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  • Join us as we tell the story of GIA...the worlds first Supermodel. GIA was featured on the covers of magazines such as Vogue, Cosmopolitan and the face of advertising campaigns for Armani, Dior, Versace and Yves Saint Laurent. Sadly, after years of battling drug addiction GIA died of an AIDS related illness.
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  • @TheSegadroid
    @TheSegadroid Před rokem +334

    It’s a scientific fact that most humans do not reach full maturity until 25. She was basically a child that needed to be protected from the demons that ultimately killed her. Very tragic. 😢

    • @martymartin2894
      @martymartin2894 Před rokem +24

      Yes some people have no sympathy for people with addictions which is definitely a mental illness.

    • @timothychung4811
      @timothychung4811 Před rokem +6

      Yes, her parents not the industry.

    • @reginaarnone4845
      @reginaarnone4845 Před rokem +21

      @martymartin2894 addiction is a disease and 95% of addicts have CPTSD which is caused by multiple early childhood trauma at the hands of a caretaker. For me. It was my narcissistic mother.

    • @timothychung4811
      @timothychung4811 Před rokem +8

      @@reginaarnone4845 Addiction is not a disease, but it is heavily aided when one is internally lost.

    • @martymartin2894
      @martymartin2894 Před rokem +16

      @@reginaarnone4845 I have an addiction to alcohol but I don't drink anymore, but I didn't have any abuse I had a very loving upbringing, but alcoholism can be traced back in both sides of my family to prior generations, so I do think that is somewhat hereditary the gene that causes alcoholism and depression.

  • @vanessareagan3497
    @vanessareagan3497 Před rokem +117

    In the modeling industry, Cindy Crawford was referred to as “Baby Gia” when she started out. Gia was beautiful, talented and incredibly damaged by her home life and the industry.
    The stars that shine the brightest burn out the fastest.

    • @TheJpep2424
      @TheJpep2424 Před 11 měsíci +5

      Drug addicts die young. The wages of sin is death

    • @Poppyseed0990
      @Poppyseed0990 Před 9 měsíci

      @@TheJpep2424guessing you’ll be dead soon then. Considering we are all sinners. What a shitty thing to say! Gia was one of the kindest people with a wild heart. We adored her in the industry.

    • @adriennesaffer4541
      @adriennesaffer4541 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @vannessareagen
      Cindy Crawford had a strong resemblance to Gia Carenge
      but Gia was still more lofty in her beauty.

    • @vanessareagan3497
      @vanessareagan3497 Před 8 měsíci

      @@TheJpep2424 not all of them. With the right support in place and the desire to get clean it can be done. I pulled myself up and out of addiction 12 years ago and haven’t looked back. But I had people in my corner, a treatment plan that worked and I put in the work. Not everyone is so lucky.

  • @buddymills8112
    @buddymills8112 Před rokem +48

    I watched the movie when it came out. Great film. I became aware of Gia after that. My mom died of AIDS from drug abuse. That's another reason I was interested in her story. Thanks for such a great tribute to her.

    • @ghostwriter1415
      @ghostwriter1415 Před měsícem

      Me2. When it came out on HBO in 98, the commercial-soundtrack was the song, Heart Of Glass, by the band, Blondie. OxyContin was brand new, and we would listen to Blondie, and smoke the pills on tin foil. Good times.

    • @dakota7532
      @dakota7532 Před měsícem

      so sorry for your loss.

  • @haterlover1029
    @haterlover1029 Před rokem +418

    Thank you for acknowledging her. Most people don’t know who she is or what she did in her lifetime 🙏

  • @kellie5476
    @kellie5476 Před rokem +208

    I've had a bit of an obsession with Gia since learning about her a couple of years ago. I love that she was so much more than just a pretty face. I desperately wish she was still with us.

    • @VeronicaReveles408
      @VeronicaReveles408 Před rokem +7

      What was her childhood like? 😔

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind Před rokem +8

      If you want to know about an inspiring supermodel for women to this day, look no further to 'Christy Turlington'. Her mother is her best friend and she graduated at the Ivy league school of Columbia University with honors. You tuber 'Karine Alourde' has the best info bio of her. You will be surprised how much more interesting her life and family are. Professionalism at the best of her job while being humble at the same time.

    • @dawnprudenti1964
      @dawnprudenti1964 Před rokem +6

      Me also!! I'm only 5 years younger then Gia. An fell into the same addiction but Luckily never got AIDS. I also wasn't a super. Model. But I would have r loved to have known her. An wish anything she was still around today.

    • @Gigi1111Layna
      @Gigi1111Layna Před rokem +2

      @@Trancymind And having a 2 year affair with Bono.

    • @Trancymind
      @Trancymind Před rokem

      @@Gigi1111Layna From which years? If you can't give me a source than it is a 100% lie. I know both of them have been close friends for more than 25 years to this day.

  • @mariashazam81
    @mariashazam81 Před rokem +115

    I find Gia Carangi fascinating yet tragic. She came into modeling when it was just blonde and blue-eyed models back in the 70's. She and Janice Dickinson changed all of that. I still own the Self-Destruction of Gia DVD documentary. I also read Thing of Beauty and of course watched Gia starring Angelina Jolie.

