How ‘Catwoman’ Jocelyn Wildenstein Would Look If She Never Changed Her Appearance – Photos via AI

• “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 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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

In these pictures, we can see that her face would have looked more relaxed and natural today had she not used plastic surgery to alter her appearance.

In this image, we see how Jocelyn’s high eyebrows and pronounced cheekbones might have looked on a more natural face, lined with wrinkles and the slight hollowing of her cheeks.

In August 2024, Jocelyn took to Instagram to share a throwback of herself and Diane, in honor of her daughter’s birthday, and gave the public another glimpse at how she looked before cosmetic enhancements.

“Wow, she was really a beautiful woman,” one person commented. “More natural, is more beautiful,” another person shared. A third typed, “Love the ’90s lokk!!!!”

Aside from her journey with plastic surgery, Jocelyn, who was once a billionaire, also made headlines when her fortune dwindled. In May 2018, the socialite sought federal Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Her filing revealed a stark financial reality, including a zero balance in her Citibank account and a reliance on $900 monthly Social Security payments.

However, looming debts, totaling millions, painted a less rosy picture. Jocelyn owed over $300,000 to various legal entities, with her apartment facing foreclosure due to a $4.6 million debt.

Allegedly, the trust’s assets, including a Diego Velázquez painting later deemed a forgery and an undervalued Cézanne artwork, failed to provide the expected financial security. She revealed plans to pursue legal action against her trust, with the hope to reclaim what she believed was rightfully hers.

However, her former attorney, Douglas Pick, expressed confusion over why no lawsuit was initiated regarding the disputed artwork. Additionally, the socialite had moved on with another man, causing her to face troubles beyond financial matters. She and her fiancé, Lloyd Klein, faced assault charges related to alleged altercations between them.

In Africa, Jocelyn initiated a school tailored for youths aged approximately 15 or 16, akin to an apprenticeship, aiming to instill confidence, provide employment opportunities, and pave the way for their future.

Now, Jocelyn is 83. She has lived an adventurous life in Switzerland, France, and Africa and has done lots of traveling in other regions. Having a rocky marriage and tumultuous divorce did not stop her from finding love again.

The socialite also no longer cares what people say about her appearance, having decided that she has nothing to prove to anyone. She is living life on the low, satisfied with her choices, and calls herself a global icon for all she has done, has been through, and is still standing strong.