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Gia Carangi

1960 - 1986

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Gia Marie Carangi (January 29, 1960 – November 18, 1986) was an American supermodel, considered by some to be the first supermodel. In 2023, Harpers Bazaar ranked her 15th among the greatest supermodels in the 1980s. 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 Saint Laurent. After Carangi became addicted to heroin, her career rapidly declined, which ultimately led her to quit modeling in 1983. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gia Carangi is the 17th most popular model (up from 20th in 2019), the 2,405th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,567th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Model.

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Among MODELS

Among models, Gia Carangi ranks 17 out of 313. Before her are Brigitte Nielsen, Heidi Klum, Iman, András Arató, Cindy Crawford, and Yolanda Hadid. After her are Pattie Boyd, Alessandra Ambrosio, Veruschka von Lehndorff, Bettie Page, Adriana Lima, and Linda Evangelista.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Gia Carangi ranks 78. Before her are Neil Gaiman, Bushra al-Assad, Kim Wilde, Naoki Urasawa, Hirohiko Araki, and Walter Zenga. After her are Jeremy Clarkson, Pierre Littbarski, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Taneti Mamau, Hideaki Anno, and Jennifer Grey. Among people deceased in 1986, Gia Carangi ranks 70. Before her are Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, Maurice Duruflé, Gunnar Björnstrand, Alfredo Binda, Gabdulkhay Akhatov, and Altiero Spinelli. After her are Lyudmila Rudenko, Sterling Hayden, Leif Erickson, Emilio Fernández, Yaroslav Stetsko, and J. Allen Hynek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gia Carangi ranks 2,405 out of 20,380. Before her are Don L. Lind (1930), Jack Swigert (1931), King Vidor (1894), Mark Felt (1913), Roy Raymond (1947), and Husband E. Kimmel (1882). After her are Common (1972), Billy Martin (1981), Sonny Rollins (1930), Loretta Young (1913), Jim Parsons (1973), and E. Howard Hunt (1918).

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Among MODELS In United States

Among models born in United States, Gia Carangi ranks 3. Before her are Kendall Jenner (1995), and Cindy Crawford (1966). After her are Bettie Page (1923), Gigi Hadid (1995), Carmen Dell'Orefice (1931), Hailey Baldwin (1996), Hunter Schafer (1998), Tyra Banks (1973), Sable (1967), Kylie Jenner (1997), and Stephanie Seymour (1968).

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