Tatjana Patitz, a Vogue model whose career skyrocketed in the ’80s and ’90s, has died. She was 56.
While the cause of death has not been revealed, Vogue confirmed that the model died recently.
The iconic supermodel was most known for her work in Vogue and also starred in George Michael’s 1990 “Freedom” music video alongside fellow models Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista.
Patitz, who was raised in Sweden by her Estonian mother and German father, began to model at 17 when she placed third in a contest in Stockholm. The prize was a trip to Paris with a limited-time modeling contract – but the rest is history.
“Tatjana was always the European symbol of chic, like Romy Schneider-meets-Monica Vitti,” wrote Anna Wintour, the chief content officer of Condé Nast and global editorial director of Vogue, in remembrance of the cover star.
“She was far less visible than her peers — more mysterious, more grown-up, more unattainable — and that had its own appeal,” Wintour continued.
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