  • @twobrokeguyz1214
    @twobrokeguyz1214 Před rokem +161

    I didn't know Gia was so young! No wonder she wanted someone with her! How scary that must have been to have been out on your own and so famous, so young... that's a lot of responsibility. She probably did need someone. RIP GIA! 💓

    • @lizdevich7192
      @lizdevich7192 Před rokem +12

      I remember the movie. She was drop dead gorgeous!
      Wilhelmina Cooper really helped her get her career out into the open! Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and other fashion magazines!

    • @miriamcornejo4448
      @miriamcornejo4448 Před rokem

      @@lizdevich7192 But not even that matter to her drugs where more her priority .

    • @silviaalatzia3413
      @silviaalatzia3413 Před rokem +1

      She was a junkie...
      Trash..
      Nothing else

    • @kelsian_smith03
      @kelsian_smith03 Před rokem +5

      @@lizdevich7192 when Wilhelmina died that’s when Gia just went fully on Heroine she was lost after March 1980 and never recovered. Also she went even further into her addiction when her favourite photographer Chris Von Wangenheim died in March 1981 just a year after Wilhelmina died

    • @twobrokeguyz1214
      @twobrokeguyz1214 Před rokem +7

      @@miriamcornejo4448 Yeah, that’s what addiction does! The drugs probably helped her to “Not give a fuck” or stay strong in a cutthroat world.

  • @ajzepp8976
    @ajzepp8976 Před rokem +64

    It's always so surreal to stand beside a grave. Especially with someone famous, the idea that you're literally standing six feet away from that person is a lot to take in.

    • @francescacastiglione7094
      @francescacastiglione7094 Před rokem +9

      I agree. I came across Nicole Brown Simpson’s grave in the same cemetery where my mom is laid to rest. Very surreal to see it, let alone all other graves.

    • @ajzepp8976
      @ajzepp8976 Před rokem +4

      @@francescacastiglione7094 oh wow, that must definitely be surreal!

    • @blonde-dfk
      @blonde-dfk Před rokem +2

      Felt that way when I visited Marylyn Monroe’s

  • @leesashriber5097
    @leesashriber5097 Před rokem +351

    She was so beautiful. She had the world at her finger tips and sadly it ended up killing her. The movie was so good and sad. ❤️🙏🕊️

    • @JoeMotionVideos82
      @JoeMotionVideos82 Před rokem +16

      A very powerful movie.

    • @Notbothered1
      @Notbothered1 Před rokem +27

      Lets not act as if she was innocent. She was a drug addict noone forced her to do drugs..

    • @leesashriber5097
      @leesashriber5097 Před rokem +11

      @@Notbothered1 , I believe I stated that in a tactful way. Happy Monday 😊

    • @tajmulhall
      @tajmulhall Před rokem

      What killed Gia was mental illness and not knowing how to handle her unique brain and her brilliant looks, many of us in that era turn to drugs, rather than make it work for us

    • @katinabotten
      @katinabotten Před rokem +2

      I never heard of her

  • @shaynaa3359
    @shaynaa3359 Před rokem +72

    This is excellent. I absolutely adore Gia. I am a native Philadelphian. My mother went to Lincoln HS with her. She said she was lovely. Thank you immensely. Beautifully tragic

  • @selinakyle2368
    @selinakyle2368 Před 7 měsíci +8

    The best looking supermodel. None of the ones today holds a candle to her and her looks.

  • @joelampo1
    @joelampo1 Před rokem +64

    Crazy how Angelina plays Gia and had a similar spiral, but made it through. Its really a shame such a young woman lost control of her life

    • @adriennesaffer4541
      @adriennesaffer4541 Před rokem +13

      Gia was so beautiful, she made Angelina Jolie look plain.

    • @kelsian_smith03
      @kelsian_smith03 Před rokem +14

      I think beauty is a double edged sword as it can give you benefits but it can damage you

    • @vix3nbl1tzen23
      @vix3nbl1tzen23 Před 9 měsíci +2

      It's really a shame such young women had no one emotionally or mentally stable to support them.

  • @kledaneb420
    @kledaneb420 Před rokem +134

    I think of the movie and after watching angelina jolie do amazing in the role of Gia, I had to research her. She is more relatable than I'd ever imagine and she defines free and wild spirited . I had a best friend when I was a teen that reminded me of her . I always was a mother to her more than her friend and I wanted to protect her because she always was vulnerable and gullible . We drifted apart just for a short time and sadly she fell in deep with hard drugs and was in an abusive relationship. She died at age 20, just a kid and I still mourn her . She was like a beautiful bird that refused to be in any cage and she was so fearless. Those wildfire souls are rare to know and even with the few years I had my friendship with Tiffany , she really broke me out of my shell and I wouldn't be who I am today

    • @TopSecretInformations
      @TopSecretInformations Před rokem +19

      Damn your comment made me tear up.
      For Tiffany, 💐

    • @juanitamorgan5475
      @juanitamorgan5475 Před rokem +2

      I also saw the movie I think she had HIV

    • @JR-ez3zd
      @JR-ez3zd Před rokem +6

      It is so heartbreaking to know that someone you want to help chooses the wrong path! My condolences! 😥

    • @geraldinelafayette1838
      @geraldinelafayette1838 Před rokem +6

      What a beautiful heartfelt comment to a beautiful, unforgettable, creature that left a very deep mark on your life. I have known a few force of natures myself that have left this world much too soon! Some flames just burn out bc they are so bright! And it’s so deeply sad. ❤

  • @girolamo5637
    @girolamo5637 Před rokem +55

    Gia Marie Carangi! That Book "Thing of Beauty" about her was so good! Glad you two covered this!

