Bobbi Kristina Brown: Her Life in Photos | MOM & ME | One year before her mother's death, Bobbi Kristina joined her on an outing in Beverly Hills. Whitney's 2012 passing obviously hit the teen hard. The 18-year-old was hospitalized, suffering from a breakdown, after her mother's body was found in her Beverly Hills hotel room. Though she put on a brave face for the funeral and memorial services in the days that followed.