Katoucha muse of St Laurent body found in French river! The African Pearl!

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  • Katoucha muse of Yves St Laurent body found in French river! The African Pearl!
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  • @KarineAlourde
    @KarineAlourde  Před 10 měsíci +375

    The director, Leandre-Alain Baker, said of Katoucha: "She could go right from laughter to anger. But she always came back, and I attribute that to her past, what she ... lived through.".. watch this NEXT “Waris Dirie the cruelty of FEMALE ClRCUMClSlON! The Desert Flower!”
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    • @danavixen6274
      @danavixen6274 Před 10 měsíci +17

      Beverly Peele reminds me of Katoucha. 😊

    • @elovesfluff
      @elovesfluff Před 10 měsíci +25

      She was just a stellar beauty. I’m sure she had CPTSD, and abusers know when someone has been through something traumatic just by looking at them. The stats are high for someone who was abused to be abused again. So very sad doesn’t really qualify how devastating this is.

    • @Lola-qy9yt
      @Lola-qy9yt Před 10 měsíci +6

      why was she called Barbie of Somalia when she is Guinean.

    • @alexisagginie4574
      @alexisagginie4574 Před 10 měsíci +4

      Where is Karen Alexander?

    • @jamilgotcher365
      @jamilgotcher365 Před 10 měsíci +27

      So glad you made this video of Katoucha. I modeled with her for a season in Paris, we did the Jean Louis-Scherrer show together. We were represented by the same agency in Paris. Her daughter is absolutely stunning and is a fashion model today too.

  • @JaquelineGoodspeed
    @JaquelineGoodspeed Před 10 měsíci +474

    Thank you for introducing this beautiful woman to those of us who never heard of her.

  • @FrenchCocoa369
    @FrenchCocoa369 Před 9 měsíci +53

    I’ve noticed comments saying that she abandoned her daughter… before judging please keep in mind that She was a 17yr old who had been repeatedly abused in the absolute worst ways imaginable. She was also choosing to escape from the people who failed to protect her and aided in her abuse. She left her daughter with the father’s family. And was later deemed incapable of caring for her 3 children due to mental and/or substance abuse issues. It’s just my opinion but I think she actually did what she thought was best for her daughter at the time. Sometimes love requires you to do hard things because it’s just the right thing to do 🖤🤎🖤

    • @deejohnson3662
      @deejohnson3662 Před 9 měsíci +8

      I believe that she made the best decision for her child. Considering her mental health.

    • @StellaAdler_
      @StellaAdler_ Před měsícem +3

      People are so quick to judge and i hate it. No one knows what goes on behind closed doors

  • @ethelbrown5097
    @ethelbrown5097 Před 10 měsíci +15

    I noticed the sadness in her eyes. Such a sad ending. No one ever knows what ppl r feeling. There’s a saying, “No one knows but he/she who feels it”.

  • @BintuKabbahoney
    @BintuKabbahoney Před 10 měsíci +118

    Thank you for covering this. My family is Guinean, both of my parents born and raised there. We don’t have many superstars so I’ve always felt connected to her. The fashion world tried to hurry her name but alas she has prevailed through time and history. She was a strong woman who fought her way to the top. I always felt like her death was highly suspicious and an industry killing.

  • @texasbella576
    @texasbella576 Před 10 měsíci +286

    Sometimes the designer’s clothes can be beautiful, but this lady made every outfit STUNNING! She was absolutely gorgeous!! RIP Katouscha

  • @bettyvolcy441
    @bettyvolcy441 Před 10 měsíci +175

    I LOVED Katoucha.. She was my friend.I met her when she was 19...we was in the same Model Agency...A very complex woman, very intelligent, bright, funny, genereous,, but some people tooke advantage of her kindness
    She had some few real friends around, and we all tryed to protectet her.. very moody , could laught and Be Angry a Hour later......Miss her very much....she was nothing like a Barbie girl, but a real woman whith the sens of reality, loved her 3 kids,
    and loved African food...loved to party... loved ART and Politique....We laught so much...I MISS HER.. last time I saw her we was in Martinique....The rest is history...que Dieu te garde KAT!!

    • @judithscales1329
      @judithscales1329 Před 10 měsíci +9

      This is so kind of u betty

    • @LadyAngela678
      @LadyAngela678 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Sounds like she didnt love that first one too much.

    • @krystal2157
      @krystal2157 Před 10 měsíci +6

      Not trying to hate, and this is beautifully written, but is it true she abandoned her daughter?

    • @mykek1148
      @mykek1148 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Bless you

    • @viviennebuckley491
      @viviennebuckley491 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Light of heaven to her. What tragic life and Death she had. God love her and her Beautiful children and Protect them. In Jesus name. Amen

  • @marcolauder3247
    @marcolauder3247 Před 10 měsíci +28

    I do remember coming across this vision of a black goddess in the fashion pages of Ebony magazine. Katoucha was definitely a force to be reckoned with at the time. So sad to hear of her demise ✨️🖤🤎 R I P Katoucha 🙏🏽🕊

  • @dionneappuhamyge25
    @dionneappuhamyge25 Před 10 měsíci +11

    Thank you for introducing us to Katoucha. She looked so beautiful and absolutely stunning. Such a queen 🤎🖤🤎🖤

  • @katechipata9934
    @katechipata9934 Před 10 měsíci +425

    Never heard of her but all I can say is: Stunning!!

