Tatjana Patitz fashion model
Birth Date
May 25, 1966
Nationality
Germany
Sun Sign
Aries
Natural hair color
Blonde
Eye color
Blue
Height
5 ft 11 in | 180 cm
Tatjana Patitz for Byzance Rochas Perfume
Body Measurements
36-24-36 in | 90-60-90 cm
Weight
57 kg | 125 pounds
Bra Size
36C
Shoe size
9.5 US | 41 EU
Tatjana Patitz for Chanel Campaign
Facts Age
Tatjana Patitz was born in Hamburg, Germany, on May 25, 1966, is a German model and actress.
She was discovered in the Elite Model Look contest, at the age of seventeen (1983).
She is one of the world's best fashion models in the 1980s and 1990s.
Patitz is one of the "big five" supermodels, along with Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington.
Featured in music videos for:
George Michael "Freedom! '90"
Korn "Make Me Bad" (2000)
Nick Kamen "Tell Me" (1988)
Duran Duran "Skin Trade" (1987)
Appeared on seven covers of American Vogue and thirteen covers of British Vogue.
Long time highly ranked on Industry Icons List by models.com.
Learned to ride horses at the age of seven.
She is a vegetarian.
She dated Seal (1997-2003) and Pierce Brosnan (1993).
Has a son, Jonah, born in 2004.
Lives on a ranch in Malibu, California.
Best Movies
She made her big screen debut in crime film Rising Sun (1993) in role as Cheryl Lynn Austin, opposite Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes.
Restraining Order (1999) thriller action in role as Leight Woodfield, opposite Eric Roberts
Prêt-à-Porter (1994) comedy drama in role as Herself, directed by Robert Altman
Editorials Covers
Has been featured on over 200 magazine covers including American French, Italian, German, Spanish, Australian and British Vogue, Yo Dona Spain, Gloria Magazine, Madame Germany, Telegraph Magazine, Marie Claire Italy, Marie Claire France, Elle UK, Scene Magazine, Elle Italia, Amica Germany, Rolling Stone.
Advertising campaigns
Rochas, Esprit, AVON, Jigsaw, Pantene, Borbonese, Dockers, Ralph Lauren, L'Oréal, Revlon, Gloria Vanderbilt, Brunello Cucinelli, Marina Rinaldi, Shiseido, Hogan, Bulgari, Chanel, S. Oliver.
Fashion Shows
Walked runway for Etro, Versace, Salvatore Ferragamo, Valentino, Jil Sander, Jean Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, Chanel, Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Helmut Lang, Karl Lagerfeld.
Agencies
Represented by agencies Viva Paris, Milan d'management group, Viva London, Elite Amsterdam, Hamburg Mega Model Agency.
Tatjana Patitz for Gianni Versace Couture
Quotes
I want to do more documentaries and travel to places I haven't been. That is where I think I can be fulfilled.
Some models are naturally very thin, but if they aren't naturally like that, then what these girls do to their health to fit in... To be a size zero or a two when you're tall is incredible to me.
It would be nice if models were allowed to be a more healthy weight - for the models, and for the young women who look up to them. We were athletic and healthy, and we looked like women.
I loved making Rising Sun. I got into the psychology of why she liked to get strangled and tied up in plastic bags. It has to do with low self-esteem.
