WARDROBE: Rest in peace: Katoucha

Katoucha, one of the first black models to achieve international fame, was found dead in the Seine river yesterday. She had been missing since January. Originally from Guinea, she's probably most known for her runway work with Yves Saint Laurent. Her career began with Lanvin, where she worked as a fit model she later got her big break on the runway with Thierry Mugler in the 80s. She was awful an activist, speaking out against female genital mutilation and talking about her personal experience with the ritual in her memoir, Katoucha, In My Flesh.