Brazilian model dies after liposuction operation Pamela Nascimento, 27, appeared as the glamorous assistant host on several prime-time game shows. She is believed to have died on the operating table after suffering a perforated kidney during the cosmetic surgery at the private clinic in Sao Paulo, where she lived. It was reportedly the third time the model had undergone the stomach-flattening procedure. Ms Nascimento's death on October 19 was only made public this week. Police said on Thursday they will be exhuming her body and could charge the doctor who performed the operation with manslaughter.