Christy Turlington has hailed Tatjana Patitz as the embodiment of 'European sophistication and style.'Patitz - one of the five '90s supermodels who starred in George Michael's Freedom music video with Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford - died from breast cancer on Wednesday at age 56.Christy took to social media late on Wednesday night to pay a glowing tribute to the catwalk star, calling her a 'vision, glamorous, sophisticated, and warm, once she let you in.' She added that Tatjana took her under her wing in 1985 after they first met in Paris for a photo shoot. Glowing: Christy Turlington has hailed Tatjana Patitz as the embodiment of 'European sophistication and style.' Patitz - one of the top five '90s supermodels who appeared on Vogue and starred in George Michael's Freedom with Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford - died from breast cancer on Wednesday at age 56The San Francisco based Christy - who is married to director Ed Burns - added, 'I learned about the sudden passing of Tatjana Patitz when I landed at an airport on the same coast earlier today. 'Ever since, all I can see is her face, hear her voice, and of course am flooded with memories.' She then said that Tatjana was 'European sophistication and style.'They first met in 1985.
