Tatjana Patitz

German supermodel Tatjana Patitz has died at the age of 56. Vogue reported Patitz's death on Wednesday. A specific cause of death is unknown.

"Tatjana was always the European symbol of chic, like Romy Schneider-meets-Monica Vitti," Anna Wintour, chief content officer of Condé Nast and global editorial director of Vogue, said in a statement following the model's death. She rose to fame after legendary photographer Peter Lindbergh photographed her in 1988 and was often touted as one of the "original" supermodels alongside greats such as Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista and Cindy Crawford. "We would like to salute Tatjana's kindness, inner beauty and outstanding intelligence.

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.

German-born supermodel Tatjana Patitz has reportedly died at the age of 56. The cause of death has not been revealed.

Our thoughts go to her loved ones and particularly [her son] Jonah. “We would like to salute Tatjana’s kindness, inner beauty, and outstanding intelligence. She also starred in the Duran Duran video for “Skin Trade,” as well as Nick Kamen’s music video for “Tell Me.” In 2000, Patitz appeared in the Korn music video for the song “Make Me Bad.”

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.

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.

Anna Wintour, the chief content officer of Conde Nast and the global editorial director of Vogue, has hailed Patitz as the "European symbol of chic".

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, an omnipresent model in the '90s, died Wednesday at age 56. Patitz died of breast cancer and was under hospice care in Santa Barbara, ...

As her Instagram followers can attest, she saw herself as an “Environmental crusader — Animal lover and lover of nature,” as we all as a “Mom — Model.” The Santa Barbara resident had a boxer named ”Gatsby” and two horses, “Aleada” and “Brightly.” She also was “the proud foster parent” of eight elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. “She was so proud of her son Jonah, a talented young illustrator,” Conrad said. And of course [with] those incredible eyes and that enigmatic stare that always drew you into the picture and demanded your attention, she was pure class and a total one-off.” Patitz, whose marriage to Jason Johnson ended in divorce, is survived by her son Jonah and sister Sophie Pollmann, as well as her parents, whose names were not immediately known. Even after Lindbergh ushered in the Supermodel Era, Patitz “stayed, who she was.” Her decision to relocate to California made the modeling world “freak out,” but she had other interests, Muenter said. Born in Hamburg, Germany, Patitz spent her formative years — from the ages of 7 to 17 — growing up in Sweden. To never lose my sense of adventure and live fully and unapologetically.” Unlike the highly stylized fashion shoots of today, Patitz was part of a cadre of models who weren’t afraid to show some spontaneity in their work in front of the camera. From Patitz‘s perspective, “collaborating with the team to create an image” was what she loved most. Her interests weren’t rooted in self-serving publicity though — Patitz was in the mix at an opening night event for Ross Bleckner at the Gagosian gallery in Los Angeles and at dinner for Karl Lagerfeld in New York. Coming of age in an era when models were celebrities unto themselves — and often hung out together off-hours purely for the fun of it, Patitz was part of the “in” crowd, but she was never omnipresent. Patitz was a favorite subject for the late photographer Peter Lindbergh.

Tatjana Patitz murió a los 56 años en California. Era considerada una de las supermodelos icónicas de la década de 1990.

"Tatjana siempre fue el símbolo europeo de la elegancia, como Romy Schneider y Monica Vitti... Quedó tercera y su carrera de modelaje tardó varios años en despegar. En una entrevista de 1988 con la revista Vogue, dijo que su éxito se debía a que "no se parecía a las demás".

Ícono del modelaje entre las décadas del 80 y 90. Fue portada de múltiples revistas como Elle, Harper's Bazaar y Vogue.

Saltó a la fama por su aparición en el video musical 'Freedom' de George Michael en 1990. Patitz nació en Hamburgo, Alemania, hija de padre alemán y madre estonia. Fue portada de múltiples revistas como Elle, Harper’s Bazaar y Vogue

La supermodelo Tatjana Patitz ha fallecido a los 56 años. Sus compañeras de profesión, como Cindy Crawford o Claudia Schiffer, lloran su muerte en redes.

