Supermodel Tatjana Patitz, star of George Michael’s “Freedom” video, dies at 56

The sad news of Tatiana Patitz’s death was confirmed by her agent from New York modeling agency Model CoOp. He said on Wednesday that Tatiana had died “recently”, but the cause of death had not yet been released.

Tatiana Patitz’s memory was honored by American Vogue editor Anna Wintour. She described the German beauty as “a symbol of European elegance”.

Supermodel Tatjana Patitz / Social networks photo.

“Tatiana has always been a European symbol of elegance, like Romy Schneider and Monica Vitti,” recalled A. Wintour, Vogue’s global editorial director. “She was much less visible than her peers—more mysterious, more mature, more inaccessible—and that had a kind of appeal.”

Tatjana Patitz was born in 1966. In Hamburg, in the family of an Estonian and a German, and when she was still very young, she moved with her family to Sweden. At the age of 17, she took part in an elite modeling competition in Stockholm and took third place in the country. The prize is a trip to Paris and a fixed-term contract. However, as in 1988 wrote “Vogue”, the star was not born quickly. Tatiana has not found any work for a year.

Supermodel Tatjana Patitz / Vida Press photo.

Supermodel Tatjana Patitz / AFP/”Scanpix” photo.

The godfather of T. Patitz’s career was the German photographer Peter Lindberg, who was noted for his unretouched photos and preferred “natural” beauty. He in 1988 Tatjana Patitz was immortalized with her colleagues in the famous photo “White Shirts: Six Supermodels, Malibu” and again in 1990. for the cover of British Vogue supermodels.

After seeing the magazine, singer George Michael invited models to star in the music video for his song “Freedom”. Tatiana appeared in a cult video of the 1990s with her peers Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell.

In addition to the work of George Micheal, Tatjana also appeared in the video clip of the song “Skin Trade” by the band “Duran Duran”. in 1993 she played a murder victim in Rising Sun and created roles in other films.

During her career, she repeatedly graced the covers of popular fashion publications Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Marie Claire, worked with the world-famous fashion houses Versace and Chanel.

However, one of the first supermodels, T. Patitz, never looked like a part of the “group”, she was much quieter, more reserved. She also stood out because she chose a home not in New York or Paris, but in California, where she could be closer to nature and her animals.

Tatiana has dated famous men including musician Seal, actor Pierce Brosnan and singer Nick Kamen. She had a son, Jonah Johnson, with her ex-husband Jason Johnson.

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Supermodel Tatjana Patitz (30 photo)