Cover Girl Anna Nicole Smith Dead of Unknown Causes Breaking news tonight. Anna Nicole Smith dead, age 39. A local hotel says EMTs tried their best to keep the celebrity cover girl alive after she`s found unresponsive in her hotel room. Local streets then closed off to rush Smith to the hospital, with paramedics pumping Smith`s chest throughout the ordeal. This all as legal battle looms against Smith. DNA paternity fight, bankruptcy, eviction, ongoing battle over her late husband`s will -- was it just too much for the superstar? And tonight, lawyers are set to appear in court 0830. An emergency hearing now set down to determine who gets custody of Dannielynn, Anna Nicole Smith`s 5-month-old daughter, and the multi-million-dollar empire that comes with the baby of the late Anna Nicole Smith.