The Story of Gia Carangi
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- The story of one of the first supermodels - Gia Carangi.
Very serious, very heavy, content warning at 4:53
I relied on the book by Stephen Fried called 'Thing of Beauty' for the most part, documentaries ABC 2001 Vanished (it's on youtube) and The Self-Destruction of Gia (2003) (i don't know where you can watch it, unfortunately, i found it on a rus social network) and a wonderfully put together site giacarangilivedhere.org/ (lots of photos and information about people who worked with / knew Gia Carangi)
Some timestamps:
0:00 - Intro: a little bit about who Gia was, some thoughts on the movie Gia (1998) with Angelina Jolie
4:53 - Gia's childhood, family, home situation
10:58 - First steps into the modelling world
13:49 - Wilhelmina models (the famous: black leather jacket photoshoot + fence shoot)
17:56 - Addiction struggles
22:49 - Elite Model Management: Comeback to the industry
26:36 - Rehab
28:26 - Hospitalisation, AIDS and death
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Consumed/disturbed/complex/weird/unsettling/complicated anti-heroines, basically female villains and antagonists. It’s interesting to see how these characters are written, what kind of backstories are given to them and so on. I created a specific intro for such videos too. The name and idea was inspired by the book ‘House of Psychotic Women’ and the trope of the ‘unhinged woman’ that exists in the book community.
Now, I also started doing mini docs on real women whose work I admire (actresses, musicians, directors, photographers etc). Mind you I usually choose women, who are again not very ‘traditional’, they go against the grain, they aren’t afraid to be themselves, speak their mind, make mistakes and be wrong. I decided to keep the title and the intro because for me ‘being unhinged’ means ‘being real and raw’. And usually such women (or their work) are labeled in society and media as ‘crazy’, ‘insane’ or ‘abnormal’ so I decided to twist it.
At the moment *‘a woman unhinged’* kind of became a second name for this channel that’s why I include it in the title. Maybe I will change things in the future and create a specific name and intro for doc videos, maybe not.
If you don’t agree with me and don’t like this name, if it triggers smth in you, it’s okay, you can just leave and forget that I and my channel exist. No, I don’t think I’m glamorizing mental illness or perpetuating some kind of stereotypes, I’m not diagnosing anyone, and I’m not using the names of real mental illnesses to describe somebody (cue bipolar). I don’t title my videos *person's name is unhinged*. It’s ridiculous.
For the people who do get it, thank you for watching, commenting, suggesting, and sharing your opinions and experiences about very heavy and serious topics I touch on.
I know what you mean but I don't understand why you wont just title the video "The Story of Gia Carangi" since it wouldn't change anything and also not associate her with "unhinged"? I assumed this series was about only fictional women in media as well until now and got confused.
Oh I am desperate to re=read your whole message. I find this fascinating and would love to follow your research. It may sound silly but this very issue is a theme on the game/show Survivor. I don't know if you know it or have seen it. There are a number of women 'characters' that have played in it over the years that are classed as 'villains', There is even a whole season called Heroes v. Villains and how they categorize some women as villains and others as heroes is very interesting.
It's unfortunate that you felt the need to write a caveat to your work. I totally get it but I also know how people are often so ready to pounce on CZcams. Please ignore them. There are many of us out here that will find this work fascinating and very relevant.
I love your words: 'they aren’t afraid to be themselves, speak their mind, make mistakes and be wrong.' The word 'wrong' in itself is a whole thesis, isn't it? Not apologising for not fitting into the set socially expected role. My (male) doctor told me one time a few years ago when I was in the midst of everyone else's needs, that 'It is still the case in our world that people push women into this role and expect them to be everything, know everything, fix everything...' I wouldn't trade him for anything.
At my age (now 51!), I am definitely unhinged, though in many ways I think I always have been. Alas, I have also always expended a large amount of energy trying to suppress this part of myself. My daughter is now 19 and she is thankfully the opposite. It's funny, I am now at the 'invisible woman' age and she is at the height of her 'visibility'. I remember being in Central Park one day at exactly her age and my mother saying this to me.
Now I also have another doctor, a woman, and she and I often chat and comment on how much the world changes for us as professional women once we have children and when our children grow up. No matter what stage of life we are at, we are always at odds with that ever looming 'role' that society has always had, and sadly still does, for us.
Best of luck with your research. Thank you for doing it. It is very important and I hope you will write a book or win a major film prize for the interviews.
I love your videos. I've watched almost all of them. No matter what, you'll always be accused of "stigmatizing mental illness" by kids who don't understand what a real stigma actually is. The more popular you get, the more hypersensitive people you'll draw in. Try not to let them get to you. Unhinged is not an insult inherently, and I never got the impression you were calling any of these women literally "unhinged," whether real or fictional. I interpreted "unhinged" as Women who don't fit in with the expected behavioral roles of a polite woman, not women who act CrAZy!!1!! and it baffles me it's being interpreted that way. Your channel's always made me feel like, for once, someone understood. We are so often called unhinged, when in reality, people just refuse to understand us because they want us to live our lives in a way that makes men happy. Don't worry about the criticism. Hold your head high and keep making great videos.
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CZcams's been my main source of income since 2017. Take getting bombarded by idiots as a sign of success.
Brilliant. Love your videos. You are so intelligent and explore concepts and people that I have always been fascinated by. People who are having a knee jerk negative reaction don’t seem to pick up on the “mad woman in the attic” referencing the feminist critique of Victorian literature.
@@mainnothing4471 anyone who actually takes the time to watch the content and hold back their knee jerk reaction knows that they aren’t calling gia “unhinged”. that’s how society/the media viewed and portrayed her. the whole point of this video is subverting that and showing the real gia.
The saddest part for me was when Gia tried to ask her mom for help and her mom's response was to encourage Gia to conquer it on her own, without knowing what it was. The lack of emotional intelligence breaks my heart.
Sad, but my mother is same.
