inactive

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

Advertisements

Guy Laroche , Pierre Balmain , Thierry Mugler

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