    • @CuirPhotodotNet
      @CuirPhotodotNet Před 10 měsíci +20

      .....you should watch videos of her WALKING....particularly for her BOO....YSL...she is one of the TECHNICALLY PERFECT runway models of all time....she is WITHOUT FLAW....

    • @MatterMeetsAntimatter
      @MatterMeetsAntimatter Před 10 měsíci +8

      Your channel just found me and I’m excited to look at all your content!
      🤎🖤

    • @lorettasofowora8603
      @lorettasofowora8603 Před 10 měsíci +12

      Never heard of her whilst she was living 🤦🏾‍♀️
      I’m so sorry her life ended like this! But what an icon! I will continue to look her up. 🤎🖤🤎
      Many glamorous lives have pain embedded in them too.
      Unfortunately FGM is still an issue today🤦🏾‍♀️ and being done under cover in western countries including 🇬🇧 it’s still a taboo subject and it take’s GREAT courage to speak out!
      May her gentle soul rest in peace 🙏🏾

    • @IndianG-Trini
      @IndianG-Trini Před 10 měsíci +6

      Yes indeed. And I love the fact that her daughter Aiden picked up right behind her looking exactly like her twin on the runway. 🤎🖤

    • @melissalove2463
      @melissalove2463 Před 10 měsíci +2

      You summed it up PERFECTLY ! 💞🥰💞

  • @ShantiOwen
    @ShantiOwen Před 10 měsíci +181

    Such sad news! I walked the runways with Katoucha many times. Her beauty and grace struck me every time we worked together. Rest In Power Princess...

    • @MandyAliens
      @MandyAliens Před 10 měsíci +4

      Yea ok

    • @Keepitcuteorkeepitmute
      @Keepitcuteorkeepitmute Před 10 měsíci +6

      Are you the former Elite Model Patty (Shanti )Owen?❤

    • @mathilde1212
      @mathilde1212 Před 10 měsíci +4

      she pass away many years ago.

    • @robinrobinson438
      @robinrobinson438 Před 9 měsíci +3

      @@MandyAliens It's true, she was a popular fashion model. She's not lying, look her up.

    • @robinrobinson438
      @robinrobinson438 Před 9 měsíci +4

      Her name is Shanti Patty 0wen. She was also an actress.

  • @lizlalove6171
    @lizlalove6171 Před 9 měsíci +9

    A brilliantly beautiful soul with such a heartbreaking story. Her life was cut short way too soon. Rest In Power, Katoucha and thank you Karine for turning us on to such an amazing icon of style and feminism.

  • @aishabaidydiop
    @aishabaidydiop Před 8 měsíci +6

    Katoucha was a good and nice person. I met her 3 times at Paris in 2001 at night club. She came to talk with me. She was polite and humble. ..I met her again in 2005 in Sénégal... May his soul rest in peace. ..Repose en paix Katoucha Niane. Que Dieu te garde et t'accorde sa miséricorde. Amine

  • @vincentmcdoom1763
    @vincentmcdoom1763 Před 10 měsíci +347

    I was the one who ask for your review on katoucha she was my dearest friend we worked together for ages and I replaced her on France next top model. Thank you for sharing her story with your public on this platform ❤❤❤ actually on the catwalk she like black and brown but in real life she liked white

  • @conclavecabal.h0rriphic
    @conclavecabal.h0rriphic Před 10 měsíci +413

    I’ve been admiring this woman’s face my entire life without knowing her story. We live in such a cruel world. Rest in peace Katoucha 💔

    • @feartheghostinme675
      @feartheghostinme675 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Naomi Campbell has a better face

    • @petemavus2948
      @petemavus2948 Před 10 měsíci +7

      🙄

    • @conclavecabal.h0rriphic
      @conclavecabal.h0rriphic Před 10 měsíci

      @@feartheghostinme675 and they both have a better face than ur mom

    • @kellyriddell5014
      @kellyriddell5014 Před 10 měsíci +42

      @@feartheghostinme675 It's fine that you think so, but seems a little irrelevant to this person's comment about admiring her face for a long time. They're both gorgeous women.

    • @ManipulationDoesntWork
      @ManipulationDoesntWork Před 10 měsíci +11

      Absolutely stunning and unique… she doesn’t look like the other boring models

  • @yacinediawful
    @yacinediawful Před 9 měsíci +9

    Thank you for this beautiful movie about Katoush...
    She was indeed a beautiful and mystical woman. She had this incredible deep voice and a Grace that was incomparable.
    I was myself modeling years ago and I had the chance to meet her and spend time with her in Paris and in Senegal where I am from.
    I also had the chance to walk the runaway in Senegal when she presented her collection as she was indeed also a fashion designer.
    We miss you Katoush ❤

  • @user-ty2xv6xw8j
    @user-ty2xv6xw8j Před 8 měsíci +3

    Didn't know who she was! Thank you Karine! ❤

  • @LoneWulf278
    @LoneWulf278 Před 10 měsíci +94

    Each photograph and outfit is more breathtaking than the last. Omg. ❤

  • @HD-Australia
    @HD-Australia Před 10 měsíci +281

    Oh WOWWWWW! She was BORN for the catwalk!!!!
    May her soul rest in peace.
    May her daughter be delivered from all family curses in the Name of Jesus 🙏🖤

  • @jeffreythompson1866
    @jeffreythompson1866 Před 9 měsíci +4

    🤎🖤 love and hugs to you all. Thank you for being the window through which we could glance at this beautiful soul’s journey.