    • @rockchick5442
      @rockchick5442 Před rokem +5

      Yes I have read the book by Stephen Fried 💔

    • @teedee3356
      @teedee3356 Před rokem +3

      Great book! It covers a lot of details that the movie doesn’t (although I enjoyed the movie as well).

    • @ciarrajohnson3849
      @ciarrajohnson3849 Před rokem +1

      IDK about a book, but I know now and would love to read it. A Jolie fkd that role in the THROAT playing her😩 #OMG

  • @sisterhoney61
    @sisterhoney61 Před rokem +29

    Gia was a year older than me, so I definitely remember her. She was everywhere then. I would look through the fashion magazines, looking for photos of her. She was so beautiful.

  • @skyangelthefan
    @skyangelthefan Před rokem +38

    When my ex was looking for names for our daughter he saw the name Gia and it made me think of her. She was sooo naturally beautiful and ended up with such tragedy. Thank You for visiting her grave site. May Gia be soaring in heaven as a Beautiful Angel.

  • @Snowythegoodestboy
    @Snowythegoodestboy Před rokem +14

    I'm a 37 year old woman living as far as can be on the other side of the world in Bangladesh and I watch your videos religiously. Even I know Gia. Watched the movie starring Jolie. Watched documentaries on her tragic and short life. I think its a generational thing. Younger Americans don't know a lot about their own country/pop culture these days. Anyways, thanks for taking me to places I would never be able to visit on in this lifetime. You are doing incredible work. Love from Dhaka 💝

  • @infinitecashmoneyglitch
    @infinitecashmoneyglitch Před rokem +3

    Wowzer I'm now 53 I never ever heard of Gia. 10 years after I was born she 1960 I'm 1970. Heroin or down a curse drug in them times my mother got addicted to. I guess when Gia went for them cigarettes, it was more for that fix that led to her demise or black listed!? The similarities between her and Cindy Crawford wow, now I recall her in my early days when she was super model and a half. ❤😢😊 Great documentary about Gia thanks.

  • @themysteriousdomainmoviepalace

    I don't usualy feel sad looking at a grave, but Gia's grave really made me sad. I was a teenager when she was in Vogue and I remember thinking how amazing she was. Not just her looks, but she had this energy and personality that leapt off the page. I think I feel sad because the vibes at that time came flowing back to me. I can't describe it, but it was both free and fun and also dark times. There's something lonely about Gia's death.

    • @karenbrown4524
      @karenbrown4524 Před rokem +4

      Ah, you remember the dark cold fearful era of the 80s AIDS virus epidemic. I'm feeling really creepy as well! I was 23 in 1986 and was always worried. In those days we thought we could catch from toilet seats and drinking glasses at the bar. We didn't know. The 1980's was a time of excess, but I was not that person.

    • @themysteriousdomainmoviepalace
      @themysteriousdomainmoviepalace Před rokem +3

      @@karenbrown4524 And we all had to get aids tests even when we wouldn't have been anywhere near it

    • @isiskittyify
      @isiskittyify Před rokem +5

      Yes indeed I know who Gia Carangi is. She was on the cover of Cosmopolitan and Vogue magazines, her supermodel qualities started way before the supermodel boom really began. In fact, she could arguably be called the first Were there other great models before Gia, absolutely. They are legends. Giants. But Gia was special. She had “it” in spades. Then the supermodels that came after her were fantastic in their own right. But Gia really holds a soft spot in my heart. May she rest in eternal peace.🙏❤️💫

  • @sea4849
    @sea4849 Před rokem +29

    I was in college from 1981 - 1985. Gia was unique and a free spirit. I'm so glad you gave a glimpse of her life to those too young to have known her while she was at the top of her game. Right about the time of my graduation, the horrors of AIDS began to be known. So many good, talented, and young people were tragically lost to this disease. The years following were quite sobering.

  • @wendymouli9197
    @wendymouli9197 Před rokem +8

    26 is so young.... such a very sad story....RIP Gia.....you deserved better

  • @wilmarodriguez2139
    @wilmarodriguez2139 Před rokem +19

    I remember Gia’s ascension to fame all too well I had just started buying Vogue and Cosmopolitan magazines and found her absolutely stunning everybody wanted to look like Gia but her reality was so sad even fame was not enough to fill her voids 😢a tale to learn from for today’s young women Not everything that shines is Gold

    • @trevorjennings721
      @trevorjennings721 Před rokem +1

      Hello Wilma, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

  • @paulacullin8900
    @paulacullin8900 Před rokem +11

    I'm from Philadelphia and I loved that movie. So sad. I am a recovering addict from opiates. I have been on a methadone clinic for six and a half years. I wish Gia could've saved her life like I saved mine. I am 52 years young.

