Jocelyn Wildenstein, the socialite nicknamed “catwoman” because of plastic surgery, has died at the age of 79

The Swiss socialite died this Tuesday, 31st, at the age of 79. Jocelyn Wildensteinknown as “catwoman” for her later appearance plastic surgery interventions extreme. The information was confirmed by Jocelyn’s boyfriend, Lloyd Klein, to the AFP news agency this Wednesday 1. According to the boyfriend, the socialite was the victim of a pulmonary embolism. It was in Paris.

Jocelyn became part of high society New York after her marriage to businessman Alec Wildenstein. The two had a messy divorce, with Alec admitting he had threatened her, according to the Vanity Fair. The former couple had two children.

In 1998, the socialite even gave an interview Vanity Fair in which he explained why he started practicing plastic surgery. According to the magazine, she underwent the first operation together with her ex-husband because she was bothered by an alleged “swelling” in her eyes.

Rumors of cosmetic procedures surrounded the socialite’s life – some rumors said Jocelyn wanted to look like a wild cat after a statement that “the lynx has perfect eyes.”

THE Vanity FairAlec even commented on the socialite’s surgeries. “I always found out about him last. He thought he could arrange his face like furniture. Skin doesn’t work like that. But he didn’t want to listen,” she said.

Jocelyn also said that she underwent plastic surgery under pressure from her ex-husband, but later admitted that the procedures were performed of her own free will.

On Dec. 22, Jocelyn posted a video of herself appearing alongside her boyfriend in Paris. The last publication made on the socialite’s Instagram dates back to 2 days ago, with a photo of Jocelyn from 1998.

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Source: Terra