  • @nstbaset
    @nstbaset Před 10 měsíci +4

    It's amazing how her look changes and she looks like she's from several different countries. She was a captivating beauty. This was a great video. Thanks for sharing.

  • @bobbylee_
    @bobbylee_ Před 10 měsíci +139

    She was a underrated trailblazer and hero. She shined a spotlight on many critical issues for women and the African diaspora.

    • @sistasoulja72
      @sistasoulja72 Před 10 měsíci +2

      🤎🖤

    • @kristyann9912
      @kristyann9912 Před 10 měsíci

      She was a muse. That is all. She was a plaything. A body. Nothing to those that killed her. A super star used by demons and thrown out like garbage. She did nothing for Africa or Africans.

    • @Em22-wtf
      @Em22-wtf Před 10 měsíci +1

      Think her children thought she was a hero? Just curious... 🤔

  • @Alisa-yl9xh
    @Alisa-yl9xh Před 10 měsíci +63

    Why do so many celebrities die in water? Rather, it's in a tub, lake, river, ocean it's crazy!

    • @KarineAlourde
      @KarineAlourde  Před 10 měsíci +29

      Makes you wonder 😕

    • @ceecee8757
      @ceecee8757 Před 10 měsíci +14

      ILL....sacrifice.

    • @Alisa-yl9xh
      @Alisa-yl9xh Před 10 měsíci +8

      @KarineAlourde I am sure it's more to the story why that is, but we will never know the truth. I love your videos. Keep up the good work.

    • @iliaNikco
      @iliaNikco Před 10 měsíci +16

      Rituals

    • @miranda20951
      @miranda20951 Před 10 měsíci +14

      Water kingdom sacrifice?

  • @p.w.7493
    @p.w.7493 Před 10 měsíci

    Thanks for sharing the Katoucha story!!
    Blessings!!
    May this beautiful sistah Rest Easy in Eternal Peace and Power!!🙏🏾🤎🖤

  • @suemount6042
    @suemount6042 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Such a sad end for a strong and beautiful woman who lived and survived such a lot of dreadful trauma

  • @firouz256
    @firouz256 Před 10 měsíci +48

    Naomi said Katoucha and Iman took her under their wings and helped her to become an icon!
    She is the supermodel version of Angela Bassett

    • @LeenaStark
      @LeenaStark Před 10 měsíci +7

      YES!!! I thought I was the only one who saw this about her! She truly was the *Supermodel* version of Angela Bassett. Im just so sad her life was full of psychological pain, and her death was so tragic. May she be surrounded by Angels in Heaven. 🙏

    • @silververnallbells191
      @silververnallbells191 Před 10 měsíci +8

      It's kinda funny how Naomi had black women take her under her wing & help elevate her, but she couldn't do the same for Tyra Banks. Tyra's now a known celebrity, but she's not STILL counted as a supermodel. She was intimidated by Naomi instead of nurtured..

    • @oyandakona5994
      @oyandakona5994 Před 10 měsíci +1

      ❤️

    • @sueprator9314
      @sueprator9314 Před 10 měsíci +4

      @@silververnallbells191 People are not all the same in generosity unfortunately

    • @firouz256
      @firouz256 Před 10 měsíci +6

      @@silververnallbells191
      It is not enough to be black.
      You have to be excellent.
      Tyra was NEVER supermodel material!
      I am European we didn't even know (or care for) Tyra even when she occasionally walked for Chanel!

  • @QUISPEECH
    @QUISPEECH Před 10 měsíci +528

    Now thats a face❤❤ rip man. Its literally always the unproblematic ppl that go way too soon. Meanwhile evil lives forever❤❤🙏🏿

    • @lupitasmith9944
      @lupitasmith9944 Před 10 měsíci +11

      Money. Money lives forever.

    • @lucystrauss2989
      @lucystrauss2989 Před 10 měsíci +21

      Evil never dies. It seems to live forever & multiply.😢

    • @patriciarouse16
      @patriciarouse16 Před 10 měsíci +12

      This woman lived a triumphant life!
      In the times she happened to be born in , her effervescence was not destroyed but her mother's violence to her or any other thing for many years of her life.
      The murderer who destroyed her is the tragedy .
      May the generations of women in liberty be met with respect forever.
      It is better to live free then to be a hostage to nonsense.
      Praise strong independent women.
      Stop injuring ,holding hostage ,harrassing ,murdering girls and women.

    • @noviloba
      @noviloba Před 10 měsíci +1

      So, why are you here?

    • @rayecaters2u
      @rayecaters2u Před 10 měsíci +3

      There's a lesson to be learned. Humanity is slow to understand.