"Tu corazón fue tan amable y gentil con todos. Cuando llegamos a nuestro hotel en Cannes, me invitó a su habitación de hotel, donde bebimos champán del minibar, comimos chocolates Toblerone y fumamos cigarrillos mientras hablaba con su novio francés por teléfono", rememora sobre Tatjana Patitz, "glamurosa, sofisticada y cálida, una vez que te dejaba entrar". , le dijo la alemana a través del teléfono del vestíbulo del hotel. Christy Turlington, una de sus compañeras, recuerda en Instagram la primera vez que vio a Tatjana Patitz, a quien define como la encarnación de "la sofisticación y el estilo europeos". Milla Jovovich ha compartido con sus seguidores su experiencia trabajando con Tatjana Patitz al principio de su carrera: "Estos fueron mis primeros años trabajando como modelo. Tras aparecer en su icónica portada de Vogue, George Michael fichó a Tatjana Patitz, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington y Cindy Crawford para que protagonizaran el videoclip de "Freedom! Estoy agradecida de que nos mantuviéramos en contacto hasta el final, me ha hecho sonreír ahora que he leído nuestros mensajes y me he dado cuenta de que trantan principalmente de nuestro amor por la naturaleza. Su pasión por la naturaleza es uno de las rasgos que más se repiten en los homenajes de sus compañeras, también en la publicación de Helena Christensen: "Hermosa Tatjana, eras un espíritu tan divino de adentro hacia afuera. Espero que tenga caballos y perros en el cielo y la echaremos mucho de menos". ““ "Estábamos juntas en muchas sesiones de fotos y en el backstage de los espectáculos. Su muerte, con solo 56 años, ha sido recibida entre sus compañeras en la pasarela con incredulidad y tristeza.

Singer George Michael saw her in British Vogue in 1990, and subsequently cast her for his “Freedom '90” music video alongside Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington ...

“I had to kind of slide up and down the wall for part of the day. The feel of the set was so run-down, this big, loft kind of vibe. The German-born Patitz was considered one of the original supermodels.

Tatiana Patitz murió este miércoles de cáncer de mama, le dijo a CNN su agente, Corinne Nicolas. Le sobrevive su hijo, Jonah.

Su portada más famosa, que compartió con otras supermodelos de su generación, inspiró a George Michael a elegirla para su video musical de ["Freedom! Le sobrevive su hijo, Jonah.

olivertapia. (CNN) — Tatjana Patitz, quien saltó a la fama en la moda en los años 90 como una supermodelo amante de los animales con una mirada penetrante, ...

Aún así, era imposiblemente chic, sin esfuerzo, dijo Anna Wintour, directora editorial global de Vogue, en un comunicado a la revista. Su portada más famosa, que compartió con otras supermodelos de su generación, inspiró a George Michael a elegirla para su video musical de “Freedom! La modelo nacida en Alemania apareció en docenas de portadas de Vogue e innumerables otras revistas de moda a partir de la década de 1980.

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 ...

In 1990, she also starred in the music video for George Michael's hit song 'Freedom! She only got better at it as the years went by." I could have watched her smoke cigarettes and speak in any of the many languages she was fluent in all day.

Tatjana Patitz, a Vogue model whose career skyrocketed in the '80s and '90s, has died. She was 56.

The late supermodel also posed next to a cow in the organization’s “Live and Let Live” campaign for vegetarianism. Living out here and coming back to this place was like a sigh of relief in a sense.” Instead, she found solace in the nature of California and vowed to never sell her soul to the business. Although Tatjana was without work for a year following her stint in Paris, she soon became a force in the modeling world, according to Vogue. The prize was a trip to Paris with a limited-time modeling contract — and the rest is history. “We would like to salute Tatjana’s kindness, inner beauty, and outstanding intelligence.

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 ...