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How Karl Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette, already a millionaire, could become the richest feline on the planet

  • Choupette acted as a muse for Karl Lagerfeld, who said he was ‘inspired by her elegance and her attitude’

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Choupette, Karl Lagerfeld's cat, already has a fortune of about €3 million (US$3.4 million), which she earned with him doing adverts for a German car firm and a Japanese cosmetics brand. Photo: Handout

Karl Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette was already the most famous cat in fashion.

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Now the white fluffy Burmese cat that the late fashion designer doted on could be about to become the richest feline on the planet.

Karl Lagerfeld poses next to a painting of his cat Choupette during the inauguration of the show ‘Corsa Karl and Choupette’ at the Palazzo Italia in Berlin in 2015. Photo: AFP
Karl Lagerfeld poses next to a painting of his cat Choupette during the inauguration of the show ‘Corsa Karl and Choupette’ at the Palazzo Italia in Berlin in 2015. Photo: AFP

The pampered eight-year-old puss has enjoyed a jet set lifestyle eating off silver platters since Lagerfeld “kidnapped” her in 2011 from his young friend male model Baptiste Giabiconi.

Long before his death on Tuesday, aged 85, Lagerfeld said he had made sure that she would go on living in the style that she had become accustomed to, with her own personal bodyguard and two maids.

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