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Article: Ex-top model found dead in Paris river.(CENSUS)(Katoucha Niane)(Obituary)
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- March 24, 2008
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* EX-TOP MODEL FOUND DEAD IN PARIS RIVER: Fashion model Katoucha Niane embraces French designer Yves Saint Laurent at the end of his show for the 1989 fall ready-to-wear fashion show in Paris. Known simply as Katoucha, the former top model for Laurent was recently found dead in the Seine River in Paris. Last seen returning home from a party, she lived on a barge. Katoucha was missing since the end of January. An autopsy showed no signs of foul play, pointing to the possibility that the 47-year-old may have fallen accidentally into the river. Katoucha became one of the first Black women to attain ...