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The former Playboy model - famous for marrying billionaire oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall - was rushed to the Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Florida after being discovered in her hotel room.
Despite attempts to resuscitate her, Smith died just after 2pm ET, 7pm UK time.
"I can confirm that she is deceased. It’s as shocking to me as to you guys," Smith's lawyer Ron Rale told Reuters. "I don’t know anything further. Howard [K. Stern, husband] obviously is speechless and grieving."
Her death comes just five months after her 20-year-old son Daniel died suddenly while visiting her in hospital.
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