Tatjana Patitz

German-born model rose to fame in the 1980s and later starred in George Michael's Freedom! '90 video.

It’s impossible not to admire her and over the years not to be just a little bit in love with her.” Outspoken, too, about the dangers the industry had on the new generation, in 2009 she told the Guardian: “It would be nice if models were allowed to be a more healthy weight – for the models, and for the young women who look up to them. She’s very soft, but at the same time she’s very strong and knows how to stand up for what she thinks, and it’s always very enriching to be with her. Known for his preference for a “natural” look and resistance to retouching images, the German photographer shot Patitz in his “White Shirts: Six Supermodels, Malibu,” for Vogue in 1988 before shooting her for the famous 1990 cover. Despite coming of age with some of the most famous models in the world – it was also in 1990 that Linda Evangelista claimed her cohorts wouldn’t wake up for less than $10,000 (£8,200) a day – Patitz was not interested in living in New York or Paris, instead buying a ranch on the west coast. The prize was a trip to Paris and a short-term contract.

Patitz appeared in George Michael's “Freedom! '90” music video along with Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford.

“There was a real era, and the reason that happened was because glamour was brought into it,” she was quoted as saying in Prestige Hong Kong magazine. The magazine quoted its global editorial director, Anna Wintour, as saying Patitz was “always the European symbol of chic, like Romy Schneider-meets-Monica Vitti. Nicolas said the cause was illness, but did not have further details.

She was 56. Patitz died Wednesday from breast cancer, her agent Corinne Nicolas told CNN. She's survived by her son, Jonah. The German-born model appeared on ...

[Mexican magazine Milenio](https://www.milenio.com/estilo/moda-y-belleza/tatjana-patitz-modelo-convirtio-defensora-mustang)in 2021 that she was involved in California legislation to protect wild horses and has been involved with the American Wild Horse Campaign, which works to protect public lands. Patitz told Milenio she preferred to live a lower-key life than her fellow supermodels and enjoyed "being surrounded by nature, away from concrete and noise" with her son and their animals. She was just one face among a sea of supermodels for Vogue's 100th anniversary cover in 1992, all of them dressed identically in white jeans and white button-down shirts tied at the midriff. She also appeared with her son Jonah in a 2012 shoot at their California home. [iconic 1990 British Vogue](https://www.vogue.com/article/supermodel-tatjana-patitz-best-in-vogue)cover, also shot by Lindbergh -- Patitz, one of the "original" supermodels of that era, appeared alongside Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, [Naomi Campbell](https://www.cnn.com/style/article/naomi-campbell-british-vogue-intl-scli/index.html)and [Linda Evangelista](https://www.cnn.com/style/article/linda-evangelista-british-vogue-cover/index.html). Her appearance, she said, wasn't just beautiful; it was memorable and evocative. Her piercing gaze gave her a slightly more otherworldly look, according to observations from those in the industry. '90" which also became a [cultural artifact](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/fashion/george-michael-freedom-video.html). [1990 Harper's Bazaar](https://web.archive.org/web/20160822180320/https://postimg.org/image/edb7hwd8v/)story: "Indeed, Patitz's features almost confuse. The German-born model appeared on dozens of covers for Vogue and countless other fashion magazines beginning in the 1980s. It was around this time that she became the muse of photographer Peter Lindbergh, for whom she'd model until the 2010s. (Cindy Crawford was also a finalist that year, per Elite.)

Model Tatjana Patitz has died, aged 56, her modelling agency has announced. No cause of death has been revealed. The German-born model was living in ...

Anna Wintour, global editorial director of Vogue, said: "Tatjana was always the European symbol of chic, like Romy Schneider-meets-Monica Vitti... Patitz, who rose to fame in the 1990s, became one of the decade's most prominent supermodels. No cause of death has been revealed.

The German-born Patitz was among an elite group of famed fashion supermodels who graced magazine covers. She famously appeared in George Michael's "Freedom!

"There was a real era, and the reason that happened was because glamour was brought into it," she was quoted as saying in Prestige Hong Kong magazine. The magazine quoted its global editorial director, Anna Wintour, as saying Patitz was "always the European symbol of chic, like Romy Schneider-meets-Monica Vitti. Nicolas said the cause was illness, but did not have further details.

Tatjana Patitz died at age 56; however, the cause of her death is unknown at this time. Tatjana is one of the original supermodels and starred alongside ...

I had to kind of slide up and down the wall for part of the day. Global editorial director of Vogue, Anna Wintour, said “Tatjana was always the European symbol of chic, like Romy Schneider-meets-Monica Vitti. The feel of the set was so run-down, this big, loft kind of vibe.

