Replying to @Lester
#CapCut Jocelyn Alice Wildenstein (née Jocelyne Périsset; September 7, 1945, 1940 – December 31, 2024) was a Swiss socialite known for her extensive cosmetic surgery, which created a cat-like facial appearance; her 1999 high-profile divorce from billionaire art dealer and businessman Alec Wildenstein. She was introduced to Alec N. Wildenstein, of the family of wealthy art dealers, by Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi at a shooting weekend at the Wildenstein African ranch "Ol Jogi" in 1977. Périsset and Wildenstein eloped to Las Vegas on 30 April 1978. They had two children together. They divorce in 1999 it was not amicable. Jocelyn walked in on her husband and a 21-year-old Russian model in her bedroom at the Wildenstein New York City home, and he threatened Jocelyn with a gun. This resulted in a night in jail for Alec Wildenstein. The presiding judge, Marilyn Diamond, received death threats in the mail during the proceedings. During her divorce, the judge stipulated that she could not use any alimony payments for further cosmetic surgery. Wildenstein had extensive cosmetic surgeries to her face. Her cat-like appearance led media outlets to nickname her "Catwoman", "The Lion Queen", and "The Bride of Wildenstein". She denied having excessive plastic surgery, citing her Swiss heritage, but admitted to a multimillion dollar surgery to make her eyes more cat-like, which she did with her husband. According to Alec Wildenstein, "She was thinking that she could fix her face like a piece of furniture. Skin does not work that way, but she wouldn't listen". Wildenstein was known for having lived her life in an extravagant manner. She once calculated her yearly telephone bill at $60,000 and food and wine costs at $547,000. Wildenstein received $2.5 billion in her divorce settlement (although this amount has been rumored to be as high as $3.8 billion and $100 million each year for the following 13 years. 🥀🕊️Wildenstein died from a pulmonary embolism at a hotel in Paris, on December 31, 2024.
#jocelynewildenstein #catwoman #cosmeticsurgery #famousdeaths🥀 NOTE ABOUT AGE: Her birthday had proved hard to track down, as she gave reporters different dates. Klein told AFP that she died at age 79, while other outlets reported that she was 84 at the time of her death.