Tatjana Patitz, Supermodel of 1980s and 1990s, Dies at 56

Tatjana Patitz, Supermodel of 1980s and 1990s, Dies at 56
German model Tatjana Patitz poses with the new catalog of German catalog company Otto during a photocall in Hamburg, Germany, on Dec. 14, 2006. Fabian Bimmer/AP Photo
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Tatjana Patitz, one of an elite group of famed supermodels who graced magazine covers in the 1980s and 1990s and appeared in George Michael’s “Freedom! ‘90” music video, has died at age 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 the cause was illness, but did not have further details.