  • @rozchristopherson648
    @rozchristopherson648 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Thank you for this video. I've never seen so many stunning photos of one woman before. Breathtakingly beautiful. May she Rest In Peace. 🧡🧡🙏🙏

  • @christopherwebb6064
    @christopherwebb6064 Před 10 měsíci +93

    I have always loved Katoucha. First saw her in an Escada ad. She taught Naomi Campbell how to remove her jacket on stage. She was very Paris based which is why you never saw a great deal of her in the USA. I wish her book was translated into English.

    • @CuirPhotodotNet
      @CuirPhotodotNet Před 10 měsíci +9

      ....Naomi has also said that she taught about how to walk a cape too...

    • @re7416
      @re7416 Před 10 měsíci +6

      She also worked a lot in Italy. (Ferre, Armani, Valentino, Genny, Versace, Laura Biagotti, Krizia, Ferragamo, etc.)

    • @CuirPhotodotNet
      @CuirPhotodotNet Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@re7416 ....and more than a little in the USA....CALVIN....BILL BLASS....OSCAR....

  • @denish1
    @denish1 Před 10 měsíci +62

    She is breathtaking 😮 her look, her walk. I was trying to figure out who I see in her face and it's Angela Bassett. Thank you for highlighting her story 🙏🏾🤎🖤🤍

  • @cherielowriehernandez6578
    @cherielowriehernandez6578 Před 8 měsíci +1

    So beautiful! Thankyou for sharing her story.🤎🖤

  • @chavaliernsharps159
    @chavaliernsharps159 Před 9 měsíci

    Katoucha 🙏🏾 lovely job as always Ms. Karine 🤎🖤🤎🖤

  • @RP6575most
    @RP6575most Před 10 měsíci +313

    🤎🕯️🕊️🖤
    Thank you for sharing this synopsis of Katoucha’s life. I had the privilege of doing her makeup backstage at shows and she was always so lovely but one sensed someone who was troubled. She was passionate about the causes she championed and therein lied her passion. YSL was like a father to her. She spoke about him as if he was family.

    • @beverlywilliams6698
      @beverlywilliams6698 Před 10 měsíci +13

      🤎🖤🤎😢

    • @sheshahayat5117
      @sheshahayat5117 Před 10 měsíci +24

      Thanks for sharing your experience with us ❤

    • @always_b_natural703
      @always_b_natural703 Před 10 měsíci +36

      That YSL was like family was comforting for me to hear. Everybody deserves to have someone who cares and guards them, buffering the difficulties of life.

    • @raedawn7991
      @raedawn7991 Před 10 měsíci +11

      wow xxoo

  • @ImpishlyDevious
    @ImpishlyDevious Před 10 měsíci

    Thank you for this! ✨🤎✨

  • @rebeccaaugustine8628
    @rebeccaaugustine8628 Před 10 měsíci +4

    🤎🖤 Katouscha's face is familiar, but I did not know her name or her story. Thank you for telling us about her. The music and the fashion montages were stunning!

  • @katharine2435
    @katharine2435 Před 10 měsíci +335

    Her story is sad. She probably felt liken St. Laurant was the only one that truly saw her, knew her on a deeper level. Losing that is devastating in a particularly horrific way for some one with mental illness. The pain is too much for our brains to process. May she be at peace now. Stunning woman and I'm sad to say I had never heard of her but she looked familiar. I was born in 84. Thank you for sharing her story. ❤️

  • @emin5488
    @emin5488 Před 10 měsíci +147

    She was the definition of grace and class. She reminds me of SADE.

    • @melolabean7656
      @melolabean7656 Před 10 měsíci +8

      Ummmm 👀 they look nothing alike lol

    • @melolabean7656
      @melolabean7656 Před 10 měsíci +19

      Maybe more someone like Angela basset mixed with Naiomi Campbell with a slight grace Jones attitude just more feminine but as far as ethnicity wise features and looks she looks nothing like Sade.

    • @CuirPhotodotNet
      @CuirPhotodotNet Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@melolabean7656 ....in this video she is wearing a gown made for GRACE....the rich purple gown with the hood....it was made by AZZEDINE ALAIA....HAUTE COUTURE OF COURSE....

    • @diopfifi4937
      @diopfifi4937 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@melolabean7656great mixe. 👍

    • @franj1557
      @franj1557 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Beauty

  • @genevievemurray7743
    @genevievemurray7743 Před 8 měsíci

    I value and appreciate this vlog for bringing attention to talented women who have been lost ignored undervalued put upon and exploited and still rose up and defeated the odds. Katouscha had a sad and lonely end but overall succeeded at life. Thankyou Karin’s for your informative episodes.

  • @jenniferjones1701
    @jenniferjones1701 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I really appreciate learning about Katoucha. I had never heard of her. I love learning Black woman like my self. So sorry about her bad treatment by her parents. Sad for the way her life ended. Please keep bringing us these types of stories.

  • @cooper1st
    @cooper1st Před 10 měsíci +152

    This was a beautiful tribute! As a girl growing up in the '80's, I would look at her pictures and be totally amazed...she was so regal and beautiful. She really was YSL's favorite muse. In pics, he would look at her like he couldn't believe she was real. I hope she is finally at peace.🤎🖤🧡

  • @lynkriegler8634
    @lynkriegler8634 Před 10 měsíci +188

    Had not heard of Katusha before this vid. Greatly appreciated reading her story. A brave and heroic soul. May she rest in peace .

