Woman Dies After Buttocks Injection...

The British woman who died after having a back-room buttock-enhancement procedure in a Philadelphia hotel was an aspiring hip-hop vixen who was told a bigger booty would make her a star.

Claudia Aderotimi, 20, was a dancer and a choreographer with "a drive to be famous," a heartbroken pal told the U.K.'s Sun newspaper, and had impressed talent scouts after she wore butt-padded pants to a rap-music video audition.

Aderotimi, who sometimes spelled her name Claudiya and used the stage names "Carmella James" and "Carmella London," had once boasted on a British website for wanna-be celebs that "Superstar is my middle name," according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
But after scouts discovered her posterior was a fake, her phone stopped ringing, talent scout and friend Tee Ali told the Sun.

"She thought if she had a big booty, she would have been in better videos and been more famous," Ali said.

Aderotimi flew from London to Philadelphia with three other women on Saturday and checked into a Hampton Inn near Philadelphia International Airport.

She and another woman paid more than $1,000 to receive injections to plump their rears. Aderotimi was rushed to the hospital at 1:30 a.m. Monday after complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath, police said, and died later that day.

Early reports said Aderotimi died after silicone from the shots seeped into her bloodstream and caused a heart attack or coronary embolism.

But Delaware County Medical Examiner Fredric Hellman said Wednesday that a preliminary cause of death wouldn't be known until further testing was completed.

Liquid silicone is commonly used in back-room breast and butt-enhancement procedures, as are paraffin, petroleum jelly and hydrogel.

Injections using these agents are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Aderotimi's friend also received shots in her butt and hips, but did not get sick, police said.

No arrests have been made in the case, but police were questioning a woman in New Jersey who is suspected of setting up the appointment for Aderotimi and the other woman, Philadelphia Police Lt. Ray Evers said Wednesday.

Cops are also hunting for a second woman, who, they said, performed the procedure.

In recent years, similar cases involving women dying or suffering health problems after receiving illegal cosmetic injections have been reported in New York, New Jersey and Los Angeles.

Many of the victims come from abroad after being lured by Internet ads promising cheap, safe and quick procedures, experts said.

In the U.S., big bums are all the rage as women aspire to achieve the curves of celebs like Kim Kardashian, Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj, and websites and chat forums where users trade butt-enhancement tips have become increasingly popular.

On one chat forum hosted on Topix.com, a user from Los Angeles wrote, "It's like the biggest thing in California now! Girls are all going in for butt jobs so they can look like Kim Kardashian. Some plastic surgeons have special packages now where you can get both your boobs and your butt done for a reduced price!"

Friends and family who gathered at Aderotimi's home in East London on Wednesday night said they were devastated she had gone to such lengths to achieve her dream.

"Claudia was a really pretty girl. I don’t know why she felt she had to have the treatment," a 17-year-old neighbor who did not want to be named told The Mirror. "It's such a waste."