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California trial set for Florida cosmetologist charged in death of Kim Kardashian lookalike

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Tim Fang
Digital News Producer, CBS Bay Area
Tim Fang is a digital producer at CBS Bay Area. A Bay Area native, Tim has been a part of the CBS Bay Area newsroom for more than two decades and joined the digital staff in 2006.
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A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.

The San Mateo County District Attorney's Office announced Monday that jury selection is set to begin on March 9 in the trial of Vivian Alexandra Gomez, who is charged in the 2023 death of Christina Gourkani.

Gomez, a 53-year-old from Royal Palm Beach, is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and practicing medicine without a license, along with enhancements for great bodily injury. She pled not guilty to all charges.

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Vivian Alexandra Gomez (left), who is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the April 19, 2023 death of Christina Gourkani (right), a model who became known as a lookalike for reality TV star Kim Kardashian. CBS

Prosecutors said Gourkani, a model who resembled the reality TV star and who had hundreds of thousands of social media followers, hired Gomez to perform an illegal gluteal silicon injection. According to the , the injections have not been approved and can cause serious injuries, disfigurement and even death.

On April 19, 2023, Gomez flew to San Francisco International Airport, prosecutors said. She then met Gourkani and her fiancée at the Burlingame Marriott Hotel to perform the procedure.

Prosecutors said Gourkani fell ill quickly after the injection and was taken to Mills Peninsula Hospital. She died the following day of respiratory failure and a pulmonary embolism.

Gomez traveled back to Florida where she was later arrested. She waived extradition and was brought back to San Mateo County to face charges.

According to the DA's office, opening statements are scheduled to take place on March 11, with the trial expected to take four weeks.

Gomez remains out of custody on $200,000 bail. She was ordered to surrender her U.S. and Colombian passports and cannot leave California without a GPS tracking device.

Prosecutors said Gomez is also barred from performing any medical or cosmetic procedures or possessing any instruments to perform procedures.

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