Francine Weisweiller (née Worms; 9 January 1916 – 8 December 2003) was a Brazilian-born French socialite and patron of Yves Saint Laurent and Jean Cocteau.
[1][2] She was born Francine Worms on 9 January 1916 in São Paulo, the daughter of prosperous French parents of Jewish descent.
[1] After WWII, they moved to 4 Place des Etats-Unis in Paris, where their neighbours were Marie-Laure and Charles de Noailles.
[1] The Weisweillers met Jean Cocteau during the filming of Les enfants terribles (they were introduced by Francine's cousin, Nicole Stéphane).
[1] In 1960, she fell in love with writer Henri Viard and her friendship with Cocteau cooled.