How ‘Catwoman’ Jocelyn Wildenstein Would Look If She Never Changed Her Appearance

Catwoman” Jocelyn Wildenstein captivated tabloids with her unique appearance and extravagant lifestyle.
Her ex-husband, Alec Wildenstein accused her of overusing plastic surgery to change her facial appearance.
AI-generated images provide a look into how Jocelyn would appear today had she not indulged in cosmetic surgery.

Jocelyn Wildenstein attends the Jean-Yves Klein: Chimeras Exhibition at Gallery Molly Krom in New York City, on October 8, 2015. | Source: Getty Images

Jocelyn Wildenstein used to be a frequent subject of tabloid scrutiny due to her socialite status. She was often dubbed “Catwoman” because of her fondness for felines and her distinctive facial features.

Jocelyne Wildenstein arrives at Children Uniting Nations’ 9th annual awards celebration and viewing dinner held at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on February 24, 2008. | Source: Getty Images

Jocelyn hailed from Lausanne, Switzerland, where she spent her formative years as the daughter of a department store buyer facing financial challenges. As much as they weren’t rich, she said her childhood was incredible.

Jocelyn Wildenstein attends the John Galliano for Stallion Furs Fall Ready to Wear Fashion Show in 1998. | Source: Getty Images

Jocelyn also learned how to swim and ski when she was aged around four or five. She explained, “We were on the lake, so in the summer I would swim, and in the winter we had the mountain very close where we could go to ski. It was a very nice life, good quality.”

Jocelyn Wildenstein from a X post dated February 22, 2024 | Source: Twitter/TheTitanBaddie

The socialite’s life began changing when she went to college. She would hang out with her friends in Lausanne, Switzerland drinking coffee, tea, or juice but not alcohol. By the time she reached her twenties in 1967, she had relocated to Paris.

Jocelyn Wildenstein from a X post dated February 22, 2024 | Source: Twitter/TheTitanBaddie

During this time, she was in a relationship with Sergio Gobbi, a European filmmaker, whom she had been dating for five years. After Paris, the socialite embarked on a decade-long adventure exploring Africa.

Jocelyn found that Africa was wild and a dreamland. This wasn’t her first time falling in love with the continent. She had fallen in love with it since childhood, inspired by her father’s collection of books about the continent.

Entranced by the images of its landscapes and wildlife, she made a vow to visit one day. True to her word, she embarked on the journey, fulfilling her childhood dream.

Jocelyn Wildenstein at the Ol Jogi Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya, from a video dated September 18, 2023 | Source: Instagram/jocelynewildenstein/

During these moments, Jocelyn wasn’t famous yet. She later became renowned for her extravagant marriage and subsequent divorce from billionaire art collector Alec Wildenstein. Her lavish lifestyle also captured public attention in 1998 when news of the pair’s divorce emerged.

Alec Wildenstein attends the Prix de Diane Hermes in Chantilly, France, on June 11, 2000. | Source: Getty Images

At the time, Jocelyn disclosed spending over $700,000 annually on luxuries like food, wine, flowers, and medications. Following the divorce, she reportedly received one of the largest settlements in history, rumored to exceed $2.5 billion.

Jocelyne Wildenstein leaving State Supreme Court in Lower Manhattan with her lawyers and friends on April 21, 1999. | Source: Getty Images

After her divorce, Jocelyn opened up about how she fell in love with Alec at 31, while in Kenya. The art collector had gone to inspect his family’s 66,000-acre ranch and Jocelyn, who was on safari with friends accompanied him to kill a lion at a neighbor’s ranch.

On their first day together, the pair rode their motorcycles to a hilltop and had their first kiss, which Jocelyn described as “quite intense.” The duo went on to get married in 1978 and had two kids, Diane and Alec Wildenstein Jr.

Alec Wildenstein attends the Prix de Diane Hermes in Chantilly, France, on June 11, 2000. | Source: Getty Images

After parting ways in 1999, Alec alleged that aside from good health and a love for Africa, he and Jocelyn had nothing in common. So after the kids moved away to college their fights became constant and Jocelyn was hysterical, shocking the servants with her language and behavior.

Jocelyn Wildenstein during Grand Opening of Megu Midtown at Trump World Towers in New York on April 19, 2006. | Source: Getty Images

Jocelyn denied all this, saying they only had arguments like any other couple without escalation. When the socialite’s dad died in Kenya, she flew to the country but Alec stayed behind only to come 14 days later.

Alec Wildenstein posing with his horse Kesaco Phedo, winner of the three-year Criterium and of the Prix de Vincennes, on March 7, 2002. | Source: Getty Images

The mom of two accused Alec of delaying the funeral but the art collector argued that Jocelyn was looking for an ebony coffin and perfect burial spot so that she could maintain appearances.

Everything went well with the funeral and Alec gave a nice speech, but three weeks later, he told Jocelyn that their marriage was over. It is after their divorce, that Alec, who had once called Jocelyn an exciting woman, made accusations about her excess use of plastic surgery.

Jocelyn Wildenstein attends the after party for “Coco Before Chanel” at Chanel Boutique in Beverly Hills, California, on September 9, 2009. | Source: Getty Images

According to Alec, they had been married for a year when she told him that his eyes looked baggy. Together, they got eye-lifts and this marked the start of the socialite’s consistent use of plastic surgery.

Jocelyn would go behind Alec’s back to get her body worked on “She was crazy. I would always find out last. She was thinking that she could fix her face like a piece of furniture. Skin does not work that way. But she wouldn’t listen,” lamented Alec.

A friend of the socialite also accused her of harming her body with plastic surgery because the pal couldn’t recall a time when Jocelyn wasn’t healing from something. Before long, her face became so taut that she struggled to blink.

Friends also suspected Jocelyn altered her eyes to look like a jungle cat. The socialite dismissed these comments, noting that her eyes were natural. “If I show you pictures of my grandmother, what you see is these eyes, cat eyes, and high cheekbones,” revealed Jocelyn.

Jocelyn, who had also accused Alec of pushing her to do face lifts, asserting that he hated to be with old people, changed this statement, saying that her ex-husband always told her that she looked very young. The socialite was just worried that one day she wouldn’t look young enough.

Still, the socialite asserted that Alec, who passed away in 2008, embellished the extent of her surgical procedures. Instead, she attributed her distinctive high cheekbones to her Swiss heritage.

Jocelyne Wildenstein at the Little Black Dress Celebrates 5th Anniversary on November 18, 2006. | Source: Getty Images

The socialite argued that her pictures from when she was 17 and 18 show that she always had cat eyes. Jocelyn said that despite Alec knowing this, he had chosen the story that she overindulged in plastic surgery because it stuck to her like glue.

“But the friends I had in Africa, or some friends I’ve had since we were 17, 20, 23 years old, they know me,” Jocelyn defended herself. She added, “I have nothing to prove, In the end, I don’t care.”

Jocelyne Wildenstein poses for a picture in New York City, on February 10, 1999. | Source: Getty Images

How Jocelyn Wildenstein Might Have Looked Without Plastic Surgery

The accusations that Jocelyn overindulged in plastic surgery made many people wonder how she would have looked today without the changes. With these AI-generated photos, we can get a glimpse of how Jocelyn would have looked today minus cosmetic surgery.