Tatjana Patitz

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 modeled alongside Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and others in the 1980s. She died of metastatic breast cancer at age 56.

“Tatjana was always the European symbol of chic, like Romy Schneider-meets-Monica Vitti,” she said. [she told The Times in 1993](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-08-ca-21535-story.html). Sending my condolences to her family — especially the son she adored. We were in so many shoots together and backstage at shows,” Crawford captioned a picture of her and Patitz. Her love of animals and nature was infectious. To think of all the possible outcomes, I would drive myself insane.”

Tatjana Patitz, one of the original supermodels who dominated fashion in the 1980s and 90s, died on Wednesday.

"Patitz’s allure was womanly and knowing, not that of the wide-eyed ingenue, and with her training as an actor, she was a force to be reckoned with," it said. "There was a certain element of mystery to Patitz’s beauty, something in the gentle oval of her face and the shape of her eyes that spoke of self-possession and passion," the magazine wrote. The Germany-born Patitz was among a handful of women of the era whose looks and style catapulted them to global fame that transcended modelling.

Supermodel Tatjana Patitz, who dominated the fashion industry in the 1980s and 90s, has died at the age of 56. Her agent confirmed Patitz had breast cancer.

One of the major causes she supported was the conservation of wild horses." "She was compassionate soul, kind and generous of heart and an avid advocate of animal rights. - Patitz got her big break in modeling in 1983 when she won a trip to Paris and a limited term contract. She'd go on to alongside Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford in George Michael's 1990 hit Freedom! Her break in modeling came in 1983 when she won a trip to Paris and a limited term contract. "There was a certain element of mystery to Patitz's beauty, something in the gentle oval of her face and the shape of her eyes that spoke of self-possession and passion," the magazine wrote.

Tatjana Patitz – who was considered to be one of the most famous models in the 1990s – has passed away aged just 56 after battling metastatic breast cancer.

"We were babies together in the fashion industry and I feel like we grew up together. It was there that she, aged 17, came third in a modelling contest and decided to pursue the career. Tatjana Patitz – who was considered to be one of the most famous models in the 1990s – has passed away aged just 56 after battling metastatic breast cancer.

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