Patitz worked for Vogue and Valentino, and starred in George Michael's music video Freedom! from 1990 with Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista and Cindy Crawford.
'This is deeply deeply sad,' Christensen shared on Twitter. She also wrote, 'Beautiful spirit she was' with two broken heart emojis. And she added a flashback photo where she said over the post that she was 'heartbroken.'
Model Yasmeen Ghauri shared a throwback photo as she wrote, 'Rest in peace dear Tatjana. We didn’t know each other well but your presence always struck me. Your authenticity, grace, kindness and inner strength shone through. You will be missed.'