    • @joycejones8070
      @joycejones8070 Před 10 měsíci

      I had not heard of her either. She endured so much pain and did not get the love and nurturing a child should receive. I am glad that she lived her dream though. RIp Kartousha. 🤎🖤

    • @wakandavibranium5053
      @wakandavibranium5053 Před 10 měsíci

      Katoucha❤

  • @patrickjonesroth5440
    @patrickjonesroth5440 Před 10 měsíci

    thank you for that!🤎

  • @Laurenlilly902
    @Laurenlilly902 Před 10 měsíci

    I learn sooooo much on this channel! Great piece

  • @CrystalDatingCoach
    @CrystalDatingCoach Před 10 měsíci +39

    I had the pleasure of meeting her in the late 80s in Milan. I was working as a Model. We met in a Fashionable Disco "Hollywood". I'll never forget how she stopped and said "Your beautiful" A beautiful, kind and gentle soul. Such a sad ending.

  • @shereewhite4828
    @shereewhite4828 Před 10 měsíci +133

    Katusha was an absolutely beautiful & amazing woman! Her contributions to the modeling industry will never be forgotten. Rest in Paradise!🤎🖤

    • @starlite556
      @starlite556 Před 10 měsíci +4

      She abandoned her baby so not so amazing more, like a selfish woman.

  • @LadyJefferson
    @LadyJefferson Před 10 měsíci

    Wears every outfit beautifully…so much grace and beauty! Thank you for telling her story!

  • @erikamoss9266
    @erikamoss9266 Před 10 měsíci +70

    I remember seeing her in just about every magazine! She was absolutely gorgeous. I’m so sorry to learn of her death. 🙏🏾♥️

  • @lucystrauss2989
    @lucystrauss2989 Před 10 měsíci +81

    I remember her. She was so elegant & graceful. I never knew that she was a victim of FGM. So many beautiful women have such tragic endings. I’d like to know further details on her death, it’s horrible. She was an icon. A beautiful soul❤️

    • @HerMajesty1
      @HerMajesty1 Před 10 měsíci

      They doing that stuff to boys and girls all over the USA now. Calling it healthcare.

    • @susiebear3316
      @susiebear3316 Před 9 měsíci +5

      Terrible misogynistic culture and religions

  • @sirsha555
    @sirsha555 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Hello Karine, i 'm french, sorry for my bad english. Katoucha lived in a "péniche au bord de la Seine". She went in a restaurant with friends and came home late. Her shoes,the night and and little of alcool made her fall . It's an awfull accident. The acces to those boats/home is really tricky .

  • @willow5932
    @willow5932 Před 10 měsíci +62

    Could you update this to add another of her achievements ?
    She was more than just a model/muse.
    She was also a fashion designer. For her first show, several Supermodels walked in it for her. Plus it was covered in American & French media.

  • @zarantikka106
    @zarantikka106 Před 10 měsíci +35

    I am from Guineé. its so cool that you made this video on Katoucha. I didn't know that Haitians descended from guineeans that is so cool to me because I love haitens history.

    • @blackchyna3000
      @blackchyna3000 Před 10 měsíci +4

      Love from Canada, as a fellow hatian...love my people from Guinea, Conakry, but Haitians are not mostly specifically from Guinea, during colonial times a big part of Africa did not have the names we know today, however a part of western Africa was called Guinea coast and included countries such as Ghana, ivory coast, Togo all the way down to Cameroun..and so Haitians and other black diaspora are a mosaic of all the different ethnic groups that compose these countries.

    • @zarantikka106
      @zarantikka106 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@blackchyna3000 l know but i think she was referring to modern Guinee.

    • @confidentalways7526
      @confidentalways7526 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Same here quite surprised about Haitians coming from Guinée i thought they were from Benin Republic.

    • @WhatTheFuss
      @WhatTheFuss Před 10 měsíci

      Why does America have a “no Travel” alert on Haiti right now?😳 What’s going on there if I may ask?

    • @kellyroyds5040
      @kellyroyds5040 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@WhatTheFussThe gangs have taken over. Lots of violence right now.

  • @mr.murray2318
    @mr.murray2318 Před 10 měsíci

    Thanks for this, very informative! 🤎🖤

  • @stefaniewright7263
    @stefaniewright7263 Před 10 měsíci

    🤎🖤🤎🖤🤎🖤She was stunning. Thank you for sharing.

  • @reinaafricana6423
    @reinaafricana6423 Před 10 měsíci +82

    I’m glad she found the inner strength to fight for her peace and freedom in life. Her life’s end is truly tragic and heartbreaking. I wish her children and those who genuinely loved her healing and the deepest of condolences🖤🤎🖤🤎🖤🤎🖤🤎🖤🤎

  • @queenempress2541
    @queenempress2541 Před 10 měsíci +45

    I've seen her face thousands of times. Never knew the story behind the BEAUTY. Thank you for giving her STORY the FACE it DESERVES.