    • @enlighten274
      @enlighten274 Před rokem +2

      @paulacullin well done on your recovery .i can only imagine how hard the journey must have been for you.I wish you all the best x

  • @trixiedelight9874
    @trixiedelight9874 Před rokem +31

    I remember this almost like yesterday. She was popular at a time when Stefanie Seymour was also popular. I think very few ppl almost remember Gia. I'm glad this is someone I remember in modeling. RIP forever, Gia. ❤

  • @tajmulhall
    @tajmulhall Před rokem +33

    I’m 65 years old and I watched her become famous and her incredibly heartbreaking spiral down to death. In that era we had no help for mental illness either and you sure as hell didn’t talk about

  • @Spooky_Dook
    @Spooky_Dook Před rokem +39

    If anyone has NOT seen the movie "Gia" - Please do. It's a GREAT movie!👌🏻. 🖤🌹

  • @tinawidmann8973
    @tinawidmann8973 Před rokem +11

    Crazy... Gia grew up 18 minutes from where I live now. I used to live about 5 minutes from her childhood home from 2000-2008. My brother went to Lincoln High School. I never knew she was from Philadelphia. I think I saw the movie ages ago, but I'll have to re-watch it. Thanks for another great video!

  • @xyanaknowels2550
    @xyanaknowels2550 Před rokem +5

    I remember a woman telling her there’s always somebody behind you waiting for your turn. This is when Gia was telling her she wanted to take a break and the woman told her no she needed to keep going.

  • @Jsissom74
    @Jsissom74 Před rokem +17

    Thank you for this!! I was obsessed with her after I heard her story in the 80’s. First famous woman to die of AIDS.

    • @leilawade2279
      @leilawade2279 Před rokem

      I never knew she was the first to die of the virus😢

  • @Crossfirepyro2
    @Crossfirepyro2 Před rokem +22

    Such a beautiful woman cut down in her prime what a great tribute and keeping her spirit and story alive🔥🔥

  • @VinnieVega
    @VinnieVega Před rokem +19

    So after watching this video I went and watched Gia, I had never heard of her. All I can say is wow! What a story, what a beautiful soul, and beautiful woman!

    • @baylorsailor
      @baylorsailor Před rokem +2

      Beautiful, but thoroughly broken woman.

  • @mesapysch
    @mesapysch Před rokem +13

    Gia and I went to the same HS. She graduated as I was starting. We lived very close to one another also. Coincidentally, I became a fashion magazine photographer and my career lasted 40 years. We moved in the exact same circles but I never worked with her. Drugs were a serious issue back then and I would have to shoot models from Elite and Ford that couldn't even stand. It was horrible. I would get so angry at the modeling agencies for not properly looking after their talent. Eventually, that became the style of "heroin chic." I made it out of that career alive and she didn't. I think about that. Another grave close by is that of Nancy Spungen. It is believed Sid Vicious' ashes were sprinkled on it.

  • @heatherkastenmeier7530
    @heatherkastenmeier7530 Před rokem +12

    Oh wow, this was a good one. Not many of the younger generation have ever heard of the beautiful Gia. I remember seeing her photos on many fashion mags growing up. I thought she was the most beautiful woman. Only when I saw the movie years later, did I know about her demons and destruction. Absolutely tragic to say the least. Thank you for remembering her...

  • @rocker76m88
    @rocker76m88 Před rokem +14

    I was studying Fashion in college in the 80s and she was my favorite model. It was so sad watching her self destruct. RIP beautiful lady

    • @porshawalker5298
      @porshawalker5298 Před rokem +2

      I Remember Seeing Her Photos When I WAS Young 👍🏽😀

  • @SharonGoewert
    @SharonGoewert Před rokem +15

    As a fan of Gia and David Bowie I really enjoyed this video Thank you so much for visting her grave and her childhood home and high school.

  • @JoeMotionVideos82
    @JoeMotionVideos82 Před rokem +29

    I remember a classmate covering her death in current events when I was in the 6th grade. She graced the cover of many magazines at the time.
    Thanks for covering this. She deserves to be remembered. She blazed the trail for many young women to get into modeling.

    • @juanitamorgan5475
      @juanitamorgan5475 Před rokem +3

      I don't think there were any medicines for HIV that she could have taken back then in that time like she could now if she were alive I'm sure she would be living a happy healthy life there are countless people in the world with HIV

    • @xxsusie1xx
      @xxsusie1xx Před rokem

      @@juanitamorgan5475 hiv is not the same as aids. There’s no treatment for aids. If not treated in time hiv turns to aids. But it’s rare to die of it now due to antiviral meds. It’s stops aids from developing. I really think people should study it as it does confuse people.

  • @lifeofamomadventures771
    @lifeofamomadventures771 Před rokem +25

    I didn't remember Gia until one of my sisters talked about seeing the movie a few years ago. It's such a hard life,being in the fashion industry. Celebrities fall prey to the drug pushers. You, as always, did a wonderful job with telling her story.

  • @staceyshaffer180
    @staceyshaffer180 Před rokem +10

    I was in my 20’s when her cover on Cosmopolitan in that yellow swimsuit stopped me in my tracks on the magazine rack. Absolutely gorgeous! She was my icon model back in the day. I’m 62 now.

