Tatjana Patitz, the quietest and perhaps themost intense of the original supermodels, has died.
I never sold my soul, Patitz said in a 2020 interview.
She placed third in Sweden.
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The prize was a trip to Paris and a limited-time contract.
But asVoguewrote in 1988, a star was not quickly born.
Tatjana found no work for a year.
Tatjana Patitz walks for Christian Dior in 1991.
Tatjana Patitz walks for Christian Dior in 1991.
EnterPeter Lindbergh, the fairy godfather of Patitzs career.
One of the original supermodels, Patitz never seemed to be part of the pack.
Tatjana Patitz for Fendi 1992.
And I was going to make it because of that.
Tatjana Patitz for Fendi 1992.
Her more recent appearances inVoguewere family affairs.
Tatjana Patitz and her son, Jonah, in October 2022.
The model was reunited with her peers for Good Jeans, a supermodels-in-denim story shot byAnnie Leibovitz.
Again in 2019 the mother and son made an appearance in a Tina Barney portfolio.
Speaking of her son last year, Patitz declared, Jonah is my source of happiness.
Tatjana Patitz and her son, Jonah, in October 2022.
This article first appeared onVogue.
