July 1988
Die Kunst der couture
in
Vogue Germany
Katoucha Niane
French
Born December 30 1960
in Conakry, Guinea
Global Rank
Hair
Eyes
Height
Bust
Waist
Hips
Dress
Shoes
Brown
Brown
US/EU/UK
5'10"
/
178cm
32
/
82
23.5
/
60
33.5
/
85
4
/
34
9.5
/
41
/
7
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Fashion Shows
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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}
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TRIVIA
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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