Jocelyn Wildenstein, the high-society determine identified for her distinctive look that earned her the moniker “Catwoman,” handed away on New 12 months’s Eve at age 84. Paris-Match verified that she succumbed to a pulmonary embolism whereas staying at a Parisian palace, a setting that matched her flamboyant persona.
Wildenstein, previously Jocelyn Périsset, made her last public look on December 22. She was photographed on December 18 alongside companion Lloyd Klein, sporting a fur coat and outsized sun shades overlaying her feline-like options.
Born in Switzerland, Wildenstein rose to prominence throughout the Nineties following her high-profile divorce from billionaire Alec N. Wildenstein, citing his alleged unfaithfulness. The settlement reportedly granted her $2.5 billion plus yearly funds of $100 million. Alec later died in 2008 at age 67.
By 2023, she declared herself “flat broke,” alleging that her former partner’s household had terminated her settlement funds. She revealed she hadn’t obtained any funds for eight years, regardless of sustaining an opulent way of life.
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Wildenstein’s distinctive facial options turned her cultural trademark. In August 2024, she shared a throwback picture along with her daughter Diana, sparking renewed discussions about her alleged beauty procedures.
Regardless of widespread hypothesis, Wildenstein maintained in November, “I have not had cosmetic surgery. I’m frightened of what can occur, and I do not wish to have one thing heavy. Typically, it’s a bit heavy and horrible… I’ve had Botox solely twice. I do not know if I’m allergic, however once I had it, it didn’t go nicely with me. It was not a great outcome. My face swelled up. If [other women] need to do it too sturdy, it does not work nicely.”