  • @mimzyLassiter
    @mimzyLassiter Před 9 měsíci +1

    I LOVE your videos. Thank you! I grew up following these models and knew nearly all of them by name. I also knew the names of the famous designers who created the beautiful clothes these models wore and I could name the designer of clothes without seeing their name. Their works of design art spoke for themselves. As a young girl, I would hang out in the local library for hours looking at stacks and stacks of fashion magazines that were bound in hardback binders in the basement of the library. I was very much into fashion and beauty, which fueled and eventually lead me to being successful in local beauty pageants and a short gig modeling in local fashion shows after I was recruited to model after a beauty pageant win in my early twenties.
    The eighties and nineties to me were the golden era for fashion in every regard. It seemed to add spice and glamour to our every day lives. I loved the fantasy of it all, and I still hope to this day that we see another great fashion era where beautiful, wearable clothes were works of art and not the quirky, barely wearable “clothes “ of some designers today. Thanks for taking us down memory lane.

  • @kymlawrencemonroe5244
    @kymlawrencemonroe5244 Před 10 měsíci

    Well done Karine !!!!♥♥♥♥ May your soul RIP Katoucha🟤⚫🟤

  • @dorindawaldrop5521
    @dorindawaldrop5521 Před 10 měsíci +62

    Wow she is beautiful. I have never heard of her.She rocked everything she had on. Unfortunately there is such a sadness in her eyes even when she smiles. I’m so sorry she went through all that she did. I pray that she is in heaven resting and at peace.God rest her precious soul.

    • @michelleyoga87
      @michelleyoga87 Před 10 měsíci +7

      Yea, even looking at these photos, u see it in every photo.

    • @ilovecupcakes7132
      @ilovecupcakes7132 Před 10 měsíci +6

      I noticed that as well. I don’t think I could handle what she went through 😢

    • @Dolcepaula1960
      @Dolcepaula1960 Před 10 měsíci +7

      I never heard of her either, but you can tell the misery by her eyes...❤ from.the Netherlands!

  • @craigathonian
    @craigathonian Před 10 měsíci +109

    As a child i was a precocious artist of anatomy and portraiture. Later i became a designer and this goddess was one of my favorites. She was the ultimate muse, but for me, what set her apart was that distant pain in her eyes, which to a trained eye, could never be hidden. The artist in me LOVED people with depth, and this characteristic that she had couldn't be covered over with the typical "model" professional mask. When Katoucha was on stage she had an air that was one of a totally alluring mystery that beckoned you to come closer or....RUN ! That's what set her apart from the others. The perfect human embodiment of the Rose ! Now hearing her tragic life, i can understand where all this came from. I'm just really glad she had a time of genuine FUN and had that feeling of succeeding and making it....for we all know the majority of people who strive, but never get there ! Bravo Karine, You created another outstanding masterpiece ❣

    • @MrEDCTV
      @MrEDCTV Před 10 měsíci +18

      your comment here is SO Poignant... this entire thing makes me cry; the video; the comments... I knew her when I lived there; I never saw her angry however heard tales!! I want to see your work?
      again thank You for this lovingly written comment!

    • @MaryBerryGray
      @MaryBerryGray Před 10 měsíci +4

      🤎🖤

    • @CC12398
      @CC12398 Před 10 měsíci

      Beautiful

    • @samsmom1491
      @samsmom1491 Před 10 měsíci +10

      Before I saw your comment, I too was gripped by the pain and sadness in her eyes (that you so aptly describe) that is so plainly visible to me. Some children experience a pain so deep that never ever goes away, no matter how big and bright your smile was/is or how famous you become. Female genital mutilation is still happening. It's sick and the worst thing is that it is the mothers and grandmothers who betray their daughters to have it done. I just can't fathom doing that to my beautiful daughters.

    • @j.h.777
      @j.h.777 Před 10 měsíci +6

      You write beautifully😊. Hope you continue…

  • @jomama5186
    @jomama5186 Před 10 měsíci

    Wow what a beautifully made and well put together video. I love your contact andin the life you breathe back into each of the people you cover. You were one special lady in my book. Love you jomama🧡🙏🏻

  • @TheCancerianUniverse
    @TheCancerianUniverse Před 10 měsíci

    First time hearing about her and I am glad. Thanks 🤎🖤🤎🖤🤎🖤

  • @laurice8056
    @laurice8056 Před 10 měsíci +17

    Despite her troubled personal history this beautiful woman was a tireless advocate for women. My condolences to her family.
    RIP🤎🖤

  • @greathighland5428
    @greathighland5428 Před 10 měsíci +86

    🤎🖤It broke my heart when I heard about Katoucha's death. There is a video where she walked in Saint Laurent's retirement/retrospective show. When she came out, she was decked out in all black, and had the most tearful looking eyes. Thinking about it, Katoucha must have fell on some hard times at that point. She will be missed

    • @wvanderwahl
      @wvanderwahl Před 10 měsíci +6

      I remember that show as it was historic. Every top model was in that show. Catherine Deneuve sang at the end. Katoucha looked stunning as usual along with Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and Jerry Hall among many others.

    • @CuirPhotodotNet
      @CuirPhotodotNet Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@wvanderwahl ....i was very sad when IMAN attended the show....but would not walk in it...YSL....IDOLIZED HER....he called her...HIS DREAM WOMAN...but she did not show him that RESPECT....

