Death of Jocelyne Wildenstein, the one nicknamed the cat woman, at the age of 79

Jocelyne Wildenstein, who was nicknamed the Cat Woman because of her repeated cosmetic surgery operations to look like a feline, died this Tuesday, December 31 at the age of 79.

She was nicknamed the “cat woman”. The socialite Jocelyne Wildenstein died this Tuesday, December 31 at the age of 79 following a pulmonary embolism. Information revealed by his companion Lloyd Klein this Wednesday January 1 to AFP and confirmed by The Parisian. “An icon is gone”would have declared the 57-year-old stylist about the disappearance of the Swiss woman before indicating: “She died of a pulmonary embolism in a Parisian palace.” Jocelyne Wildenstein was famous for her numerous cosmetic surgery operations which were often commented on by the press.

Death of Jocelyne Wildenstein: Why was she nicknamed the “cat woman”?

Over the course of her life, Jocelyne Wildenstein has undergone countless cosmetic surgeries in an effort to look like a feline. They were estimated in total at more than two million euros and earned her her iconic nickname: the cat woman. Known for her obsession with reshaping her face, the socialite was also called The Bride of Wildensteinwith reference to The Bride of Frankenstein. She was the first wife of billionaire Alec Wildenstein with whom she had two children, Diane and Alec Jr. before a highly publicized divorce in 1988. Jocelyne Wildenstein was the partner of stylist Lloyd Klein who is 27 years younger than her.

Jordan De Luxe pays tribute to Jocelyne Wildenstein, the cat woman, who died at 79

In November 2024, Jocelyne Wildenstein came to the set of At Jordan's on C8. Faced with Jordan De Luxe, the cat woman spoke about her repeated cosmetic surgery operations. “You have to be careful to have the right surgeon, so that he doesn’t do something that doesn’t work.”she confided to the host before admitting to having already been disappointed with an intervention: “There was perhaps an operation that was not as it should have been. So you have to let it rest and that's it.” On Instagram this Wednesday, January 1, Jordan De Luxe reacted to the disappearance of Jocelyne Wildenstein. “So sad. Goodbye tender Jocelyne”he wrote.