.



Dr Stanik said intelligent females were starting to look for 'more varied' merits in a husband.

'Some men are realising this and are beginning to change their mating strategy away from promoting their own wealth and towards trying to be funnier or being more caring.' Dr Stanik carried out the research by interviewing 169 women at Michigan University in the US.



Happy couple: Anna Nicole Smith, with her then new husband 89-year-old James Howard Marshall

She gave them IQ tests and SAT tests, aimed at evaluating literacy ability. It was also found that cleverer women were more willing to have short-term flings. Dr Stanik attributed this to heightened confidence.

Dr Stanik claimed this was the result of the heightened confidence of women who were independently wealthy.



She said: 'Women's ability to provide for themselves opens up options for pursuing shortterm partners because they are not constrained by the fear that such partners will not be able to provide should they become pregnant.'

However, GMTV’s relationship expert Simone Bienne said career-driven women lived frantic lifestyles that were badly suited to stable relationships.







