Jocelyn Wildenstein dead: ‘Catwoman’ socialite known for extreme plastic surgery dies aged 84
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ECCENTRIC billionaire Jocelyn Wildenstein has died at the age of 84, her partner has announced. The socialite was famed for her extreme cosmetic surgeries, which earned her the nickname "Catwoman". Lloyd Klein, Ms Wildenstein's fiance, announced the tragedy to news agency AFP.
![[Jocelyn Wildenstein has sadly died aged 84]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NINTCHDBPICT000177564271.jpg?strip=all&w=747)
His statement said that she had died of a pulmonary embolism in Paris on Tuesday. It said: "Her partner Lloyd Klein is saddened to announce the death of Jocelyn Wildensetein in Paris.". The socialite shot to fame due to having extensive cosmetic surgery on her face, believed to have spent millions on facelifts, giving her high cheek bones and 'cat-eyes' that give her a feline resemblance.
![[Jocelyn Wildenstein during Jason Binn and Hamptons Magazine 6th Annual Memorial Day Celebration]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/jocelyn-wildenstein-jason-binn-hamptons-301599671.jpg?strip=all&w=641)
However, she has previously denied ever having plastic surgery, or having a surgery addiction, but had vowed she wouldn't stop going under the knife. In 2023, she posted a photo of herself as a teenager as "proof" she always had high features, accusing people of photoshopping her to look worse.
![[The socialite was famed for her extreme cosmetic surgeries]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/rendezvous-jocelyne-wildenstein-plan-de-823095256.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Wildenstein and Klein had been together since 2003, four years after her messy divorce from Alec Wildenstein, a French billionaire businessman and art dealer who she married in a Las Vegas elopement in 1978. The pair were together for 21 years before their marriage came to an abrupt end when she caught him sleeping with a model in their New York home.
![[Jocelyn Wildenstein seen leaving Royal Monceau hotel this December]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/jocelyne-wildenstein-seen-leaving-royal-957877815.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
