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Gia Marie Carangi (January 29, 1960 – November 18, 1986) was an American model, considered by many to be the first supermodel. [2] [3] She was featured on the cover of numerous magazines, including multiple editions of Vogue and Cosmopolitan , and appeared in advertising campaigns for fashion houses including Armani , Dior , Versace and Yves ...
Dec 2, 2019 · Gia died at age 26 of AIDS, likely due to her addiction to heroin, on Nov. 18, 1986. She was one of the first well-known cisgender women to be diagnosed with AIDS in the '80s.
Jan 31, 2023 · Angelina Jolie's 'Gia' Turns 25: Behind the Death of the Italian-American Model Who Inspired Movie. Considered by many to be the first supermodel, Gia Carangi was only 26 years old when she died ...
Here’s a look back at 10 of the most memorable images of supermodel Gia Carangi. The famous “Dead” photo of Gia. Gia’s famous “dead” shot that originally appeared as part of a fashion editorial spread in the November 1978 issue of American Vogue. Photographer Andrea Blanch shot the image. The Helmut Newton photos.
Sep 24, 2022 · A revered fashion model plucked out of Philadelphia, Gia Carangi became addicted to heroin and died at 26 years old from AIDS in November 1986. She was edgy, she was fiery, and she was falling apart. America's first supermodel, Gia Carangi died too soon of her own demise.
Jan 29, 2023 · Carangi models a spring look in a bright yellow fuzzy sweater and plain white trousers. Lensed in 1986, the year she died, this is one of the last modeling photos of Carangi. Her look for the image is quintessential ‘80s in a power suit and voluminous hair.
Sep 14, 2018 · The story of Gia Carangi: world’s first supermodel who died of Aids at 26. Fashion Feature. Starring Angelina Jolie in the title role, the movie documenting Carangi’s tragic life turns 20 this year. 14September 2018. Text Sabrina Cooper. Gia Carangi: photos of the world’s first supermodel 8.
Jun 13, 2021 · YouTube. When Gia Carangi's life is remembered at all, it is remembered as a tragedy. Though she is acknowledged as the world's first true supermodel, her short life and her tragic demise mean that her name isn't as widely known as you'd expect from someone who had achieved such a feat. Born in 1960, Carangi's face was all over magazines by the ...
Sep 7, 1997 · Comment on HBO film Gia, about heroin-addicted model Gia Carangi, who died of AIDS in 1986 at age 26; photos (M)
Sep 27, 2019 · Stricken with the disease, ravaged by drug abuse, penniless, abandoned by all her friends, Gia passed away quietly in a hospital bed in 1986 with only her mother at her side. She was 26. In 1998, HBO produced a film about the brief, beautiful, and reckless life of Gia Carangi, starring Angelina Jolie. But for most who haven't seen the film, Gia ...