  • @sarahmckinneyrobinson
    @sarahmckinneyrobinson Před rokem +10

    I was the first one (at least on MySpace, and there weren’t many at all, if any, on the web) to create a group called “Remembering Gia Carangi” back in 2003. I’ve had the great pleasure of speaking with Rob Fay (an awesome, genuine guy, might I add!) several or more times. Stephen Fried, the author of Thing of Beauty, emailed me a few times. Thank you very much for this video! :)
    Rest peacefully, Gia. Love on Ya! 🌼🌹💛🤘🏻🕊️

    • @kellyhiggins4234
      @kellyhiggins4234 Před rokem +1

      There's a Twitter with 11,500 followers for Gia . Also Stephen Fried book is a great read funny I recommended it to Baby ghoul. I also told them about the total nude she took with her then lover and make up artist Sandy Linter and it was the photo of all photos that catapulted her career. It could go into a time capsule being back then women didn't trim there original era did the photo you can see G is bushel that stops time right in its tracks. Chris Von WanGenheim took the black in white photos they are beautifully done certainly not tasteless. Gia loved her nudes. Sad story I was shock to find out her skin was falling off her bones when the car that was getting her ready for burial, her skin on her back slip completely off. Then to find out her networth was just ten grand sad. I can't believe she's alone in that grave with no special headstone . I'm glad they did this video many don't know of Gia. My Space that's another story . Lol hahaha- time flies . Take care .❤

  • @LeeLee-fr4um
    @LeeLee-fr4um Před rokem +18

    So glad you did one on Gia. I first heard of her in the early 90's. I saw a book of the photographer Francesco Scavullo. He used to do the Cosmopolitan magazine covers back in the 70's and 80's. He had pictures of Gia in there. She was so beautiful, but what was cool about her was she had an edge that models at the time didn't have. Angelina did an amazing job on the movie of her.

    • @odalisgonzalez6875
      @odalisgonzalez6875 Před rokem +4

      I remembered in the movie during the Cosmo photo shoot the photographer hid her arms where the track marks showed

    • @samanthab1923
      @samanthab1923 Před rokem +3

      That’s what I remember from Cosmo. Read the book first. Scavullo was very good to her.

  • @JustGrammy1234
    @JustGrammy1234 Před rokem +16

    The reasons I love your videos are because of the sensitivity and respect in which you tell the story. Well done.

  • @angela_67
    @angela_67 Před rokem +17

    I was 19 when she died..I remember her slightly..her story is so sad ..she was certainly a beauty

  • @meganryan6887
    @meganryan6887 Před rokem +43

    Such a sad story. I had never heard of Gia until this video. She was such a beautiful woman. I was wondering why you played the David Bowie tune throughout the video, but now I understand. RIP Gia💔🙏

    • @garycody1929
      @garycody1929 Před rokem +2

      Did you not watch the complete video ??

    • @meganryan6887
      @meganryan6887 Před rokem +1

      @@garycody1929 excuse me??

    • @garycody1929
      @garycody1929 Před rokem

      @@meganryan6887 Your excused. Well it is so obvious if you had watched the complete video. :)

    • @meganryan6887
      @meganryan6887 Před rokem +4

      @@garycody1929 SMH

    • @rileycoyote8275
      @rileycoyote8275 Před rokem +2

      The movie was nonsensical BS. Angelina Jolie doesn't even look like her. The best way to find out about her is the book a thing of beauty by Stephen Fried.
      Anyway, to answer the question, David Bowie's played throughout because Gia was a huge fan.

  • @kamisme1
    @kamisme1 Před rokem +17

    This was very well done and respectful. Thank you for showcasing her close relationship with her mother. There's been some speculation on thier relationship by others and it was great to learn that they attended Bowie concerts together despite her mother having no idea of him. Gia is also in the Blondie music video Atomic, where she can be seen briefly dancing within the crowd. Her story is heartbreakingly sad and her life too short.

  • @libertyeven4u459
    @libertyeven4u459 Před rokem +14

    Such a sad story. I remember her. We were the same age. Saw the movie and read the book several times. I to struggled with addiction. Made the rounds of rehabs and psych wards . She was one of us who didn't make it
    RIP sweet girl😓

  • @chemaree73
    @chemaree73 Před rokem +14

    I was a model for a while , apparently I was a natural because I looked past the camera and didn't stare at it like a deer in the headlights, I went into a studio just to have photos done for myself.. it was a fun time in my life .. Gosh I love her childhood home and Bowie .. ⚡🖤

  • @nataliecampbell2439
    @nataliecampbell2439 Před rokem +27

    She was photogenic and a badass. Rest in peace

  • @ladybecca1540
    @ladybecca1540 Před rokem +10

    So nice of you to go there. I grew up where She was in South Philly. She also died when I was young but the movie is close to my heart because of Philly and who She was. Thank you so much. ❤

  • @tod3msn
    @tod3msn Před rokem +32

    The movie was very sympathetic to Gia and very positive about her role in modeling. I remember the movie saying how amazing Gia was as a model and how she threw her career away. It also seemed to argue that Gia was emotionally troubled and took to drugs to adapt veto a crazy personal life at home with a mother who she loved but had a lot of conflicts. If my memory is right, the movie suggested that Gia had some feelings toward women as love partners and may have preferred both sexes for romance. Angelina Jolie was terrific as Gia and gave a true to life performance and conveyed that Gia's emotional problems were so unresolved that it lead to drugs and an unstable life. The movie made clear Gia's role in modeling and her stature as a modeling superstar.

