Karl Lagerfeld's Cat Could Inherit a Fortune Lagerfeld died at the
age of 85 on Feb. 19. He left behind his beloved cat,
Choupette, who will reportedly inherit
a portion of his $195 million fortune. Choupette, who currently has 235,000
Instagram followers
and over 50,000
Twitter followers,
has also made her
own fortune. Lagerfeld previously revealed
that his famous feline had made
over $3 million from modeling. The fashion designer once
referred to Choupette as an
"heiress" and a "full time job." Karl Lagerfeld,
to 'Le Figaro' Depending on how much she inherits, Choupette has a shot at becoming the world's wealthiest cat. The current record is held by a
cat named Blackie, who was left
$9.15 million by his owner in 1988.