Jocelyne Wildenstein, Socialite and Tabloid ‘Catwoman,’ Dies at 79 NYT | Top Stories By: Penelope Green 4 January 2025 at 02:49 Her lurid divorce from the wealthy scion of an art-world dynasty earned headlines. Her elaborate plastic surgeries brought even more attention. © Lawrence Lucier/Getty ImagesJocelyne Wildenstein in 2002. Her lavish lifestyle and cosmetic surgeries intrigued the tabloids, which called her “catwoman” because of her catlike eyes, though she insisted she had not had any work done on them.