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Katoucha Niane | |
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| Born | October 23, 1960 Conakry, Guinea |
| Died | February 2, 2008 (aged 47) Paris, France |
Katoucha Niane (23 October 1960 – 2 February 2008) was a Guinean model, activist and author. Nicknamed "The Peul Princess" (in reference to her ethnic Fula background), she worked, and later wrote, under the single name "Katoucha". She was known as the muse of Yves Saint Laurent during the 1980s.