She died on Jan. 11 of breast cancer, her agent confirmed.
The German-born Patitz was considered one of the original supermodels.
She entered her first modeling contest at age 17 in Stockholm, taking third place.
But a session with fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh that followed launched the main part of her career.
I had to kind of slide up and down the wall for part of the day.
The feel of the set was so run-down, this big, loft kind of vibe.
There was another setup with me laying on a chaise lounge with a black smoking jacket.
I think I may have had a bustier on.
And I was smoking, even.
People still smoked in videos then and even in films.
No information on survivors or a memorial was immediately available.
