The 30-year-old model died of a massive heart attack in the hospital last Thursday, April 20, while recovering from the surgical procedure.
Ashten frequently shared her photos on her official Instagram page with over six hundred thousand followers.
She will be laid to rest next week, according to her family who have started a GoFundMe page to raise money for her funeral.
“It is with deep sorrow and an [immensely] heavy broken heart that we have to share the most shattering, unfortunate and unexpected passing of our beautiful beloved daughter and sister Christina Ashten Gourkani,” her family wrote on the GoFundMe page.
“We got a phone call from another family member who was frantically screaming and crying that Gourkani was dying a call that instantly shattered our world and will forever haunt our family for the rest of our lives.”
“Her sudden and tragic passing is currently being investigated as a homicide related to medical procedure that took a turn for the worse,” the family claimed.
Fans and colleagues of the deceased have taken to social media to mourn her demise.