    • @re7416
      @re7416 Před 10 měsíci +2

      ​@CuirPhotodotNet Don't judge. There would have been a VERY good reason. (Iman & Yves were very good friends to the end.) He was one of the 1st major Designers 2 book her wen she 1st came 2 Paris. He gave her his careeer. So if she declined 2 walk in his tribute show...there'd have been a SOLID reason. So how about giving her...(& Yves)...."THAT respect" 🫂

    • @CuirPhotodotNet
      @CuirPhotodotNet Před 10 měsíci +3

      @@re7416 ....the reason was she said she had retired...and had not been to a fashion show since she retired...she said that in an interview...after he had retired...but she attended his retrospective runway show so that off the top was a lie...i love them both and out of respect she should have walked for him this last time....

  • @Ytd719
    @Ytd719 Před 10 měsíci +46

    She is by far the best looking model I’ve ever seen! Her walk and presence is outta this world!!

    • @Aroy_711
      @Aroy_711 Před 10 měsíci +3

      🎯🎯🎯🎯

  • @m.hunter2351
    @m.hunter2351 Před 10 měsíci

    So heartbreaking. I did not know of her, thank you for sharing with us this exquisite lady as well as her painful story😢

  • @Samuel54bmw
    @Samuel54bmw Před 9 měsíci

    My Cousin is dearly missed thanks for the awesome video much respect❤️🙏

  • @mindconcept
    @mindconcept Před 10 měsíci +125

    Merci Karine pour cette vidéo hommage à Katoucha. Une femme magnifique qui a marqué les esprits en France et ailleurs. Qu'elle repose en paix. ❤

  • @noplainjanie
    @noplainjanie Před 10 měsíci +48

    I had never heard of her either, but now I want to read her memoir. Physically striking, and I have incredible respect for her strength and achievements. RIP.

  • @ShaloMEibbotson
    @ShaloMEibbotson Před 10 měsíci

    Karine I love watching your videos. You give enough information in a short time and your presentation is great. I don't comment on every video, but all of the videos I have watched, I thoroughly enjoy them. I will make ny way through all of your great videos one day.
    Thank you so much. 💚🇬🇧

  • @IAMC718
    @IAMC718 Před 10 měsíci

    This was short and to the point! Thank you, @karine alourde for this and so many other documentaries you spend time bringing to your platform 🤎🖤

  • @tabs9213
    @tabs9213 Před 10 měsíci +30

    Very stunning woman and such a horrific growing up lifestory..but painfully so common in the world. When parents mistreat their children they are destroying their own future generations.

  • @donna9374
    @donna9374 Před 10 měsíci +32

    Thankyou for this beautiful tribute to Katoucha.This woman rocked Yves Saint Laurent
    Fashion shows ❤

  • @bobbyantonelli7978
    @bobbyantonelli7978 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I’d heard of her and she was on my mood board, but thanks to you I’ve “ discovered “ her. Such a shame the things that happened to her. Maybe she lived a fast lifestyle to block out the trauma that affected her. RIP 🤎

  • @thaMagician0923
    @thaMagician0923 Před 9 měsíci

    Thank you for sharing. I now carry her experience along with me on my journey. 🌸

  • @juanmartin148
    @juanmartin148 Před 10 měsíci +43

    A very beautiful tribute to a great lady of the runway!Rest in peace,Ms.Katoucha🤎🖤❤️

  • @waterbearer4627
    @waterbearer4627 Před 10 měsíci +25

    Katoucha was incredibly successful in her career. Black models were really embraced by the top designers in the 80s and early 90s. If only she was able to be good with money when she retired and handle the pain from her traumatised past. RIP we will always remember you.

    • @ihanakaunotar2741
      @ihanakaunotar2741 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Yes, that’s true. Modeling career is extremely tuff for no matter what model you were. You should listen to the things most supermodels had to listen before they became famous. You must have a high selfesteem to be able to be a model.

  • @reneebrooks9447
    @reneebrooks9447 Před 10 měsíci

    This was a wonderful tribute to her. I pray that those who see this video will be inspired to live through hard times. She did. RIP🤎🖤🤎

  • @misskya5720
    @misskya5720 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I love your channel Karine. I always learn something new ✨ but wow, what a beauty. It’s horrible to hear about tragic events like this. She was so beautiful 🖤🤎🖤🤎 her face structure reminds me of Angela Bassett. I have a lot of questions about the fashion industry. Can you make a video about Virgil Abloh?

  • @andrewDaMack
    @andrewDaMack Před 10 měsíci +82

    🤎🤎🤎🤎🖤🖤🖤🖤 Thanks for this tribute. I’ve never heard of her until now. I’ve been googling her and find out her daughter is a rising model herself. So sad how she pass. RIP.

  • @nicolecedergren7837
    @nicolecedergren7837 Před 10 měsíci +53

    Thank you Karine for sharing Katoucha's powerful and tragic story. I know her face so well from magazines and had no idea she'd passed or that her life was filled with so much pain & trauma. 💔RIP Katoucha. 🖤🤎🤍

    • @barneslx
      @barneslx Před 8 měsíci

      I remember her, but never knew her name or her story. She was beautiful. I'm so sorry for all she went through. May she rest in peace.

