Tatjana Patitz, supermodel of '80s and '90s, dies at 56

Patitz's death in the Santa Barbara, California, area was confirmed by her New York agent, Corinne Nicolas, at the Model CoOp agency. Nicolas said ...

January 12, 2023
1:08 AM

Patitz's death in the Santa Barbara, California, area was confirmed by her New York agent, Corinne Nicolas, at the Model CoOp agency. Nicolas said the cause was illness, but did not have further details.Patitz, who was born in Germany, raised in Sweden and later made her life in California, was known as part of an elite handful of 'original' supermodels, appearing in the Michael video along with Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford.

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