Jocelyn Wildenstein, the plastic surgery-addicted Swiss socialite, spent her final months living in a luxurious Parisian hotel suite costing £13,000 per week. MailOnline reveals that Wildenstein and her partner, Lloyd Klein, resided in the 'Eiffel Tower View Suite' at Hotel Balzac Paris, despite facing arrest in the US for unpaid debts.
Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected]' Catwoman ' Jocelyn Wildenstein spent the last months of her life living in a spectacular Parisian hotel suite that cost £13,000-a-week, MailOnline can reveal.
Wildenstein and fashion designer Klein are thought to have been living in the marble-clad suite, offering panoramic views of the city of lights since August. It was a final act of extravagance for the larger-than-life socialite whose lavish lifestyle saw her once even file for bankruptcy despite at one point receiving a $2 billion divorce settlement.
The divorce – and Jocelyn's astonishingly contorted features following plastic surgery – made the Wildensteins household names around the world. The one-time billionaire had been spending £1,850 a night on a luxurious set of rooms with views of the Eiffel Tower They were also seen partying at the Ritz, sipping on drinks at the iconic Hotel Plaza Athénée and attending multiple events at Paris Fashion Week.
Speaking to AFP after her sudden death, Mr Klein said: 'We had spent a good hour together that evening and we were getting ready for the New Year, and we took a little nap just to get in shape before getting dressed. The ongoing money battle, however, did not put a dampener on Wildenstein's expensive lifestyle and she continued to live in extravagance until her death
Because of the unexpected nature of Wildenstein's death, there will be a full investigation, and it is likely to include an autopsy.The Swiss-born star came from humble origins before she married Alec N. Wildenstein in 1978, who was the son of the French art dealer and horse breeder Daniel Wildenstein.In 1998, at the height of their spectacular divorce, Wildenstein's billionaire art dealer husband Alec suggested she had been a high-class prostitute before their marriage.
It was a final act of extravagance for the larger-than-life socialite whose lavish lifestyle saw her once even file for bankruptcy despite at one point receiving a $2 billion divorce settlement Whatever the truth of that, there was no doubt about the extensive tastes Jocelyn had acquired during her marriage. Lavish purchases reportedly included a $350,000 Chanel dress and $10 million in jewellery.
The pair eloped the following year, and their spending became a thing of legend: In 1998, she estimated they would spend $1 million a month on average. Three years later, Alec inherited half of his father's sprawling business holdings, an estate that included one of the world's largest private collections of art and was estimated at $10 billion. Of course, some of that went to fund alimony payments to Jocelyn.
The details contained in Jocelyn's 69-page form 101 application for voluntary bankruptcy are a far cry from the million-a-month high roller so graphically depicted 20 years earlier.Somehow, it seemed, her fortune had vanished. By now aged 77, she claimed the only money she was receiving was $900 a month in social security payments and her bank balance stood at precisely zero.
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