@@BeautyfulEYEkandy 💔 My Ma was awful, and Society just says, "Be strong!" It's OK to ask for help!
@@BeautyfulEYEkandy
The absence of the Mother never goes away unless we mother ourselves first, then others. I'm working on it myself! Sending kind thoughts. ✨️
That's the exact response my mom would give me
Who was that account from?
When I was a kid in the 80s I wanted to either be a model or a fashion designer. I vividly remember seeing Gia on the cover of a magazine sitting on my grandparents' coffee table, and commenting to my grandfather at how beautiful she was. He said, "She's dead, honey. That beautiful young girl was from our neighborhood, and she's gone now. My heart breaks for her family. That lifestyle is a terrifying business. Stay out of it." It impacted me so much because she grew up in our neighborhood in Philadelphia. I never forgot her. Years later, I still follow fashion, and modeling, and I'm an artist who creates fashion dolls.
That’s super interesting!!! What fashion dolls do you create? I collect them :)
It's a terrifying business, but she was into drugs and kinda out of it way before entering the modeling world.
@@Vayeya1 She was unhinged but it wasn’t until the death of her mentor that she got addicted.
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I named my pup after her!
I believe that the reason people like the story is because Gia was beautiful.
Becoming a junkie, after a troubled childhood, and then dying is not much of a story in itself. It’s a tragedy that happens to many young people every day.
If Gia had not been a model, her story would not have been told.
Agree
Absolutely.
She was also far-too young to be in the modelling world without someone looking out for her. FFS, she was seventeen.
She should have had someone help her manage her huge amount of money, too.
Yes people are interested in the story because she is beautiful, because it’s utterly compelling that beauty is no guarantee of happiness despite large sections of society feeding us that message. Women spend so much time trying to be beautiful, and to hear Gia’s story is a shocking reminder that pursuit of beauty is ultimately futile because it’s hollow and empty. Gia’s beauty made her wealthy but it also made people prey on her and use her up. It never made her happy or fulfilled, the absolute opposite. It also reminds us that we need to check our own jealousy and cruelty towards people who we perceive as beautiful, because they too can suffer immense pain. Part of her story reminds us all to check our values on every level, our own vanity and our attitudes to other people based on how they look. What matters is in the heart.
You know i looked up Gia on CZcams because i remember there was a time when she tried to turn it all around
I wanted to see or hear it because that's exactly where ive fallen in life.
I wanted to get a sense of it i suppose.
Im hoping to get a job at McDonalds tomorrow, because im all out of money and options at this point.
I always quit jobs as soon as i feel uncomfortable
Unhinged?
Its the McDonalds next to the underpass where i see allot of homeless and most likely junkies too
So this is my last chance to SAVE all my fucking money and save for a better car and hopefully in a few months ill be in a m7ch better place
I can relate to Gia
I alwats think there is a reason fir things
I had it good
I made my iwn money for 2 years in the pandemic
And perhaps this is where i ended up to learn one final lesson and go up up up
Anyways hopefully somebody will read this and say something 🤷♂️
@@Nick-zn1vj good luck at yo interview, stranger!!
My mother was a dear friend of hers, and named me Gia after her. It’s an honor.
A beautiful tribute ❤️
That would be an honor, a beautiful name for beautiful women.
Awww!🥰
I wanna see the receipts
@@WideBad girl my birth certificate is the only receipt i’ve got 💀
Everyone failed her. The industry used her up and threw her away like she was trash when they were finished with her. Truly one of the most heartbreaking stories I’ve ever known. RIP Gia Maria Carangi ❤️
Yep.. that’s the cost of fame; it has a high price and usually is short lived.. but everyone will be ‘trash’ at some point because there are a hundred people waiting to kick you out of your place.. and everyone is replaceable.
@@Jkaye13 Exactly, when I saw her story as a child or movie. I was too excited to see the beginning assuming oh I can’t wait . She’s wild and free and wearing and looking good in all type of clothes. Because I did not want to only be in just cute clothes, some seen me in rags and said, Humm, little girl you will be pretty in anything, since the dress I had on that looked like a rag or turn into one😂. Was very comfortable to me😂. Many seen me and assumed I was heading to Hollywood. One day 🙄But when I saw Gia, story I did not want to be with women I wanted a Prince , as child your mind already wondering how you got here and why.So I didn’t want to be confused and then be judge as well. I feel like this is part of the reason for Gia, going crazy on drugs , because confusion and never having a understanding of God in her soul. We need God to keep the balance or drugs and foolishness will make us think it’s the Solutions.
I get it ppl. That look like me it’s very hard to work in public places. I was a big distraction and jobs would end up having to hire security 😂. You don’t see it until you step away from Society and think about things.
I did not want to be lable as a model or go into the business and get told oh your old news . I wanted to be normal so I’m nobody favorite one min the next I’m not. Messing with my mental state. I gain wait just so I wouldn’t keep getting told to go be a super model , or Why is a super model working here, or you think your better than all of us, or why did God create you , it’s so unfair. Im like Wow as if my mind ain’t wondering this already,why I’m existing as well. 😂😂I gain weight , now it’s oh your face 😂😂. I can’t win , if I’m Hollywood i get dropped if in reg public everyone’s crying because I work beside then making them feel bad for existing. Im aging and still it’s like uh, we can’t hire you among the wolves they will get you . 😳😳😳🤔🤔🙄🙄. Every job thinks I’m joking or a spy 😂😂. I could look like a bum, and ppl. Will still refigure I could be a super model 😳🤔😳🙄. I think it’s a blessing,but a huge mistake , because you get put in a category . Then they get upset if your in that category 😂😂. Let me just eat this pizza and donut and be happy oh Kk..
Magnifique femme, elle n'est pas malade mentale, juste un manque d'affection, un vide ,un mal être qu 'elle recherche dans la drogue. 🌟 💫🙏
So true😞Then after she died, people sit around remembering her. Like, where were you??
