Age, Biography and Wiki
Katoucha Niane was born on 23 October, 1960 in Conakry, Guinea, is a Guinean model, activist and author. Discover Katoucha Niane's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 47 years old?
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47 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
23 October, 1960 |
| Birthday |
23 October |
| Birthplace |
Conakry, Guinea |
| Date of death |
2 February, 2008 |
| Died Place |
Paris, France |
| Nationality |
Guinea
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She is a member of famous model with the age 47 years old group.
Katoucha Niane Height, Weight & Measurements
At 47 years old, Katoucha Niane height not available right now. We will update Katoucha Niane's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Not Available |
| Children |
Aiden Curtiss, Aïden Niane, Amy Niane, Alexandre Niane |
Katoucha Niane Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Katoucha Niane worth at the age of 47 years old? Katoucha Niane’s income source is mostly from being a successful model. She is from Guinea. We have estimated Katoucha Niane's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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model |
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Timeline
Katoucha Niane (23 October 1960 – 2 February 2008) was a Guinean model, activist and author.
Nicknamed "The Peul Princess" (in reference to her ethnic Fula background), she worked, and later wrote, under the single name "Katoucha".
She was known as the muse of Yves Saint Laurent during the 1980s.
When she was a child, Katoucha and her family was forced into exile after her father, the author, playwright and historian Djibril Tamsir Niane, came into conflict with Guinean President, Sekou Toure.
Living with an uncle in Mali, she rejoined her family in Dakar at the age of 12.
There she lived with the family of her paternal uncle, whose wife was private secretary to the President of Senegal, Léopold Sédar Senghor.
After marrying her husband at the age of 17 and giving birth to her first child, they emigrated to France.
It was there in the 1980s that she began modeling; first for Thierry Mugler, then for Paco Rabanne and Christian Lacroix, and became known as Yves Saint Laurent's "muse".
She remained one of the best-known models in France, and an icon in Guinea.
Niane stopped modeling in 1994 to focus on activism.
She had been an outspoken activist against female circumcision, a rite performed in some African nations.
Following her success as a model, she started the organization KPLCE - Katoucha pour la lutte contre l’excision (English: Katoucha for the battle against female circumcision).
Niane herself was circumcised at the age of nine.
In 2005, she worked as host of the French-language television program France's Next Top Model.
She was the star of the film Ramata (2007), directed by Léandre-Alain Baker, in which she played the title role.
It tells of a Senegalese woman who, aged 50, discovers the pleasures of the flesh in the arms of a man 25 years younger.
In 2007, she published a book about her personal circumcision experience, Dans ma chair (Eng: In My Flesh), in France.
Katoucha lived in a houseboat on the Seine, near the Alexander III bridge in Paris.
On 1 February 2008, she returned to her houseboat from a party.
This was the last time she was reportedly seen alive.
On 4 February 2008, police opened a missing persons case for her.
Her purse was found untouched outside the door to her boat.
Police believed that no foul play was involved, and that she was likely intoxicated and fell into the Seine.
Her body was found in the Seine River on 28 February 2008.
The 47-year-old model is believed to have died from an accidental drowning.
Fox News Channel reported the family suspected Niane may have been the victim of foul play.
Ramata was released in France in 2011.