Tatjana Patitz, one of an elite group of famed supermodels who graced magazine covers in the 1980s and 90s, has died aged 56 in Santa Barbara. Patitz's death ...

"That is an extraordinary honour for Australia and one I regard as … 90 music video along with Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford. By Kelsie Iorio

The German-born Patitz was among an elite group of famed fashion supermodels who graced magazine covers. She famously appeared in George Michael's "Freedom!

"There was a real era, and the reason that happened was because glamour was brought into it," she was quoted as saying in Prestige Hong Kong magazine. The magazine quoted its global editorial director, Anna Wintour, as saying Patitz was "always the European symbol of chic, like Romy Schneider-meets-Monica Vitti. Nicolas said the cause was illness, but did not have further details.

Tatjana Patitz, one of the “original” supermodels who worked alongside the likes of Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelista ...

“Her love of animals and nature was infectious. We were babies together in the fashion industry and I feel like we grew up together,” Crawford wrote alongside an image of the pair. Sending my condolences to her family — especially the son she adored. In my opinion, beauty is not only about looks, but everything that makes up a person.” For me, giving away or changing that gift is not an option... “Growing older is beautiful.

Tatjana Patitz, who rose to fashion fame in the '90s as an animal-loving supermodel with a piercing gaze, h...

She also appeared with her son Jonah in a 2012 shoot at their California home. Like Garbo or the Mona Lisa, the inexplicable gifts of line and luminescence defy definition." She continued to work in fashion throughout her 40s and 50s, but she chose her projects "very selectively," she told Mercedes-Benz's 63Magazine in 2016, and on those projects would attempt to "combine my work as a model with my vocation as a protector of nature and animals." She was less present in the public eye than her contemporaries, and when she relocated to California rather than modeling hub New York, her legacy wasn't as widely acknowledged as theirs. She told the Mexican magazine Milenio in 2021 that she was involved in California legislation to protect wild horses and has been involved with the American Wild Horse Campaign, which works to protect public lands. "We were babies together in the fashion industry and I feel like we grew up together."

We are meant to outgrow schoolboy crushes, but I cried this morning at the news of German supermodel Tatjana Patitz's death from breast cancer, aged 56.

[Patitz said in 2016](https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/beauty/how-the-fashion-world-woke-up-to-the-power-of-older-models-20161012-gs0usv.html), after appearing in a L’Oréal Paris advertising campaign alongside Helena Christensen and Andie MacDowell. She also appeared in lifestyle profiles with her son Jonah Johnson, 19, which often focused on her love of horses. Her name didn’t become a brand, like Elle (Macpherson), Claudia (Schiffer) and Kate (Moss), but that was part of the attraction. [Evangelista was the chameleon](https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/supermodel-linda-evangelista-has-nothing-to-hide-in-today-s-fashion-world-20220822-p5bbo4.html), Crawford the all-American pin-up, Campbell the trailblazer and Turlington perfection, according to the 90s standard of beauty – but Patitz was my favourite. You need to be able to look at a picture of a woman who’s your age and go ‘She’s hot and no, she does not look 39,’” Porizkova told “You need to be able to find yourself out there. “To be a size zero or a two when you’re tall is incredible to me. Both models had chosen an ageing route prioritising wrinkles over the pillow-faced appearance of filler devotees, with Patitz maintaining a healthy figure outside the confines of sample sizes. The indie aristocratic Tennant, who worked with Versace, Alexander McQueen and Chanel, never reached crush status, my heart was already taken, but I felt robbed. On the airbrushed surface there is very little for me to cry about. It was crush at first sight because of her almond-shaped eyes, symmetrical features, milkmaid skin and vowel-laden name. [supermodel Stella Tennant](https://www.smh.com.au/national/model-replaced-claudia-schiffer-as-face-of-chanel-20201224-p56py8.html), granddaughter of Deborah Mitford, the Duchess of Devonshire, died by suicide in December 2020.

Tatjana Patitz died after battling breast cancer. The model's agent at The Model CoOp in New York City confirmed to DailyMail.com that she recently passed ...

The model died from breast cancer on Wednesday (01.11.23), aged 56, and Christy has taken to social media to pay a glowing tribute to the catwalk star. She ...

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[Tatjana Patitz](https://www.vogue.com/article/obituary-tatjana-patitz). One of the original supermodels, she exuded a quiet and womanly force. There’s been an enormous collective outpouring of emotion occasioned by the death of

One of the original supermodels of the '80s and '90s, Tatjana Patitz also starred in George Michael's video for “Freedom! '90.”

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