Having appeared on the front cover of 1990s British Vogue, Patitz also featured in numerous music videos including George Michael's Freedom! '90.
Model Tatjana Patitz, who rose to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s and starred in George Michael's Freedom! '90 music video, has died aged 56.Her agent Corinne Nicolas said the cause of death was illness but did not give further details.She was part of an elite handful of"original supermodels" and starred in the music video for Michael's 1990s hit, alongside fellow models Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell.
She told Vogue.com Patitz was"far less visible than her peers, more mysterious, more grown-up, more unattainable, and that had its own appeal"."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.Image:She also noted that models from her era had healthier physiques.
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