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I just re-watched the movie and went throught some old pictures... sooo tragic !
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I just re-watched the movie and went throught some old pictures... sooo tragic !
Gia has haunted me. She wanted to be loved so badly and just never felt truly comfortable with who she was.
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If she had dated GAY women, she might have been happier. She went after straight women, who barely wanted anything to do with her - besides for drugs and/or money.
As shocking as this photo was supposed to be it was used for many years in catalogues.
Her last Cosmo cover was a gift from Scavullo. He seemed entranced by her because she truly didn't seem to give a shit. She looks really bloated. It wasn't her arms he was trying to hide, it was her hand. She had been shooting up in her hand for so long there was a huge oozing sore on it that would not heal and everyone knew and talked about the "thing on the hand". I don't know that she wasn't a nice person. I think she was quite regular, if not very bright. She obviously had deep issues about being abandoned by her mother.
She was involved with a woman named Rochelle but her main girlfriend was makeup artist, Sandy Linter. They are pictured here:
I think her beauty was a representation of everything that was not blonde and waspy which was very big at the time. She had an incredible body. Her tits are phenomenal.
I have the documentary An American Tragedy about Gia...It is heartbreaking...I have to admit it makes me cry. I also read the Fried biography. Many of her counselors thought that her father sexually abused her after her mom left the home. I think this magnified the pain of abandonment that Gia felt exponentially. I also have to admit, in the photos and film clips of Gia when she was sober, I find her to be absolutely breathtaking...she definitely had "IT"
She has always fascinated me.....absolutely breathtaking in her beauty, and absolutely heartbreaking in her life....she always reminded me of the Stars of old.....don`t know why....not very many similarities......maybe her charisma in pics......you can almost feel it
She was no doubt beautiful. Seems like she really was a tortured soul though.
Hello Everyone!! I am new to this forum and was so excited to see this thread on "Gia". She was so stunning and I did love Angelina Jolie's portrayal of her. I agree with the post that she wasn't that "waspy" type look but very exotic and alluring which made her even more appealing...What a bod and I agree, Jolie does not look good naked, no ass!!
This thread made me watch the movie again last night.. so sad.
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For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39
Hey does anyone happen to have a copy of the infamous "dead shot."
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I am obsessed with Gia, Such a heartbreaking story. I almost bought the contraversial magazine with the track mark photo on E-Bay. I may be blind but I dont see the marks.
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On her left arm. The bracelets on her right arm are covering her horrible hand sore.
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Oops that photo wasn't up when I posted, or something. Now I think I see something. Just under the bottom bracelet
Yeah in the second one check out a little bit below her left arms elbow. Bruising. In the upper photo just.. ewww...
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I was referring to the purple track marks on her hands.. oh wait is that grass shadows? Ok I think Im a weirdo *L*
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Now that I think about it I don't think I've ever seen track marks before...
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Thank you SheBoss, for the warm welcome!! I have a sister named Gia, always loved the name. I have always loved Gia Carangi's looks and I see why they called Cindy Crawford, "Baby Gia", they have a very similar look (coloring) and those lips. It's interesting though, you can see her looks decline year after year in those shots. Scavullo loved her so much, he dealt with her drug habits because he truly felt for her and wanted to take care of her....he also said just thinking about her made him want to cry, her vulnerability, so sad.......very tragic
Hi first post I just wanted to thank everyone for all the pictures in this thread, I think Gia was stunning. I don't know much about her yet but am currently reading Thing of Beauty so hopefully that will change soon.
I have that book and I cant get into it. Too long with really small print. I have the movie and Self Destruction of Gia. It was really sad to watch.
totally my current death crush right now, my girlfriend and I went to her grave last week and paid our respects. You have to give her book a shot, its very good and so much better than the movie, the middle with the modeling and fashion stuff gets a little drawn out, but the story of her life is amazing. She really seemed like a lost soul who was always seeking attention, you know the typical story of a broken home and childhood abuse.
Holy cow! Thanks for the pic.
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I think he is supposed to be tattooing her. That's a tattoo gun.
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From what I have read, at the time of her death she looked nothing like she does in the fashion pics. She had been pretty beaten up from AIDS and also at that point in time no one really even knew much about who she was so I highly doubt a "death pic" could even exist.
I think her mother kept her very isolated in the end more out of shame than concern. The mother is a piece of work and I think alot of Gia's decision to be a model was to seek her approval. I don't remember the movie well but it seems they portrayed her as much more involved. There's no pictures of her in the end but but AIDS and self abuse would have taken it's toll I'm sure.
I thought I'd post the pic I took last week when my girlfriend and I stopped at her grave.
I know that the cemetery doesn't let you know where her marker is but its out there on the net, when we were there, there was a wreath, some roses, and an 24 hour AA recovery coin. Oh and my Death Hag Sticker.
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The stories that I read about her at the end she had the worst case of AIDS i've ever heard of. I've had people I knew die of AIDS but never heard of Skin falling off of them. They had sores yes but no skin falling off. I wonder what disease causes that? Yeah AIDS but what secondary disease caused that?