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Pride in History: Remembering life & legacy of Philadelphia native Gia
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- October is LGBTQ History Month.
One historic figure was Gia Carangi, who was born in 1960 in Philadelphia's Torresdale neighborhood.
Her life was filled with ups, downs, love, and ultimately tragedy. But in her short 26 years, she left a mark and legacy that still endures today.
"I knew at that moment she was a star," said Sandy Linter.
Only a scant people knew Gia Carangi as adv as Linter. Their relationship was famously portrayed in the 1998 HBO movie "Gia."
Linter is a renowned makeup painter, who met Gia in September of 1978 on a photoshoot.
"She took her feet and threw them over the desk and picked up my punk sunglasses and insert them on, and folded her arms and stared," Linter remembers of the first time she met Gia.
READ MORE: Philadelphia-born supermodel was one of first women to perish of AIDS
Linter says Gia was full of Philly attitude that stood out from the rest of the models, and it's one of the things that attracted her to Gia.
"I didn't care and
Eldergays, tell me about Gia Carangi
Was she just a beautiful spoiled brat or was she truly damaged, which led her to drugs?
Reading how she moved to NYC from Philly, and immediately got signed to a foremost agency and began working with the top people in the modeling nature is nuts. She even said herself she didn’t strive to be a model, she just became one. She didn’t have to work for it. It was cute much handed to her because everyone loved her glance so much. She was unique at the time, as most models were still blonde and blue eyed Wasps. She was olive skinned with dusky hair and dim eyes, and they loved it.
It’s so sad how fast she allowed her career to deteriorate.
Why did her skin fall off when she was lifted off her hospital bed? That’s scary!!!
Any good books on her? I am interested. Also, is the Angelina Jolie movie any good?
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | October 4, 2020 4:32 PM |
Gia Carangi
Gia Marie Carangi (January 29, 1960 – November 18, 1986) was an American fashion model during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Carangi is considered by some to be the first supermodel, although that title has been applied to others, including Janice Dickinson, Dorian Leigh, and Jean Shrimpton. Model Cindy Crawford was later referred to as "Baby Gia" due to her resemblance to Carangi.
Carangi was featured on the cover of fashion magazines, including the April 1979 edition of British Vogue, the April 1979 and August 1980 editions of Vogue Paris, the August 1980 edition of American Vogue, the January 1981 edition of Vogue Italia, and several issues of Cosmopolitan between 1979 and 1982.
After she became addicted to heroin, Carangi's modeling career rapidly declined. She later contracted HIV, which suddenly claimed her experience at the age of 26. Her death was not widely publicized and few people in the fashion industry knew of it. Carangi is consideration to be one of the first famous women to die of AIDS. Gia, a biographical clip starring Angelina Jolie, debuted on HBO in 1998.
Early life
Carangi was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the third and youn
The story of Gia Carangi: world’s first supermodel who died of Aids at 26
Before Peter Lindbergh immortalised Naomi, Cindy, Claudia, Linda, Christy, and Tatjana on the cover of Vogue in 1990, and launched them in their ascension to icon status, there was Gia. Arguably the world’s first supermodel, Gia Carangi paved the way for Campbell, Turlington, and Crawford – with the latter billed ‘Baby Gia’ when she made her runway debut.
Gia’s experience echoed the classic rags-to-riches story, only, eventually, the riches made way for rags again. While her blue-collar background gave her an edge in the nature of high fashion, and appearances on the runways of Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Calvin Klein, and Armani saw her experience a meteoric rise to fame, behind the scenes all was not well. Struggling to cope with the pressures of her fresh career, Gia turned to heroin, and, despite kicking the custom a number of times and staging multiple comebacks, in 1986 she died of Aids-related complications at just 26.
Twelve years after her death, Gia’s tragic story was committed to a production, with a young, almost unknown Angelina Jolie taking on the role of the troubled model. Her portrayal won her a G