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Old March 18th, 2008, 03:08 AM   #47 (permalink)
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Jocelynnys Dayannys da Silva-Bezerra grew up in a wealthy family of Brazilian heritage in Lausanne, Switzerland where she became a skilled hunter and pilot [1], which led to her being invited to a shooting weekend at the 66,000 acre private Kenyan game reserve of billionaire international art dealer Alec Wildenstein, son of Daniel Wildenstein, the owner of Wildenstein & Co., one of the world's largest and most successful art conglomerates. Within a year, Jocelyn and Alec were married in Las Vegas.[1]
The couple became famous for their lavish, extravagant lifestyle, allegedly spending as much as $1,000,000 monthly. In interviews, she admitted to purchasing gowns worth $350,000. They maintained several homes, including a five-story townhouse on Park Avenue in New York; a house in Lausanne; a Paris flat, a French chateau; a Caribbean beach house; and the Kenyan ranch. The couple had two children.[1]
A lover of exotic animals, Jocelyn kept a capuchin monkey which traveled with the couple on their private jet, and a pack of five Italian greyhounds.[1]
She is known to have received several silicone injections to the lips, cheek, and chin along with a facelift and eye reconstruction to appear more "feline". Her eyes were pulled up and back, giving them a more feline shape. This is also why she has been given the nickname "the real cat woman"

After many years of marriage, Alec allegedly began an affair. [1] In response, around the age of 50, Jocelyn began undergoing a series of plastic surgeries. Alec began an affair with a Russianfashion model, and pointed a gun at his wife when she confronted him, for which he was briefly jailed. [1] Divorce proceedings were initiated, but neither partner would agree to vacate the New York townhouse that was their main home, and they drew up a plan dividing the premises. Jocelyn found her retinue of servants reduced to one, and was denied access to the jet. She sued Alec for $200 million, and tens of millions in art and homes. She also demanded interim support of $200,000 per month.[1] According to court documents of the divorce proceedings, Alec said that "[i] couldn't even recognize my own wife up close. She seems to think that you fix a face the same way you fix a house."[1]
Jocelyn was ultimately awarded tens of millions of dollars in the divorce. [5] She also auctioned an estimated $10 million of jewelry given to her by Alec and devoted herself to New York social life.[1]
In July 2000, the couple reportedly reunited.[1] However, by 2008, she was in a relationship with the fashion designer Lloyd Klein, according to an interview the two gave on Entertainment Tonight.
Alec Wildenstein died on 18 February2008 from cancer. [5]
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