@@insightwmrssladywbuzz5779 "We need God to keep the balance" Tell God to get on with it, then, because that was the most unbalanced mess I've seen today. Are you ok?
"I think I thought if I was a boy my father would love me" Heartbreaking. RIP Gia.
Her story was really heartbreaking she deserved so much better. She’ll forever be missed.
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A lot of people do but that’s life. Some suffer more than her.
@@christar9527 yeah that’s life but the girl didn’t deserve what happened to her and if anyone thinks then it gives physco behavior
when i was watching the movie i couldn’t help but think “wow, this looks a lot like bpd”. it could’ve just been the movie portrayal but i’m actually surprised she was never diagnosed with it. narcissistic parenting can often lead lead to bpd, and the fear of abandonment is one of the most prevalent symptoms. the attention-seeking behavior is also very common. seeing gia get hysterical over her mom leaving was heartbreaking; it showed how lonely she really was.
Exactly. Narcissistic parenting causes BPD. It was totally unknown back then and today the psychiatric community still doesn’t recognize that it’s trauma caused by having two narcissistic parents resulting in the symptoms you mentioned in the child/adult. I once had it. My mother had narcissistic personality disorder and my father was a malignant narcissist.
@@christar9527 thank you for this comment, you have great insight. narcissistic parenting isn’t talked about enough. it’s a struggle because most of these parents act like a completely different person around others. it confuses the child and often leaves lasting trauma. even when i heard gia’s mom talk i thought to myself “she seems nice”. until she kept talking and made it clear she doesn’t take any accountability for what happened to gia. i hope you’ve healed from your experiences
@Lavender yes! the disorder has been studied for a while now but it wasn’t accepted as a psychological term until 1980 when it was included in the DSM. considering she died in 1986, i’m guessing that the lack of information on bpd stopped her from getting the proper diagnosis.
@Lavender the healthcare system were I live is still not well versed about this disorder still today. I can’t imagine anyone realized about it in the 1980’s, but it does seem like she suffered from this. It isn’t always caused by a narcissistic parent or parents. The theories today are like any mentally illness- a combination of genetics, and likely experiences of trauma especially in childhood are frequent for people with this diagnosis, but not everyone with this diagnoses necessarily has traumatic experiences.
As someone with BPD, she sounds a classic case. Even her hallucinations.
I got the impression that her mother didn't care much about Gia until Gia became famous, then her mother tried to live vicariously through her daughter.
When Gia sabatoged her career, and was no longer the go-to model for photographers anymore, her mother once again backed away and left Gia to cope on her own. I always felt her mother could have done more to help her when she contracted AIDS, and whatever she did do, it was too little, too late. Her mother was selfish and narcissistic.
Gia's problems stemmed from being abandoned by her mother in childhood.
Absolutely. I couldn't even imagine sending my daughter suffering from AIDS to a hotel room.
absolutely
Also none of her brothers helped or protected her either. Her dad ignored her and vaguely pointed her to the mother.
She was never taught or shown healthy relationships or boundaries. It was a textbook play book for disaster. The only surprise possible is if she could have survived that amount of indifference and neglect.
@@harmanlesli you're right, she got short changed when it came to a loving family.
Exactly and the part where sandy said gia was difficult i just thought how rich coming from a girl that didn't defined herself on what she was gonna be (unlike gia) that had the most work when gia was involved, that had the most of everything near gia and that when everything was going down hill disappeared into being straight again.
Angelina's portrayal of GIA is phenomenal. It might not have been the real GIA, but it is Angelina's. That being said, the real GIA was just as magical.
I thought so too, she was perfect in that role.
That was a great movie
She made her seem like less of a total self absorbed narcissist
@@uppercutgrandma4425 self absorbed narcissist? who?
Angelina later said that she had to go to such a deep, dark place for that role that it was hard to come out once filming ended. She said she struggled with drug abuse, depression and suicidal thoughts for a few years after. Some roles just really mess with people. Kind of like playing the joker has messed with all the actors that played him.
This movie really helped me accept my love for women, I relate to the anxiousness, loneliness, the feeling that no one cares about you. Even though I cried near the end of it, it's still my favorite...
I cried too when I first watched it
I hope you find love one day!!
I think many of us can relate to this, regardless of what our sexuality is.
I think maybe it's part of the human condition.😿
I'm male, but it also made it clear to me why I love women so much, despite the pain of relationships. I'm beginning to realize that despite not being gay/ queer, there may be a place for me where I'm welcome and accepted after all! This, even though I'm vilified by much of society for being heterosexual. My psychiatrist is working feverishly to encourage my transition of sexual orientation to gay/ bisexual, and I am giving it my best shot. She is now teaching me guided imagery to elicit same sex eroticism. Well, I keep trying and growing as a budding homosexual. Certainly, I welcome any suggestions from the LGBT+ community. Thanks,
Dr. Nomuc Stel Gahs
this story makes me glad I'm not 'capitan-save-a-hoe'
You did a beautiful job researching and narrating Gia’s story. Such a tragedy. Skid row is full of broken childhoods. Drug addiction is nothing more than self medicating. The real epidemic is bad parenting and untreated trauma. Hundreds of interviews on Soft White Underbelly prove this.
I watch that channel also. Many broken people that need help.
"Drug addiction is nothing more than self medicating" I wish more people realised this. It's 2022 and we still demonise addicts. For shame
@@cakesatellite yeah, it’s gotten to the point that it’s ridiculous to me. This should be pretty common knowledge at this point. I get frustrated with peoples attitudes.
@@cakesatellite Exactly and it’s so wrong the stigma that goes along with it. Addicts need love, support and understanding more than anything and the last thing they need is to be jailed or shunned. I know a woman whose daughter passed a couple years ago to drugs and she won’t tell anybody. I happen to know that’s what it was but she won’t let anybody know and that does a terrible dishonor to her own child and everybody else out there who are in need. I know she doesn’t mean it but that’s what ends up happening. Nobody should have to feel embarrassed.
