Tweet Facebook Mail Swiss socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein has died in Paris at the age of 84. Wildenstein was famed for her extensive plastic surgeries which led to her 'cat-like' appearance, as well as her high-profile divorce from billionaire art dealer Alec Wildenstein in 1999. Her partner Lloyd Klein reportedly confirmed her death to news agency AFP with a statement.
READ MORE: Video shows people loading explosives into New Orleans attack ute Jocelyn Wildenstein at the FENDI 25th Anniversary of the Baguette at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City in 2022 in New York City. (Getty Images for FENDI) Wildenstein with her partner, fashion designer Lloyd Klein. (Instagram/ jocelynwildenstein) He said that he was "saddened to announce" the socialite's death from a pulmonary embolism on Tuesday at a Parisian palace.
Klein began dating Wildenstein in 2003, and the couple got engaged 14 years later. The couple had recently been spotted out in Paris together. Wildenstein last shared a video of her and Klein on December 23 walking hand-in-hand just days before Christmas.
Previously, the socialite was married to billionaire Alec N Wildenstein, with the duo eloping in Las Vegas in 1978. Their high-profile divorce in 1999 left Jocelyn a billionaire..