    • @ciarrajohnson3849
      @ciarrajohnson3849 Před rokem +1

      Yes, her drug use was brought on by HIV/AIDS. Cancer killed her, though. Jolie fkd that role in the ASS♥️♥️

  • @sharonsiegrist7183
    @sharonsiegrist7183 Před rokem +14

    Great video guys! I loved the movie about this girl her life was sad especially in the end. Out of a sea of blondes came Gia the dark eyes, dark haired beauty. I love Bowie too. Thanks.

  • @stellak-m7746
    @stellak-m7746 Před rokem +6

    When Cindy was discovered, agent told the higher ups “we got baby Gia”

  • @Tomboyy9818
    @Tomboyy9818 Před rokem +12

    Her story is very tragic. I’ve seen the biopic of her with Angelina Jolie, it was pretty good.
    Rest In Peace GIA🕊️ Rest In Peace Bowie🕊️
    wonderful video as always Michael and Jessica. Happy Halloween 🎃

  • @appalachianwoman561
    @appalachianwoman561 Před rokem +18

    Thank you guys for the video, I first learned of Gia in the early 2000s due to a book and then I watched the Angelina Jolie movie which was just amazing. Gia was certainly the first Supermodel, she was beautiful long before they had photoshop, she just naturally had it! Cindy Crawford was called Baby Gia when she came out. If Gia had lived I have no doubt she would have finally gotten herself together and kept modeling and probably have even been modeling today in her 60s. Thank you for the respectful video on Gia and for showing her resting place. Be careful on your trip guys and I hope it's starting to warm up for you guys like it has been the past few days down in southwestern Virginia.

  • @smashingbrandon
    @smashingbrandon Před rokem +11

    Such a beautiful tribute!! I remember seeing the movie years ago as a child and just thinking she was just soo beautiful!!!

  • @amandacogger3075
    @amandacogger3075 Před rokem +5

    I have only ever seen the film and found it so sad. This is one thing that makes me thankfull for the simple things like having a roof over my head and a bed to sleep in. You both have done an amzing job with this video and i admire the hard work as well as the respect shown for Gia in this video. Rest well Gia.

  • @commercialzone4141
    @commercialzone4141 Před 9 měsíci +2

    I grew up in Philly during the 70s and early 80s. The media & people in the city talked about 2 girls from Philly "making it" at about the same time: Lisa Peluso who starred as Travolta's sister in Saturday Night Fever & on a popular soap Search for Tomorrow and Gia Carangi. Gia's meteoric rise to fame was spectacular, but her life story is such a tragedy. Thank you for sharing Gia's life story.

  • @talesfromanoldmanpatoneal6372

    As a fifteen-year-old boy I'm sure I fell in love with her more than once. Just a sad troubling story. As always Michael and baby ghoul you guys did a great job. Thanks for taking us on the adventure.

  • @natashafaulkner666
    @natashafaulkner666 Před rokem +20

    Thank you so much for doing this and given tribute to Gia. I am quite a bit old enough to remember her being on that cover of Vogue and send the way that she dressed and me being from a small town her wearing the ripped jeans a leather jacket I understood. That's why I got kicked out of school a lot because I was a country girl but I was really deeply a city girl. Another good one guys thank you so much for remembering her a lot of people have forgot about her I know I didn't you guys be safe love light in peace my friends❤✌️

  • @jenniferwallace1283
    @jenniferwallace1283 Před rokem +8

    Hi guys!
    Thank you so much for doing this piece. I didn't know who Gia was until the movie either. And although she was 19 years older than myself, I was obsessed with models during the 90s. And then became obsessed with Angelina for this specific role. I had pictures of Christy Turlington all over my walls. And my bedroom was in the Attic of my home in high school, and picture if you will and a frame room, covered in the most beautiful pictures of models throughout time. I loved beautiful photos... and art. Hearing Gia's story hurt my heart so badly at that age, because I was terrified of AIDS. And to hear she died of it at 26, really stuck with me. She was the first woman to have left a notch in my soul... years later, I became an addict of opiods. (Pills) Thank goodness I never ever tried Heroin... or I would be gone myself. Also... years later, in 98' I met Diana Ross at an airport I worked at in Phoenix. So watching this, brings Gia's spirit back to me. I love her. I always will. ♥️
    Thank you again for bringing her story back to life... I'm sure she's with us, smiling! 😊

  • @Luvie1980
    @Luvie1980 Před rokem +17

    She was the best looking supermodel. She didn’t even have to try.

  • @nicholasschliesman9011
    @nicholasschliesman9011 Před rokem +16

    It's hard to put words to her life. There are so many, from beautiful to tragic. Thank you so much for telling her story. You did an amazing job. As always Happy Halloween.

  • @lisavitale8410
    @lisavitale8410 Před rokem +13

    I haven’t seen the movie, Gia. I know little about Gia’s life. I’d read on Wikipedia that Gia’s parents had an unstable, violent relationship that led her mother to abandoning the family.