"The real epidemic is bad parenting" so true! Thank you for that!
While I was in Philadelphia I stopped into see Gia's grave and they were still leaving flowers on her grave. Gia is the Elvis Presley of her industry they are still leaving flowers on her grave and leaving comments on her Memorial. She will never be forgotten because of the movie that Angelina Jolie made about her.
As a young gay man. I saw the movie GIA with my Mexican mother. We both cried historically for different reasons. I cried because her life seemed similar to mine as I always wanted my mother's love. My mother cried because she was scared I would get AIDS and die. At 39 years old now. GIA was a huge in pact in my life. I am now HIV poz and undetectable. I am also clean and sober as I too used drugs to heal the pain of my trauma. Today I have worked on that pain, my schizoaffective disorder and my drug problem. Thank you for this beautiful video. I learned more than I knew about one of my favorite models. I thank you for sharing and creating this. May she be watching us all from the runway in the heavens. RIP GIA G.
your comment almost made me cry 😭 I hope both your mom and you are doing well
God bless you in the mighty name of Jesus,when I first heard of Gia's story it reminded me of Bobby Debarge's story and what they went through as they passed away,I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
I almost cried! This mama wants to give you a big hug! Bless you
I'm so proud of you!!
CONGRATULATIONS "BRI" for succeeding in becoming clean and sober!! Back in the mid 80s I worked in a hospital and witnessed many men suffer and die from AIDS! Be thankful that there are now very good treatments, because back then- AID=DEATH. And it was a GRUESOME DEATH!! Stay well!!!
Her hair looks way better than the movies portrayal
Gia was a woman ahead of her time and the fashion world didn't know what to do with her. RIP Beautiful Gia
Gia was definitely born in the wrong decade, she would be a mega star in today's world. She was outrageously gorgeous, legit tough and people seem to have been drawn to her. Sad sad story
As the saying goes ' beauty is in the eye of the beholder' I do not see her being a stunning beauty; but she had the bone structure and fit the mold/requirements to be a model during that time. Her temperament +childhood traumas led to her personality disorder and going down the path of self-destruction. Some people are resilient, face the big monster and survive, she did not have that courage she wanted to numb it with drugs. I think her life theme is rejection by mom, dad and later on partners.
@@kintsukuroi6300 Good Grief man!?!...... Exactly what are your "standards"?!....
Exactly HOW stunningly beautiful does a lady have to be for you, His most gracious His Majesty himself, to classify them as just that: A Stunning Beauty.... Huh?!
Because if Gia Carangi is what you'd class as "meh - maybe/maybe not!" then have you ever considered that perhaps the problem may be your "standards"; as opposed to the physical appearance of the women concerned.....?!
I might as well go ahead and point out the fact that you knew nothing about this lady on a personal level either - and quite often charisma and the 'aura'/how much their presence radiates and catches the eyes of many/all in a packed room - compared to the other people in said room, who literally blend into the background/wallpaper/etc in comparison - has QUITE A LOT TO DO WITH RADIATING 'BEAUTY' in particular.
You can't express/articulate an opinion on a far more than 3D matter when you've only ever seen/witnessed the same matter/(in this case a)person in a flat aspect, two dimensional depiction of them!!!....
Taking a nice photo is one thing - (we currently have an entire generation of young raving narcissists who are never done taking 200 selfies - only to pick between them at length to select 'the best' and post that one - a process repeated several times daily!! They're literally the most deliberately profoundly dumb, idiotic bunch of dribbling imbeciles who ever existed, because a decade and a half ago, when I was in my mid teens, we didn't do this crap. Therefore we had spare time on our hands. We had hobbies, interests, were knowledgeable about the world around us - both current affairs and historical matters. These not-so-wise-lot know THE SUM TOTAL OF NOTHING - ABOUT NOTHING - The "future leaders of the world" - God help us!!!!) Having the poise, presence and grace to walk a catwalk runway and exude confidence and an aura of overwhelming positivity is another matter entirely!!!.....
IMO, no matter what way you argue the toss, Gia was awesomely beautiful..... And 100% Natural too!! Not an ounce of plastic, gel, resituated fat or pharmaceutical grade botulism in her anywhere!!!!
You couldn't find that nowadays in the fashion industry if you hunted from here to Timbuktu and back again!! (In fact, it's desperately sad and tragic that even as strung out in crap as she was, poor thing RIP, she STILL managed to be captivated on film looking unbelievably stunning!!)
Very tragic story! Why does anyone ever touch that crap in the first place?! When has it ever once ended well?!?!!!
@@awopbopaloobopawopbamboom5041 thank you for the laughs; well it is my perspective and you have yours as I mentioned 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' and after reading it is quite a sensitive topic for you. I think what it is most interesting about her life story and short life span was how her temperament and life traumas mold her way of dealing and processing her pain.
yes i agree, also drugs was such a HUGE part of not only the times, but the modeling industry then, i feel like there’s much more recovery options nowadays ,(we’re still not there yet, but closer) an many people live long healthy , happy lives with Aids,it’s not a death sentence , like back then
@@awopbopaloobopawopbamboom5041 chill lol not everyone finds the same people the same level of attractive, i find jollie is much better looking for example
I remember Gia so well! Her cousin Leslie was a dear friend of mine when we were in school. What an incredibly, intriguing woman she was!! Thank you for telling her story! Rest well Gia and Leslie... You are both loved and missed so much!!
how did leslie pass?
I always thought it funny how Cindy Crawford become famous and she was called little Gia. I didn’t think they looked all that similar but now her daughter Kaia definitely looks like her
Cindy looked ALOT like gia. That's what made her famous
@@areyoulookingbitch7065 I understand that but I think her daughter resembles her much more
Cindy was made to coppy everything from gia. Gia a true suppermodle
It’s funny that Cindy Crawford was considered the next Gia Carangi after Gia died, because although she is a beautiful woman she doesn’t have the quirkiness, personality and edge Gia had. She was something special. If she’d been born a couple of decades later she might have had an easier life, not necessarily with her family but with society.
