Cindy Crawford, Helena Christensen and Anna Wintour lead tributes to late supermodel Tatjana Patitz
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Fashion industry fixtures including Cindy Crawford, Helena Christensen and Anna Wintour honored Tatjana Patitz after the supermodel died today at the age of 56
Born in Germany, Patitz rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s and was considered one of the original supermodels. She starred alongside fellow top models Crawford, Campbell, Evangelista and Christy Turlington in George Michael's "Freedom! ’90" music video. Ashley Hume is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to ashley.hume@fox.com and on Twitter: @ashleyhume
"So sad to hear of the passing of the beautiful @tatjanapatitz," Crawford, 56, wrote in an Instagram post, sharing a throwback photo of herself with Patitz as they posed on a beach. A post shared by Cindy Crawford (@cindycrawford) A post shared by Helena (@helenachristensen) A post shared by Yasmeen Ghauri (@yasmeenghauri) A post shared by Elaine Irwin (@officialelaineirwin) A post shared by pati dubroff (@patidubroff)
She continued, "We were babies together in the fashion industry and I feel like we grew up together. We were in so many shoots together and backstage at shows."