Katoucha Niane
Katoucha Niane | |
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Born | Conakry, Guinea | October 23, 1960
Died | February 2, 2008 Paris, France | (aged 47)
Katoucha Niane (23 October 1960 – 2 February 2008) was a
Early life and career
When she was a child, Katoucha and her family was forced into exile after her father, the
It was there in the 1980s that she began modeling; first for
Activist
Niane stopped modeling in 1994 to focus on activism. She had been an outspoken activist against
Death
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.[4]
Her body was found in the
References
- ^ Pierrette Fofana. Katoucha, la mode et l'excision vues par elle même : Dans ma chair, Paris 2007 (Review). 11 February 2008.
- ^ Allen, Peter (29 February 2008). "Supermodel Katoucha Niane found dead". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 4 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ^ "Léandre Alain Baker". CineObs. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- ^ Adam Sage (2008-02-11). "Supermodel Campaigner Missing After Party". Times Online. London. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
External links
- (in French) Official website
- (in French) KPLCE blog
- (in French) Review of "Dans ma chair"
- (in French) Interview sur cyberpresse.ca
- (in French) Annonce disparition Le Figaro
- (in French) L'Observateur: "Katoucha retrouvée morte dans la Seine" (cette annonce de découverte est démentie par la police [1])
- (in French) Mémorial Katoucha Naine
- (in French) "Confirmation du décès de Katoucha Niane: le corps du mannequin guinéen a été identifié". Alpha Issa Thiam, Guineenews.org, 29 February 2008.[dead link]
- Katoucha Niane at IMDb
- Katoucha Niane at Fashion Model Directory
- Katoucha Niane: obituary. The Times (London), 1 March 2008
- "Top model's body found in river", BBC, Friday, 29 February 2008
- Dans ma chair