Jocelyn Wildenstein

Jocelyn Wildenstein
Born Jocelynnys Dayannnys da Silva Bezerra[1]
August 5, 1940 (1940-08-05) (age 71)
Spouse Alec N. Wildenstein

Jocelyn Wildenstein (born August 5, 1940) is widely known for extensive facial surgeries, an extravagant lifestyle (Jocelyn once enumerated her yearly telephone bill at $60,000 and food/wine costs at $547,000[2]) and her divorce from Alec Wildenstein in 1999.

Divorce

Jocelyn Wildenstein was married to Alec Wildenstein when they were both in their 30's.[3] Alec was a member of the Wildenstein family - a well off family of renowned art dealers.[4] During her divorce, the judge stipulated that Jocelyn could not use any alimony payments for further cosmetic surgery.[5] She received $2.5 billion in the divorce settlement and $100 million each year for 13 years after.[6]

Surgeries

Jocelyn Wildenstein has had extensive cosmetic surgery over the years, creating a "very unnatural appearance"[7] to create a more catlike look.[8] Reactions to the facial surgical alterations typically elicit strong reactions both negative[9] and positive.[10]

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ The Good Divorce: How to Walk Away Financially Sound and Emotionally Happy, Raoul Felder and Barbara Victor, Chapter 9 - The Wildenstein Case
  3. ^ http://books.google.ca/books?id=gugCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=bois+roussel,+time+magazine&source=bl&ots=QnzZJ7y8_v&sig=ar3o_rwv_1HTDhzV-3hmDuBBxKM&hl=en&ei=dfuvSom-B5G6NYvy5fIN&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#v=onepage&q&f=false
  4. ^ The Good Divorce: How to Walk Away Financially Sound and Emotionally Happy, Raoul Felder and Barbara Victor, Chapter 9 - The Wildenstein Case
  5. ^ Bad for us: the lure of self-harm, John Portmann, p. 66
  6. ^ http://books.google.ca/books?id=gugCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=bois+roussel,+time+magazine&source=bl&ots=QnzZJ7y8_v&sig=ar3o_rwv_1HTDhzV-3hmDuBBxKM&hl=en&ei=dfuvSom-B5G6NYvy5fIN&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#v=onepage&q&f=false
  7. ^ http://news.makemeheal.com/celebrity-plastic-surgery/jocelyn-wildenstein-plastic-surgery/1391
  8. ^ The Art of Cheating: A Nasty Little Book for Tricky Little Schemers and Their Hapless Victims, Jessica Dorfman Jones, p. 105
  9. ^ Skintight: an anatomy of cosmetic surgery, Meredith Rachael Jones, p.116
  10. ^ Out magazine, Nov 1999, p. 52, Q&A with David Lachappelle