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Katoucha Niane

FMD-ID
9075
Nationality
French
Hair color
Brown
Eye color
Brown
Date of birth
December 30 1960
Place of birth
Conakry, Guinea
Ethnicity
Fula
Height
5'10" ; 178cm
Measurements
(US) 32-23.5-33.5 ; (EU) 82-60-85
Dress size
(US) 4 ; (EU) 34
Shoe size
(US) 9.5 ; (EU) 41 ; (UK) 7
Mother agency
n/a
Agencies
Fashion Shows
Haute Couture - Autumn/Winter 1987 {Pierre Balmain}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1990 {Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Issey Miyake, Montesinos, Trussardi, Ungaro Parallèle}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 1990 {Versace}
Haute Couture - Autumn/Winter 1990 {Jean-Louis Scherrer}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1991 {Alma Couture, Christian Dior, Giorgio Armani, Laura Biagiotti, Ungaro Parallèle}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 1991 {Emanuel Ungaro, Jean-Louis Scherrer, Kenzo}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 1992 {Yves Saint Laurent}
Haute Couture - Autumn/Winter 1992 {Christian Lacroix, Emanuel Ungaro}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1993 {Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Gianfranco Ferré}
Haute Couture - Spring/Summer 1993 {Valentino}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 1993 {Christian Lacroix}
Haute Couture - Autumn/Winter 1993 {Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix}

Haute Couture - Spring/Summer 1994 {Christian Lacroix}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 1994 {Vivienne Westwood}
Haute Couture - Autumn/Winter 1994 {Christian Lacroix}

Haute Couture - Autumn/Winter 1997 {Yves Saint Laurent}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2002 {Yves Saint Laurent farewell show}

{Chanel, Chloé, Hubert de Givenchy, Paco Rabanne, Thierry Mugler}
Notes
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Her body was found in the river Seine in Paris on February 2nd 2008. She was likely intoxicated and fell into the Seine. - Her nickname was the 'Peul Princess'. - She had three children (Amy, Alexandre and Aïden). - She started the organization KPLCE - Katoucha pour la lutte contre l’excision (English: Katoucha for the battle against female circumcision). In 2007, she published a book about her personal circumcision experience "Dans ma chair" (Eng: "In My Flesh") in France. - She had worked as host of the French tv show 'Top Model'. - Her Official Website is: www.katoucha-niane.com

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