To the creator: This was the best story telling about Gia that I've seen, to date! You use images that I've never seen before, yet I was always a fan of the first Super Model. What I find fascinating about Gia is... her beauty represented how people use beauty to distort ones thought and creates a safe haven for standards of beauty and never accept its flaws. Its is exactly how Gia saw herself and lived. I believe that it was hard for Gia to accept herself in a world that only saw her from the outside, like in her photos and magazine covers. She was bound to be a drug addict no matter what line of work she would have done.
I’ve never seen the Angelina Jolie film “Gia” but I found out about Gia and her story quite a few years ago. I was fascinated. The film is on my watchlist. I have a bpd diagnosis and her behaviours do seem very similar to the characteristics of bpd. Bpd is a fairly new diagnosis and still faces a lot of stigma, people are often misdiagnosed so it would make sense to me that she had unrecognised bpd. I do relate to her story a lot: relationship with parents (especially mum), sexuality, substance misuse, self sabotaging, mental health, impulsive/erratic behaviours, wanting to be looked after but also independent, push-pull relationships, shyness and nervousness, feeling people don’t care about you. Beautiful soul and very misunderstood. It’s a shame but a lot of the time people are celebrated more in death than they were in life. I constantly battle with feelings of people don’t care about me I should show them and make them feel guilty vs no one will care if you die it will be a waste of your life.
Rest in peace Gia.
Have you looked into getting a good trauma informed therapist? Have you looked into narcissistic parenting? I think I once had BPD. I finally found out about narcissism and that I had two highly narcissistic parents who used me as their scapegoat. I was horribly abused by both of them for almost six decades. I barely survived. But Understanding how badly screwed up my parents were and how their dysfunction was effecting me cured me of the symptoms associated with BPD. I must add that I had to go no contact with my entire family and extended family and it helped TREMENDOUSLY. Then I learned that I needed to make changes in myself. You may not need to leave your family like I did. I’m just telling you what cured me.
It’s a good movie, I think I saw it on CZcams for free
That sounds like me. I also have abandonment issues but I’ve never been diagnosed as Borderline
I have BPD. The stigma was already bad enough. Then came Amber Heard. 🙄 It sucks. I don't know who suffers more, me or other people. I can go from mellow to maniacal in nanoseconds. I scare myself sometimes. 😆
@@christar9527 Sadly, there is no cure for personality disorders. BPD included. The only recourse we have is DBT ❤ (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
I may be wrong on this, but I feel like being that physically attractive and having a contagious personality takes a mental toll.
Reminds me of a close family member, who was literally an exotic Arabian beauty. She would sing and dance, do shows.
She ended up suffering from alcoholism and depression. She would be abused in all ways by those around her. People would take and take till she had nothing. She survived, but many don’t.
I can't believe I have just cried over someone I have never even heard of. She had such a sad life story. Made me think of a dear friend I have lost of heroin twenty years ago.
Seeing her mom leave her at a young age was really sad and the way her dad didn’t show her love at a young age is really heartbreaking. Throughout her modeling career and the era they’re were a lot of drugs and it was probably really hard for Gia to control it. I felt like her mom shouldn’t neglect Gia when she saw she wasn’t doing okay with the behavior Gia needed support and someone their to comfort her and love her three way she wanted at a young age. I wish she was with us today showing I would show our love and care for her and how much of a caring and loving person she is with a pure heart ❤️. I always loved that’s she had a masc and fem side to her the way she loved Bowie and rocked any style was amazing she was unique then other models she’s Gia love on ya ✨. I’m thankful I have vintage magazines and books of Gia to keep her legacy alive and really love her and having those stuff in my life of Gia is as remembrance 💜🕊
"Gia" still has a special place in my heart. This movie was paramount for me when I was a teenager in the closet.
To be honest, I really like the mock documentary style and five years ago I tried to write something like that myself, I didn't succeed but I'm willing to come back to this humble project in the future.
However, you're right. The movie is less than perfect and it's like Angelina being Angelina (the same with Lisa). But even with all its flaws, I still believe it's fascinating how a TV movie was able to reach so many young women from different cultural backgrounds and beliefs. "Gia" was groundbreaking back in the day and it helped me a lot when I had no one to talk with.
BTW, thanks for this channel :D
Same, you can love smth and still acknowledge the flaws
Agree. Growing up lgbt I enjoyed this movie also. I remember Angelina being bisexual was so groundbreaking.
I have never seen this movie. Do you think it’s worth watching now?
Good luck with your projects!! I’ll be on the lookout for mockumentaries moving forward
@@georgacunliffe8640 yes I do
It's heartbreaking for me to hear how Linda(and most others in her life) said she was so difficult and emphasize on it. Because I've seen people like this and there are always small moments. Quiet moments where you see a flash of them showing...I'm actually really scared, or lonely. I need someone to tell me to show me they will do for me what I can't do. Even though I'm an adult. Love me. She needed someone to care. Really care. She wasn't difficult. She was desperate.
Your comment seems pretty spot on the impression that I get of her, I think she was definitely a lonely person who needed a lot of love, usually when your dead everyone loves you, yet I see negative comments like “she burned her bridges” and I don’t know why people feel the need to say something like this?
I can’t understand why people think less of others just because they struggled with a drug addiction. It doesn’t make them not human, or someone to not sympathize with.
I don’t know if that’s the reason it was said, she definitely had a lot of pain and a very difficult life. Her story was very sad.
@@memyselfi2005I can relate to her longing for genuine human contact. Genuine in how raw and unfiltered it could be. And about the negative comments towards her behavior and her drug addiction. Well the bahavior part, I feel like we judge others too harshly. The ego is pretty strong sometimes. We like to think we'd never do those things or turn into things we despise. But life takes unexpected turns. Seeing drug addicts negatively is something I was guilty of. Not that I would see them as less, but they were scary. People to stay away from. Though with time, I've understood the unbearable pain that drives people into it. The hopelessness. I wish them so much love but also...I understand that humans are unreliable when compared to a chemical.