  • @ashtontk-rw7mo
    @ashtontk-rw7mo Před 9 měsíci +1

    Thanks for the video. Us Africans mainly know Iman. Katoucha was super gorgeous and highly successful🖤

  • @straykittsco.950
    @straykittsco.950 Před 9 měsíci

    Your soft and soothing voice makes it even nicer listening about these different influential bombshells of our history! ♥️

  • @ms.robbie7536
    @ms.robbie7536 Před 10 měsíci +47

    Saint Laurent was one of my favorite designers! I started following him as a kid! Too me Katoucha defines Saint Laurent’s style! I’m sorry to hear her life was so difficult, and tragic, but she was able to live her purpose! 🤎🖤

  • @cindychristian1700
    @cindychristian1700 Před 10 měsíci +65

    I remember her! It was reported that she lived on a barge, was coming home from a party and accidentally fell in the water and drowned! She was so beautiful! RIP 🙏

    • @evonnechi7029
      @evonnechi7029 Před 10 měsíci +33

      It may have been reported, but was not witnessed by anybody. In other words, other than her drowning, nobody knows how it happened. Maybe she had help. If there was a murderer, they have covered their tracks well. But they cannot hide from justice once they leave this world.

    • @memekodd
      @memekodd Před 10 měsíci +5

      @@evonnechi7029Wow that might be too much of an assumption. Historical events such as a celebrity death of Natalie Wood can cause more inquiry.

    • @kookietherapy9398
      @kookietherapy9398 Před 10 měsíci

      Hmmmmmm

    • @spiritledpoetess394
      @spiritledpoetess394 Před 10 měsíci +2

      🤎 🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎🤎

    • @betsyj59
      @betsyj59 Před 10 měsíci +18

      If she accidentally fell into the water surrounding her houseboat after arriving back home from a party, why was her purse placed neatly next to the door of the houseboat and not in the water with her?

  • @PurpleLiquid-
    @PurpleLiquid- Před 9 měsíci

    Her beauty was mesmerizing thank you for her story🖤

  • @juancarlospinera7038
    @juancarlospinera7038 Před 10 měsíci +29

    I was def a Katoucha fan from the 80s. Her Grace is still unforgettable. Her death was very sad I hope she’s very happy wherever her soul is. And I hope she knows she was loved and admired 🖤🤎. Have u ever researched into.

  • @noemiejeudy7182
    @noemiejeudy7182 Před 9 měsíci +2

    My condolences go out to Katoucha's family. By the way, after watching your videos of her, she did an excellent job on the runway. I heard her name, I think, before. I wanted to become a model in the past, but it wasn't my destiny. She knew she was going to be a successful model instead of going to college and she was right. My family is also from Haiti, so I am able to relate.

  • @bellableu4023
    @bellableu4023 Před 10 měsíci +17

    This is the first time I have ever heard on Katoucha. What a beautiful woman. May she rest in heaven. 🕊 🤎🖤

  • @APR944
    @APR944 Před 10 měsíci +49

    Strikingly Beautiful ✨ cannot believe I’ve never heard of Katoucha. Heartbreaking what people and life can do to someone.

  • @user-he8uz3dr1i
    @user-he8uz3dr1i Před 9 měsíci

    Such a beautiful tribute, thank you, such a tragic ending, rest in peace Queen🤎

  • @writerstemple3609
    @writerstemple3609 Před 10 měsíci

    Thank You Katoucha for doing good in life! So nice to have met you!

  • @Yeshua.22
    @Yeshua.22 Před 10 měsíci +21

    Katouchca was so beautiful 🤎🖤

  • @opswimmer
    @opswimmer Před 10 měsíci +36

    The face of an angel, the soul of a tortured child. You know it when you see it. This vignette is but a morsel of a true beauty.

  • @perietetodd8589
    @perietetodd8589 Před 10 měsíci

    🤎🖤🤎🖤🤎🖤 thank you for this. She was truly a beautiful soul.

  • @b.b-notebrown
    @b.b-notebrown Před 10 měsíci +1

    This was quite informative. Katoucha did have a striking resemblance to Iman, I must admit. She was stunning, may she Rest In Peace.🤎🖤🤎🖤🤎🖤

  • @danavixen6274
    @danavixen6274 Před 10 měsíci +23

    May the beautiful Katoucha rest in paradise...😔🙏🏾❤️🕊️🤎 🖤

  • @kindinohubert8962
    @kindinohubert8962 Před 10 měsíci +16

    YES, SHE WAS STUNNING!! LOVED HER. MAY HER BEAUTIFUL SOUL REST IN PEACE🤎🤎🤎🤎🖤🖤🖤🖤🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @preciousqueen4274
    @preciousqueen4274 Před 9 měsíci

    Love this video 👍

  • @Belle-357
    @Belle-357 Před 9 měsíci

    🖤🖤🖤🤎🤎Excellent commentary, Karine.

  • @shirleyc.2345
    @shirleyc.2345 Před 9 měsíci

    She’s Absolutely Stunning! I don’t know how I missed her. She made everything pop! Thank You for Sharing her life and career with us.🤎🖤