Jocelyn Wildenstein, famed for catlike cosmetic surgery, dead at 79 or maybe 84

Jocelyn Wildenstein, the Swiss socialite who became famous later in life for extreme cosmetic surgery that gave her a catlike appearance, died Wednesday. She was 79 or 84 years old, depending on the source, and suffered a pulmonary embolism.

"Her most enduring project," writes Scottie Andrew for CNN, "was her face." — Read the rest

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