Published on January 2, 2025 at 10:53 a.m.
Death of Jocelyne Wildenstein: who was the one nicknamed the “cat woman”? – © Pacific Coast News/ABACA
Jocelyn Wildenstein, known for her feline physique, died on December 31, 2024. But who was the “cat woman”?
Jocelyn Wildenstein died on December 31, 2024 in a suite in a Parisian hotel. His companion Lloyd Klein, a French-Canadian fashion designer, announced the news via an AFP press release: “It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that Mr. Lloyd Klein announces the unexpected death of his beloved fiancée and long-time companion , Jocelyne Wildenstein” he wrote.
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The 79-year-old woman died “peacefully in her sleep” according to her companion. “Initial reports from doctors called to the scene indicate that she suffered heart failure. » The two met in 2003, at a Lloyd Klein show during New York Fashion Week.
“My eyes have always looked a little feline”
Jocelyne Wildenstein was born on September 7, 1945 in Lausanne, Switzerland, into a bourgeois family. In 1978, she married Alec Wildenstein, an art dealer whom she met while on a lion hunt. Together, they had two children, Diane and Alec Jr. He thus introduced her to New York high society. In 1999, the couple divorced and Jocelyne Wildenstein inherited $2.5 billion.
A socialite, she was mainly known for her physique, altered by numerous cosmetic surgery operations, which gave her a feline appearance. This earned her her nickname “cat woman”.
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Despite her numerous physical transformations, she said she did not want to look like a cat: “My eyes have always looked a little feline, I was born like that, maybe it would please” she declared in November 2024 on the set of “Jordan de Luxe”.
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