@@a.i.1224 yes, given the right, or should I say wrong circumstances I feel that any individual is vulnerable to a chemical addiction. We do like to think oh that could never be me, yet they don’t have that same persons perspective, life experiences, brain chemistry, etc… I can understand feeling afraid, addiction can be a scary thing, what it does to the human being. The destruction that can happen is just unreal to me. I’ve seen it play out in my own family a lot, and for the beginning years of my childhood it was just normal for adults to drink and use drugs, sometimes they frightened me, but I had people that took care of me in spite of their addictions. To be human is to be vulnerable to addictions of all kinds. It’s just the nature of our biology I believe.
@@memyselfi2005 sorry to hear about your family. It was the same in mine. Some had addictions. It's a scary thing. I'm really happy for you that you were still taken care of. That is a nice positive to dwell on. And yes, addictive personalities are more common that we realize.
@@a.i.1224 I think it’s something that’s just sort of inherently there in all animals and it’s whether or not the switch gets flipped so to speak. It’s almost always a trauma based self medication, that’s why I don’t want to be angry with anyone struggling.
That was so well done. You did an amazing job capturing Gia’s life with depth, compassion, and honesty. She was a lost little girl in a beautiful woman’s body.
Aren't we all?
I'm so glad to see your coverage of her. Not as a brooding romanticization of her sexual forays or her drug use. I think Gia is like so many kids that are trying to actively escape the searing pain of their childhoods and jump straight into a world that sees their rawness and meets them with open flame.
I have also wondered if Gia's father thought she wasn't his. Beyond his obvious thinking that women are more property than human, his casual dismissals and active punishment when she sought out his love feel like the kind of abuse paid on children for a significant other's mistakes. And in these precarious balances of dysfunction Gia's mother might have also held secret resentments if her daughter was the reason her own abuse in the relationship worsened. Its highly speculative and obviously there was a great deal in that home that went wrong. But in utero stress and inflammation is being shown to be the first domino in a line that leads to everything from autism to schizophrenia, to reactivity and sensory issues that start with a colicky child after birth. Even if the chronic maternal stress was just a result of financial concerns or because one or both parents weren't ready to have the child, if you have one that comes out colicky and doesn't sleep well, the issues just keep compounding on one another over the years and it just keeps getting worse.
And then there's the fact that post partum depression is more likely with each additional birth and 10 fold as likely in a relationship of physical amd mental abuse. If Gia weren't a "difficult" child it would way more surprising and only possible if there were more hands in the household to catch one another, not perform pelvic exams and put one another down.
Her falling in love with a makeup artist that looks into her eyes and put makeup on her, doting and preening like a loving present mother would is one of the most tragic cases of maternal imprinting I've ever heard. Guts me truly, rest in peace in heaven Gia but also give em hell. If forgiveness is a real thing then the afterlife isn't filled with saints.
the last line of your comment hits hard
🙏❤
Very well said.
That last line….
Well said!
I can remember Gia’s covers and ads from seeing them as a kid in the 80’s. I remember thinking how gorgeous she was. Such a tragedy she passed too soon. RIP
My first year of university i took a womens and gender studies film class and i loved it. These videos remind me so much of this class and it brings me joy
Aww this is cute
@@espeon871 WOKE GENDER STUDIES CLASS IN COLLEGE AS AN ELECTIVE!!! OMG!
@@angelcitystudio I thought it was a joke at first 🤓
@@pm2886 I think Espeon was being facetious. A Gender studies class is most definitely the enemy of right wing USA.
I saw the movie when I was 14 I think, I resonated with her story so much that I renamed myself. I believe Gia was borderline, abandonment issues, impulsivity, confusion, extreme and unhealthy attachment, addiction, self destruction, acting out for attention… and she was the product of trauma absolutely, I absolutely suggest everyone that resonates with her story to seek help to heal from our trauma, it’s not easy but it’s worth it and absolutely doable. I don’t think as a society we are as supportive of healing our traumas as we support burying our feelings with luxury beauty and success, and I feel for all the borderlines out there especially men that are being misled by society to cover their under developed emotional world, and unfulfilled emotional needs with their success ego and money. I’m sorry I can’t save anyone, but I think someone need to hear this, and I love you.
She was definitely bpd!! Men are so under diagnosed and is sad bc it's a product of normalization
For a very long time I have been interested in Gia also Edie Sedgwick. They are two women who lived very amazing and tragic lives. Thank you for making this! I love watching and reading anything about Gia.
Edie's mistake was getting involved with Warhola. That man destroyed a lot of people and the scales were balanced by Karmic law when he was shot!!
Read the book Edie: An American Biography it's FANTASTIC
I agree. Edie and Gia had similar problems. They both were junkies who used people, lied to people, stole money and other things, etc. Their selfish need for drugs surpassed everything else in their lives. They had no real friends since no one would trust them. I don't blame them. The reason they are famous now is silly. Being beautiful and dying young is what interests people, not the real story of who these women were or what they did or if they even contributed to anything positive in society in a meaningful way. I don't place typical junkies on a pedestal and that is what has happened to Edie and Gia. No one really does any research of these individuals. Their opinions are therefore worthless to me. Watching a movie is not research.
Me too I admire their free spirit but also feel bad for how their lives ended so young
👌 thanks I'll read the book@politecat4236
I read the book "Thing of Beauty " too, and if I remember correctly, the character Linda that played her "sorta kinda girlfriend..." was actually based on two actual and significant romances she had during her adult life. And one was a make-up chic who was confused or closeted all together and the other woman was more blatantly out with her sexuality and a drug user too whereas the makeup one was very square.