    • @smarybling
      @smarybling Před rokem +2

      That could explain Gia's neediness for companionship, or just to fill that void in her life. Sad her closest friend passed

  • @gavinjohnson8951
    @gavinjohnson8951 Před rokem +11

    I read a biography about her many years ago and watched the movie on the back of that. Really sad story but a really interesting life. Good choice for a video and good that you're helping keep her story alive.

  • @RobbieSuede13
    @RobbieSuede13 Před rokem +10

    What a wonderful video, I saw the movie back when I was in high school back in the 90s and since then her name has always been in m life, She had a punk rock attitude with beauty and its so awesome to know she was the first supermodel that worked with luxury brands like Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, I always told myself if I had a daughter I would name her Gia, Awesome video. 🥀

  • @johno30197
    @johno30197 Před rokem +10

    Never grim when the grimms are about happy halloween 🎃

  • @vantimbusiswa8765
    @vantimbusiswa8765 Před rokem +17

    This was my most anticipated video. Thank you so much for acknowledging Gia Carangi. And you guys did it so beautifully. Keep up the phenominal work!

  • @MR-ly4xt
    @MR-ly4xt Před rokem +12

    I love the classy way you do your videos. This one about Gia was excellent. Thank you. 💜

  • @AestheticAntiseptic
    @AestheticAntiseptic Před rokem +28

    I seen the movie many years ago. I watched a lot of documentaries about her. She was definitely one of a kind. Sad how it all came crashing down for her. 😔

  • @RobinsVoyage
    @RobinsVoyage Před rokem +64

    There's only one reason I know who this is. Sorry, Grim Collective, you guys are young. Even those of us who lost family members to AIDS like I did (my older brother), it was the movie on cable and our teenage urges. My brother found out the same way, because of pneumonia. Rip Gia and my Brother and best friend Kent.

    • @Hippychic723
      @Hippychic723 Před rokem +9

      I lost my 28 year old brother to AIDS in 1988 😢. I’m sorry for your loss.

    • @RobinsVoyage
      @RobinsVoyage Před rokem +4

      @@Hippychic723 it's such a terrible thing.

    • @marthaturner3740
      @marthaturner3740 Před rokem +5

      Gosh, so sorry you lost your brother

    • @kelliintexas3575
      @kelliintexas3575 Před rokem

      The Aids Epidemic Compliments of Fauci. I have a Uncle who just under went a double lung donation after Covid but almost died in a car wreck in 1985 & Recieved tainted blood Compliments of Clinton's untested AIDS riddled blood supply. Fauci got our family TWICE. I wanna spit in his face if I ever see him in perSon!!

    • @AmyPieterse
      @AmyPieterse Před rokem +2

      stay strong

  • @baylorsailor
    @baylorsailor Před rokem +4

    The movie Gia came on late at night in 2001. I was a senior in high school at the time and decided to watch it by myself. It kind of messed me up for a while. I would think about that movie and the events all the time years after. Especially since overtime I had my own experiences with drug users and my own use. Luckily I grew out of it before it killed me, but many of my friends did not have the same luck. 😞

  • @CodyHinkle92
    @CodyHinkle92 Před rokem +13

    I stumbled upon your videos on here and been going through them. I love history about our USA and I love how respectful you and Jessica are on the properties and respecting the residents. Not too many people are respectful anymore. I can't wait to see THE FOREST HILLS!!!! HOPE TO GET IT ON DVD IF IT RELEASES ON DVD!!

  • @Oceans11.11
    @Oceans11.11 Před rokem +5

    It’s so amazing & wonderful to have watched your channel grow Michael! Congrats to you & Jessica! ♥️♥️ Well deserved! 👍

  • @SCREECHJELLY
    @SCREECHJELLY Před rokem +39

    I’ve been subbed to your channel for quite awhile, so happy to see it growing!! You guys deserve it!

  • @noahalliston3838
    @noahalliston3838 Před rokem +14

    I always greatly appreciate your deep dives into famous and tragic celebrities. I was born in 1985 so I had very little idea who the true Gia was in real life. It's a terribly sad story of a beautiful life taken far too soon.

  • @Shakespearelover1717
    @Shakespearelover1717 Před rokem +9

    I’m old enough to remember her layouts in magazines. She was an extraordinary model and it shook everyone up in her generation when she died so young. Many of us looked up to her and wanted to BE her. She was SO beautiful!!!😢

  • @shirleyblaisdell9445
    @shirleyblaisdell9445 Před rokem +4

    Sad story about Gia. Thank you for another good video. I’m so hooked, can’t wait for another one! 🙌🏼
    You guys are awesome! 👍🏼

  • @maryannwheeler5403
    @maryannwheeler5403 Před rokem +6

    When I was a teenager in the 80s I knew about gia. But I never saw the movie. I need to see that. She was such a beautiful girl and it was so sad when she passed at such a young age. Thank you for doing this video and sharing it with all of us so we can get to know gia a little more

  • @lanag9318
    @lanag9318 Před rokem +6

    Gia.She was so beautiful , a gufted and talented model , humble and sweet. It broke my heart when she died , and her memories will live on in my heart forever .Thank you for thus beautiful tribute to her.May she Rest In Peace.🌹💖💖🎉

  • @Riseabove22
    @Riseabove22 Před rokem +3

    Your videos are so good.
    Your voice is crystal clear.
    You are one of the best.

