Swiss socialite Jocelyne Wildenstein, also known as “catwoman” due to her extensive plastic surgery, has died aged 79, her partner said on Wednesday. “It is with heavy heart and with great sadness that Mr Lloyd Klein announces the unexpected death of his beloved fiancé and longtime companion Jocelyne Wildenstein,” the fashion designer said in an English-language statement. “Mrs Wildenstein died peacefully in her sleep in the late afternoon of December 31st, 2024 in her .
.. suite in Paris where the couple had taken temporary residence since August of 2024,” he added.
He tried to wake her from a nap so she could get ready for New Year’s Eve dinner, but she was unresponsive, he said. “Early reports from the doctors called to the scene indicate that she had endured heart failure and passed peacefully in her sleep,” Klein added..