The "makeup one" was a drug user, also. She believed she couldn't get addicted to heroin if she snorted it. Her time with Gia was short-lived. The woman who was living with Gia before her final hospitalization spent much more time with her--they did use drugs together, but she went through rehab and it stuck whereas it didn't for Gia. She had a complete breakdown after Gia died; Gia's mother refused to allow her in Gia's hospital room or at Gia's funeral.
She was incredibly magnetic......the way in which she moved her body was truly amazing. She is missed.🌹
Gia died the year I was born and I only learned about her later in life when I was 18. I read her Biography by Stephen Fried. It's phenomenal. Gia Carangi was my first Gay role model. She's the brave one who did it first in my world. I'm 36 now and she's still a part of me. Androgynous, Ferocious, Unapologetically Queer. A star that burns twice as bright only lasts half as long. If I had to stop now I'd do it all over again, even the terrible mistakes that I've made; and would have unmade if I could... Yellow Roses Darling.
I wish Gia could have written a book about her life, so we know exactly what she went through.
she did keep a journal so i guess that’s quite close
Watch the movie "Gia." It reveals that she journaled often, starting as a child. As a child, she wrote fantasy stories about a beautiful girl who lived in a beautiful house & had beautiful dresses, & all the town people thought she was the most beautiful & on & on. It's ironic that she wrote those as a child, having no clue she'd grow up to become a famous model.
When she got older she journaled moreso about her life, thoughts & feelings.
Some of the quotes she came up with in her journal are beautiful, & all over the internet now.
I've seen the movie Gia more than once. Angelina Jolie looked sooo much like her in the movie. A. Jolie also did a bang-up job of portraying Gia.
That movie is a definite must-see. I think I found it on Hulu or something a couple years ago. 👍
@@Incognitofrito1 I've watched it. Maybe I need to watch it again, I must have forgotten those parts.
@@jennyparkoo i wonder where that journal is because I bet it would help a lot of people who have had issues with parents and drug use
She wrote poems. They were beautiful. At the end of the movie Gia they put one poem at the end
Gia is the perfect example of how much self-destructive behavior and trauma can harm a woman who seemingly has it all. Her story is such a sad tragedy. I love your videos keep up the good work.
I'm so glad you're covering her story! She has easily been forgotten and overshadowed perhaps due to the fact she died of aids related complications or was openly queer.. it's sad to see but she honestly is my favorite super model and imo the most striking ❤️
So? Most of us are going to be forgotten, and most of us will never be attention seeking drug addicts. You think she should be remembered because she was "pretty"?
@@pm2886 I don't have much to say, other than
1. This is not the comment section for you.
2. Did you even watch the video? Have a nice day 😊
@@pm2886 Some of us have mastalgia when we see a documentary of Gia because when we were young we saw her face on magazines for many years. You really don't need to be such a jerk for no reason!!
*she was openly lesbian/bisexual.
She was a lesbian and/or bisexual, not "queer".
No other model came close to her before and after. Simply divine and so much potential lost so early.
Yes, one did = yasmeen ghauri
Fake news lol
@@anyas.2211 OH MAN YASMEEN IS SOMETHING ELSE!!! SERIOUSLY.
@@dixienormous6969 fr!!
@@anyas.2211omg I was about to write Yasmine too! Yasmine had a different level of class and her walk!!! Yasmine Wijnaldum is the only current model that comes close
I'm only two months older than Gia, and barely remember her, as her career ended over 40 years ago. She was in all the magazines, the famous ones, for about three years, and then drifted out of sight, due to her addiction; however, the mainstream public knew nothing about her story until the late '90's biopic with Angelina. People also forget how thousands of addicts died of AIDs during that time period: there was no AIDs cocktail until, 1995, well after Gia's death. Nowadays, she'd be another girl next door (whatever her sexuality), but people forget blue eyes and blonde hair were the norm back in the 1970's, and Gia was neither. Glad the industry is representing beautiful women of all shades these days.
I knew Gia was sexually abused, and her father makes sense tbh. Her symptoms of complex trauma, more often known as the stigmatized "borderline personality disorder" seem to point to that, as CPTSD and BPD have a correlation rate of over 90% with childhood sexual abuse (results found in studies done by Marsha Linehan, and replicated). Incest is very, very common in these situations.
😔true
If you stigmatize any of the other cluster B personlity disorders, and I can tell just by your narrative that you do, you're a hypocrite.
It's also really really common up in Pennsylvania and Ohio. I feel grateful I was able to fight them off. Full of sickos and weird women using kids for attention.
It was her brothers friend. Gias dad used to sit on the kids beds at nights and it scared Gia because of what she'd been through. That's it
Borderlines are really difficult to have in your life. They cause chaos and are in a lot of emotional pain which they direct outward and inside.
Gia was so treasured I didn’t realise. I was very close friends with her niece who sadly committed suicide before she turned 21. (Vanessa carangi) rip Gia and Ness ✨
This is very well done. Better than most documentaries out there.
I'm so grateful for this algorithm sometimes because I am in love with your videos. The respect you show when dissecting serious issues is something rare to find these days🖤
I remember being in high school my senior year and hearing about her. I kind of got obsessed with her. This was around 2006-07. I could never find that much info on her. Thank you for this video .
My obsession started with her 2 days ago. I can’t stop thinking about her story!
Such a tragic story 😢
I’ve always kind of been super obsessed with self destructive people.
What an amazing tribute ♡ I discovered Gia when I was 15 through the biopic and have been fascinated ever since, but similarly frustrated with the lack of information and documentation of her, this was absolutely beautiful and is a tribute to her legacy x
Those early AIDS victims had it really bad. People who had it weee t social outcasts and died knowing who truly loved them, which could be a harsh realization. They had courses you could take to learn about it. I took one due to a childhood friend who had it. There was still a fear of body fluids at that time because they still did not quite know (they were just discovering spit / coughs, etc could not transmit). My friend died within a year of diagnosis. He stayed with me for a short period of time but kept the curtains closed and felt so depressed it was difficult to know how to help. I tried my best. One day he up and left - to try and travel for his last months. His mom was the one by his side in the end. It was a lesson on the power of unconditional love, and the devastating effects of finding out that unconditional love is rather rare. Sad. I’m glad this young lady had her mom.
