by Tatjana Patitz Death, Obituary – Tatjana Patitz, a model who was 56 years old when she died yesterday, has passed away. She was one of the most famous models of the 1990s, with Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, and Linda Evangelista, among others. Tatjana Patitz, a supermodel who was best remembered for her role in the music video for George Michael’s mega-hit single “Freedom ’90,” passed away on Sunday at the age of 56. According to her agent, she passed away on January 11 from breast cancer. Patitz, who was born in Germany, is recognized as having been one of the first supermodels. At the age of 17, she competed in her first modeling competition in Stockholm, where she ended up getting third place. However, after that, she worked with fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, which was the beginning of the most successful phase of her career.
After seeing her in the 1990 issue of British Vogue, singer George Michael cast her in the music video for his song “Freedom ’90,” along with Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, and Linda Evangelista. “I was in my own zone,” she remarked about the time she spent filming the “Freedom ’90” video, during which she did not even come into contact with Michael. “For a good portion of the day, I was required to move around the wall in a manner similar to sliding. The atmosphere of the stage was rather shabby, with a strong sense of being in a large loft. There was a second setting in which I was wearing a black smoking jacket while I dozed off on a chaise lounge.
It’s possible that I was wearing a bustier at the time. And I was even smoking at the time. Even in movies, people may be seen smoking on footage from that era.
