Katoucha

found: Dans ma chair, 2007:t.p. (Katoucha) p. 11 (9 yrs old in 1969; father's name, Djibrill Tamsir Niane ; Fula) p. 15 (Khadiatou, Katoucha)

found: LA times, via WWW, Mar. 1, 2008(obit. dated 1 Mar. 2008; Katoucha Niane, known simply as Katoucha; age 47; body found in the Seine River in Paris Thursday [28 Feb. 2008], death apparently accidental; missing since January 2008; internationally famous model, b. in Guinea in 1960)

found: IMDb, March 12, 2021(Katoucha (1960-2008); born on October 23, 1960 in Conakry, Guinea as Katoucha Niane; she was an actress, known for Ya bon les blancs (1988), Ramata (2009), and Élection de Miss France (1986); she died on February 2, 2008 in Paris; nicknames: The Black Princess, The Peul Princess; her book Katoucha, In My Flesh (2007), was dedicated to her three children, which include older daughter Amy, and daughter Aiden Curtiss)

found: Statesboro Herald (online), Body of Katoucha Niane, former top model, found in the River Seine, updated Mar 15, 2008, viewed March 9, 2021(Katoucha Niane, one of the first African women to attain international stardom as a model and vocal opponent of female genital mutilation; lived in a houseboat near Paris' Alexandre III bridge; ran away to Europe at 17 to be a model; in the months before her death, Katoucha took on her first film role, in "Ramata" directed by Leandre-Alain Baker)

found: Wikipedia, March 9, 2021(Katoucha Niane; born 23 October 1960; Guinean model, nicknamed "The Peul Princess" in reference to her ethnic Fula background; worked and later wrote under the single name Katoucha; daughter of author, playwright and historian Djibril Tamsir Niane; the family was forced into exile, and she lived with an uncle in Mali, then rejoined her family in Dakar at age 12, living with family of paternal uncle, whose wife was private secretary to President of Senegal, Senghor; married her husband at age 17, and after birth of her first child, they emigrated to France; in the 1980s she began modeling for Thierry Mugler, then Paco Rabanne and Christian Lacroix, and became known as Yves Saint Laurent's "muse"; stopped modeling in 1994; started the organization KPLCE - Katoucha pour la luttle contre l'excision; last seen evening of 1 February 2008, returning to her houseboat after party; 2 February 2008 given here as death date)