at all." Catroux is famed for her long white-blond hair, lanky 6-foot body, gaunt features, and androgynous appearance. She has never much cared about her style, adopting an effortless, neither feminine nor masculine appearance. Fashion had always been gifted to her through her friendships. Saint Laurent's Le Smoking tuxedo for women, which was revolutionary in the world of style, made its debut on the slender woman. She has been in the spotlight wearing Yves Saint Laurent many times. Personal life Relationships with Loulou de la Falaise and Pierre Berge were also significant, as they were both figures in Catroux and Saint Laurent's lives. La Falaise was another of YSL's major muses. Quite the opposite of Catroux, she balanced out the light and the dark, "like a Devil and an Angel." Berge and Catroux had a different type of relationship, as he had Saint Laurent's best interest in mind. Because Pierre and Yves were partners, it took her [Betty] about 30 years to convince him that, despite appearances, she was not, and never would be, a bad influence on Yves. The two were quite close, even after Saint Laurent's death. He was like a father figure, keeping Catroux out of trouble. In 1968, Betty Saint married French interior decorator François Catroux, a grandson of General Georges Catroux. The couple had two daughters: Maxime, a book editor at Flammarion, and Daphné, who is married to Count Charles-Antoine Morand. Her relationships with Daphne and Maxime were easy going and unconventional, according to Daphne. She told an interviewer that she was never like a mother, more like a friend. Yet both daughters know she and Francois love them. When not in Paris, François and Betty lived together at Les Ramades, a 16th-century stone house in the Lourmarins region of Provence, on 10 lush acres, which they bought in 1990. They lived with their two cats Mic and Mac, and did not often have visitors, according to Francois. He died in November 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/obituaries/francois-catroux-dead.html In an interview she said, "I did not have any activity, I am a person fully supported, maintained all my life. I do not work, I am a very exceptional case. I was so spoiled, without having any obligation except moral obviously. The only things I did were nice and fun." References French people of American descent French people of Irish descent 1945 births French female models Living people Models from