(CNN) -- Anna Nicole Smith died Thursday at a South Florida hospital after being discovered unconscious in her hotel room.
The reality TV star, Playboy Playmate and former Guess model was 39.
She checked into the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, on Monday with her lawyer and boyfriend Howard K. Stern.
Smith's private nurse called hotel workers at 1:38 p.m. and security officials went to the room, Seminole Police Chief Charlie Tiger said.
Before rescue workers arrived, Smith's bodyguard performed CPR on her, he said.
She was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood at 2:10 p.m. where she died, Tiger said. (Watch how Smith's death leaves daughter's fate undecided )
An autopsy is scheduled for Friday, according to the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office.
"We are saddened and heartbroken by my sister's death. No matter what our differences have been over the years, Anna was still our blood and she will be missed terribly," Smith's sister, Donna Hogan, said in a statement Thursday.
"She was a woman who was determined to get out of her small town in Texas and make a name for herself." (Smith rose to fame after dropping out of school)
Hogan went on to say that the death of Smith's son, Daniel, last year "left her deeply saddened, a sadness she hid from everyone."
Dannielynn Hope, who Smith gave birth to a few days before Daniel, 20, died, "is now without a mother," Hogan wrote.
A life of celebrity and tribulations
Smith was known as much for her sometimes-turbulent life off-camera as she was for her tabloid celebrity. The former topless dancer in Houston made her first appearance in Playboy in 1992, was named Playmate of the Year in 1993, and appeared in Guess jeans ads and movies.
In 2002, Smith launched a reality television program, "The Anna Nicole Show," on the Entertainment network. At one point, it was the network's highest-rated program.
She shocked people by marrying 89-year-old Texas oil magnate Howard Marshall II, who had an estate valued at $1.6 billion. He died the next year, and Smith waged a 12-year feud with Marshall's son, E. Pierce Marshall, over the inheritance.
Earlier this week, Smith was included in a class-action lawsuit against a company, TrimSpa, for which she had worked as a spokesperson. TrimSpa makes a product it claims leads to substantial weight loss. The lawsuit alleges the marketing of the product, TrimSpa X32, was false or misleading. (Full story)
Smith also was embroiled in a dispute over the paternity of Dannielynn Hope.
Larry Birkhead, an entertainment reporter and photographer who has claimed to be Dannielynn's father, will be filing an emergency order to get custody of the child, his attorney, Debra Opri, told CNN.
Smith and Stern have both said that Stern is Dannielynn's father. Stern has said the couple planned to marry, but it was unclear whether they had.
2007-02-08 11:03:55
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answered by St♥rmy Skye 6
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Well, my opinion is the world has lost a truly great Hollywood conversation piece. I do not think at all that her death is fake at all. With the age of press, it would be harder and harder to fake your death, especially a celebrity death like this. Whether her death is linked to Trimspa or not, I do not know, but I will tell you this, if you are a stockholder in Trimspa's parent company, sell, sell, and sell more. Sell til it is all gone because no matter what the truth really is, the public is going to link Trimspa to the death of Anna Nicole and the Trimspa era is official dead today. The whole diet pill era is dying, and took a big hit today. In a twisted way, all these exercise videos are going to get a boost because people are going to be scared of Trimspa and its evil sisters. Anna was a beautiful woman and I for one will truly miss her.
2016-03-28 22:45:18
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answered by Anonymous
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People may not of liked her much, but I think this is a sad turn of events. She lost so much through out her life. Anna just had a baby girl around 6 months ago. This poor child will never get to know her mother. I think she died of a broken heart, and maybe a drug overdose or something like it. What a sad ending to an already tragic life.
2007-02-08 11:16:53
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answered by Anonymous
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Anna Nicole Smith was found collapsed in a florida hotel on thursday, and they think it was a drug overdose. I think it was something with Trimspa.
~bluebubbajhano
2007-02-08 13:08:33
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answered by Anonymous
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well, her autopsy is tommorow and they said that she passed away at the hospital. it is said that she was in town to buy a boat and that she was a frequent visitor. they said either cardiac problems or medical problems may have caused her death. it is all on the front page of yahoo (and i think aol).
****RIP ANNA NICOLE SMITH****
2007-02-08 11:05:24
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answered by music ♥ 5
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Do your food shopping with a list and a period of time limit; that way, you're unlikely to stray into the prepared foods section.
2016-02-20 19:04:15
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answered by Anonymous
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Do your grocery shopping with a list and a period limit; that way, you're not as likely to stray into the processed foods section.
2016-01-28 17:35:28
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Decaf coffee is a great low-calorie fluid when you're having cravings (and a terrific source of antioxidants).
2016-07-07 19:07:49
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Decaf coffee is a good low-calorie fluid when you're having cravings (and a terrific source of antioxidants).
2016-02-25 10:49:08
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answered by Anonymous
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It's tragic isn't it? So soon after losing her son and birthing a daughter. May God Bless her soul! May she find the peace that she searched for in this life.
2007-02-08 11:03:55
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answered by Anonymous
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