On her daughter Diane’s birthday, the Swiss socialite shared a rare photo of herself before all her plastic surgeries.
The 82-year-old posted an old picture on Instagram of herself sitting on a couch with her baby daughter on her lap.
Jocelyn Wildenstein shared a tribute to her daughter Diane on Instagram.
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Jocelyn Wildenstein attends Jason Binn and Hamptons magazine’s sixth annual Memorial Day celebration.
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Wildenstein looked beautiful in a white shirt with her blonde hair and dark-red lipstick. She was looking off into the distance, just like baby Diane was.
Wildenstein wrote, “Happy Birthday to my beautiful daughter Diane Wildenstein #oljogi #jocelynwildenstein” in the caption of her post.
A throwback photo of Jocelyn Wildenstein with her daughter Diane was posted on Instagram.
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Wildenstein had her daughter and son Alec Jr. with her late ex-husband, billionaire art dealer Alec Wildenstein, who passed away from prostate cancer in 2008.
She became famous in the 1990s during her high-profile divorce from Alec. She received a huge $2.5 billion settlement and $100 million each year after the divorce.
They split up because, according to Jocelyn, Alec began showing off his affairs in public.
Jocelyn Wildenstein in NYC in 1998.
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Jocelyn Wildenstein at the Baccarat Hotel in New York City on Aug. 5, 2017.
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Over the years, there were rumors that Alec, who loved cats, encouraged Wildenstein to get surgeries to make her look more like a cat.
However, in a 1998 interview with Vanity Fair during their difficult split, Alec denied that he made her change her appearance.
Jocelyn Wildenstein at Gallery Molly Krom on Oct. 8, 2015 in New York City.
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Alec said, “She was crazy. I always found out last. She thought she could fix her face like a piece of furniture. Skin doesn’t work that way. But she wouldn’t listen.”
In the past, Wildenstein said she changed her appearance because Alec didn’t like being with older people. But in the Vanity Fair interview, she changed her story about his influence on her surgeries.
She said, “He never pushed me… He always told me I looked very young,” but then added, “Until the day you don’t look young enough!”
Amanda Lepore and Jocelyn Wildenstein at a Halloween party in 2021.
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The mom of two also said that some of her facial features are natural.
She said, “Lynxes have perfect eyes. If I show you pictures of my grandmother, you’ll see those same cat-like eyes and high cheekbones.”
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Last year, Jocelyn said she was broke because Alec’s family stopped her $100 million yearly divorce settlement. She also filed for bankruptcy in 2018.
She told The Telegraph in 2023, “I have a big problem with my settlement. For the past eight years, they have completely cut me off.”
Jocelyne Wildenstein, pictured in 1999, has since filed for bankruptcy.
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In 2021, it was reported that Wildenstein was working on a documentary about her life to earn money.
Her publicist said, “She really wants to share her story, including what drove her and how she built a business with her fiancé during their busy life in New York.”
The documentary has not been released yet.
She is currently dating fashion designer Lloyd Klein, 57, whom she met at New York Fashion Week in 2003.
Jocelyn Wildenstein and Lloyd Klein met in 2003.
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