Tatjana Patitz was a German Supermodel who appeared in the “Freedom! ‘90” music video by George Michael breathed her last yesterday

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Tatjana was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1966 to German journalist father and an Estonian dancer mother and grew up in Sweden

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She secured the 3rd position in the Elite Model Look competition on the very 1st year she participated, at the age of 17

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She moved to Paris with a modeling contract in 1983 and after putting in some hard yards featured on the cover of the “Vogue” magazine

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Her next success was with photographer Peter Lindbergh with whom she worked for 30 years, launching the beginning of the Supermodel era

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Tatjana went on to work with the French and the American Vogue along with eminent photographers like Irving Penn and Helmut Newton

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Pop-singer George Michael featured her in the “Freedom! ‘90” album along with 5 other supermodels, after he was inspired with her beauty

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After completing 3 decades in modeling she started working for social causes raising HIV awareness, gender equality and LGBTQ rights

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She also appeared in TV commercials for renowned brands like Levis, Cartier, Revlon, Pantene, etc. and was clicked by Bryan Adams too

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She passed away on 11th Jan, 2023 of breast cancer in California at the age of 56 and is survived by her only son

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