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    Gia Marie Carangi [1] (January 29, 1960 – November 18, 1986) was an American model, considered by many to be the first supermodel.

  2. 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.

  3. Gia Marie Carangi moved to New York City at the age of 17 and instantly took the fashion industry by storm. She redefined the standard of beauty and became one of the biggest models in fashion history. After she became addicted to heroin, Gia's fashionable career rapidly declined.

  4. 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...

  5. Sep 14, 2018 · 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 life echoed the classic rags-to-riches story, only, eventually, the riches made way for rags again.

  6. Jun 13, 2021 · 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.

  7. Jul 10, 2023 · The Legacy of Gia Carangi. In the end, Gia Carangi was a young woman who the fashion industry chewed up and spat out, her life ending at the early age of 26. There were multiple recounts of her tragic life after falling from her modeling career; HBO's film Gia starring Angelina Jolie and Thing of Beauty by Stephen Fried are the most well-known ...

  8. May 12, 2018 · Gia Carangi: The Rise and Fall of The World’s First Supermodel. Larissa Oliveira. Follow. Published in. Cine Suffragette. 7 min read. May 12, 2018. 1. Listen. Share. From Philadelphia to New...

  9. 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...

  10. Gia Carangi was born on January 29, 1960 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Blondie: Atomic (1980). She died on November 18, 1986 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.