  • @CanadianKaosGirl
    @CanadianKaosGirl Před rokem +7

    Thank you for doing this story .... its really hard to find even a full documentary on her. Ive read a book or two on her on her but would rather watch a documentary . Thank you again 😊

  • @theoneandonlypussinboots1180

    I haven't seen a lot of people do videos on Gia. Good video! Gia was a complicated, confused yet beautiful soul. ❤ RIP

  • @TheLeslieMichelle
    @TheLeslieMichelle Před rokem +2

    Thank you for uploading this.

  • @johancoopman9216
    @johancoopman9216 Před měsícem +2

    Thank you for keeping Gia's story alive. To hell with all her so-called friends who only used her to get rich on her name and who dropped her like a stone when she needed real help. They didn't even have a special gravestone for her. This is proof of how those so-called VIPs exist. Empty in their heads and only hungry for money by using someone else.

  • @gwenberecz6433
    @gwenberecz6433 Před rokem +1

    Ty for this! I loved this movie so much! I love that you guys honored her!

  • @florl.delgado4093
    @florl.delgado4093 Před rokem +4

    I remember buying the movie just because I was a fan of Angelina. I loved the movie. Everytime I watch it I cry and cry and cry. It's so very touching and sad for me. I felt for her like family. Thank you for this. I enjoyed it very much! YOU GUYS ROCK 🤘

    • @trevorjennings721
      @trevorjennings721 Před rokem

      Hello Flor, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

  • @marknkristina1020
    @marknkristina1020 Před rokem +5

    Gia's story has always intrigued fascinated and saddened me. Thank you for making this video and for giving Gia the stage which she so much deserves,❤❤

  • @nancyzorbaugh510
    @nancyzorbaugh510 Před rokem +2

    I remember hearing about Gia.She was so beautiful.I saw the movie Gia.Such a beautiful model .Gone Way too Soon.

    • @trevorjennings721
      @trevorjennings721 Před rokem

      Hello Nancy, how are you doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the COVID-19 virus??

  • @keithdonald6583
    @keithdonald6583 Před rokem +2

    Another amazing video guys.Thank you for braving the cold to bring it to us. Love from the UK ❤

  • @lisag18
    @lisag18 Před rokem +4

    Gia's mom abandoned the family. It was a trauma she never got over. She was always searching for a mother. Wilhelmina filled that void. When she passed, it wad her mother abandoning again.
    She really should have been in therapy instead of wasting it on drugs.
    Yes, she was later close to her mom but the damage was done when she was a child.
    It was so tragic. Sad life, sad death.
    No funeral home wanted to handle her body because they were afraid of catching AIDS.

  • @ccmcgee9062
    @ccmcgee9062 Před rokem +5

    Another excellent video. Such a shame what happened to her. I must have seen that movie over 25 times. Such a legend before her time.

  • @gwenpigeon7016
    @gwenpigeon7016 Před rokem +5

    I just watched it. I didn't know anything about her or even who she was. I'm glad you did this video about her. To bring to light her life and who she was. I'm so sorry to learn too that she came to a end. So young. 😪🙏

  • @wandi3112
    @wandi3112 Před rokem +5

    Wow! I have never heard of GIA or her story before. Very interesting, detailed and intriguing story of this young woman's life. Thanx, GrimmLife, for covering her short life for us. Stay safe and warm. Peace and Happy Halloween!

  • @kaylacolgan
    @kaylacolgan Před rokem +6

    I was a year old when the film , “Gia” (1998) came out, but the real Gia died 11 years before I was born in 1986.

  • @gina_st.george
    @gina_st.george Před rokem +4

    I've been fascinated with Gia since childhood, and went to her grave myself. At the time, her father still owned his sub shop, but I chickened out and didn't go.

  • @joemacinnis1972
    @joemacinnis1972 Před rokem +1

    Thanks so much for your awesome videos. I learn so much from them. Keep up the great work

  • @ColonizersBlow
    @ColonizersBlow Před rokem +8

    I read the book when I was a young teen. Was really taken away with her beauty & persona, but also really fascinated with the descriptions of New York at that time, the modeling world, the drugs, Studio 54, David Bowie…her world. Despite the chaos her life turned into, I found her story really inspiring & exciting. RIP Gia

  • @jobes4525
    @jobes4525 Před rokem +6

    You are both brilliant presenters. Captivating, well researched, knowledgeable. Your enthusiasm shines through. 🖤🖤🖤

  • @cindyrussell1581
    @cindyrussell1581 Před rokem +7

    So sad, so young she was beautiful, never heard of her so thanks guys for doing this story. Stay warm!🇨🇦

  • @swan1098
    @swan1098 Před rokem +2

    Thank You Michael and Jessica. I missed you guys. Hope all is well. Another Grim Episode🖤.

  • @tanyalin3052
    @tanyalin3052 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Thanks for being so respectful of Gia. She really set a standard for beauty, creativity and style while remaining true to herself- she was real. GREAT EPISODE!