Thing of Beauty
The tragic life of 70s-era supermodel Gia Carangi.
The tragic life of 70s-era supermodel Gia Carangi.
On Gia’s early years as a bisexual “Bowie kid” in working class Philadelphia.
On Gia’s heroin addiction and death from AIDS at age 26.
Stephen Fried Philadelphia Magazine Nov 1988 1h15min Permalink
The diarist and photographer Peter Beard, known both for his series documenting a mass elephant starvation and for discovering the supermodel Iman on a Nairobi street, reflects on his life of “drugs, debt, and beautiful women” while recovering from being trampled by an elephant.
Leslie Bennetts Vanity Fair Nov 1996 30min Permalink