Nicknamed “the cat woman” because of her multiple surgical operations, Jocelyne Wildenstein died this Tuesday, December 31, 2024 in Paris at the age of 84, as announced by Public magazine. She had become a well-known figure in New York high society.
Just a month ago, Jocelyne Wildenstein agreed to talk about her journey on the set of Jordan de Luxe. A rare interview that took place before his sudden disappearance, this Tuesday, December 31. Informed by a relative of the late socialite, the magazine Public announces the death of the 84-year-old Swiss woman, found lifeless in her Parisian hotel and for no reason given.
Jocelyne Wildenstein had managed to find a place in New York high society, helped by her marriage to an American billionaire. But it is above all because of his numerous surgical interventions that his transformed face left its mark on the general public. Afraid of losing her husband, Jocelyne Wildenstein decided to spend her life playing billiards to stay “attractive” in his eyes. She therefore issued the wish to look like a cat to please the feline lover. Numerous and costly operations – for which she remains enigmatic – which will cost her the crazy sum of 2 million euros. And to win an astonishing nickname: “the cat woman”.
A very enigmatic woman
Legend has it that her radical transformation had the opposite effect on her partner, who left her on the spot. “It's absolutely nonsense“she ardently denied on C8, nevertheless indicating that she had divorced in 1999. In reality, Alec Wildenstein would have been surprised by his wife in the middle of an extra-marital affair. Both had reached an agreement so that the one who led a luxurious lifestyle continued to receive tidy sums.. Until a food cut for several months, without reason. “I wasn't ready. How can I pay the dentist, the doctors, manage my house and travel expenses? I have nothing left,” complained the octogenarian who would therefore have ended his life ruined.