Angelina did such a great job with her portrayal of Gia...they seemed Ike twin spirits in a way
....that's why initially she did not want to do the movie....she herself had just climbed out of the mess that Gia fell prey to....Angie's manager threatened to drop her if she didn't do the movie...HBO took a huge shady risk doing this film and she was the only one who could do it justice...so she did the role...and made history...she changed art and entertainment because of it....a serious portrayal of an openly queer person...by an openly queer person....
@@CuirPhotodotNet It changed nothing, the movie is not well known in the slightest
@@Vixyvix01 ...it's always in the top lists of queer movies....and Angelina won the Golden Globe award for her portrayal...so it has recognition for sure....get into it....smile...
You have a really beautiful style of storytelling. I’ve never heard of Gia but I enjoyed every minute of this video.
You definitely should watch the movie gia it's really good
Thank you for making this video , I remember watching her story in the 90’s and was absolutely heartbroken hearing her story .
She's one of the most beautiful women to have ever been in the fashion industry. It's a crime that her family failed her, mostly her mother. Had she had the right home life, things would have been different. So many famous models have come and gone but she was perfect. I hope she got that next life she talked about. Never forgotten.
Let's be honest there are many models nowadays more beautiful than her. She was very beautiful for that time.
@@siennaioana6763 More beautiful than her or more plastic than her lol?
@@siennaioana6763 I whole heartedly believe she was one of the most beautiful women to ever model but beauty's in the eyes of the beholder
@@wowsports8800 You are right for me there are many more beautiful women than her honestly ❤️
@@siennaioana6763yep
I've been thinking of the movie "Gia," with Angelina Jolie, recently,
and how, after watching it at home, I was ~31, I *sobbed* for quite a while. Very intensely.
It hit a nerve. Something about being a young woman with a good heart and talent--all going to waste... In her case Wasted by her untimely death.
I guess I must sometimes feel that my goodness and talent are going to waste as well... But now I'm 54 soon, so the young part no longer applies.
But everyone's talents should be utilized so that they can contribute and feel fulfilled.
I know what you mean!
&y u
I'm SO glad to see Gia finally covered! Wonderful video ❤️ From Australia 🇦🇺🐨
U did a fantastic job on this video...being a "Philly Girl" myself that is in recovery for a 20+ yr heroin addiction, bisexual and with a bit of a wild younger life I felt extremely close to her...my heart totally broke for her....she was beautiful and misunderstood... but she is in such a better place now no longer in pain or suffering....**Please remember...u may see rock stars and models who use drugs...but by far it is most definitely NOT a glamorous life to live!! So if u are struggling with addiction pls know that u definitely can change and have a much better life!! 😉
*RIP Beautiful Gia🙏💜😢
yep, couldn't agree more. I'm struggling big time with drugs, heroin but now I can't even find that so I've been doing fent (I know its terrible) and I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. It is a full time job and I'm sick most of the time. Do you mind if I ask what helped you? I can't afford rehab and have tried Subs but no luck.
thank you so much for this video! gia and the film on her have a special place in my heart. its interesting to think about this in juxtaposition with your girl interrupted video - gia is perhaps the best representation of borderline personality disorder that i've ever seen (tiffany in silver linings playbook, nadine in the edge of seventeen, and ofc clementine for eternal sunshine are all fighting for that place in my mind). meanwhile the way bpd is presented in GI is alien to me, and feels like an example of a depressed woman receiving a sexist misdiagnosis. hearing more about her irl relationship with her mother + abandonment issues definitely solidifies for me that gia had bpd or at least something similar.
it's also one of the best representations of bisexuality that i've seen - i adore how natural + non-sensationalistic it is, how none of it is focused around coming out or homophobia. its also a powerful representation of the (oft disappeared) ways the aids crisis affected bisexual people - bi women in particular - and addicts. it doesn't spoon feed you anything.
im so glad to learn more about gia + will check out the books cited - i've felt like she's yet another 70s/80s female icon thats story is twisted and muddled by time, sensationalism, and misogyny/queerphobia. love ur videos n am excited for your next 💜
Yeah, some believe she had BPD, read about that but didn't include it, it's just people's opinions, felt a bit uncomfortable to speculate
@@antiheroines-you-love yeah i get you!
I agree.
Some women, in their place in the apparatus, cannot be with us long. It is necessary to create the template, motivate the challenge and they have such limited time. There has to be a mystery to their lives. To command iconography.
her story has always haunted me- great video over her. i think that everyone is so quick to blame dynamics around a person or the person themselves for these things, forgetting that it is often a mix of so many factors that lead someone to the tragic end she went through. thanks for thinking of her so humanly, so warmly.
Excellent Commentary! Sadly, Gia was failed by everyone that she was involved with; including: family, friends, and people in the fashion industry! 😥😥😥
idk why I keep coming back to this video but it is so weirdly comforting to watch. this is like the 4th time I'm watching it through 😭
This was really well done, thanks. I appreciate that you used real footage of Gia and scenes from the movie, and not stock footage.
Thank you for sharing and making this video about Gia. Her life story is heartbreaking and I can totally relate to her. She truly was breathtakingly beautiful and one of a kind. 💜🌸
Agree I actually saw a E True Hollywood story of Gia and that's how I became a fan I remember seeing photos of her and thinking wow who's this? She was drop dead gorgeous a bombshell to me one of the most beautiful models of all time idc
You covered this beautifully! Gia’s story has always been one of the saddest for me. She was let down by so many and I think that perhaps if she lived in an age where mental health is better understood and with better resources she could have gotten the help she needed, if she would have accepted it. Gia was a beautifully tortured soul. There’s just something about her that I have always loved and my heart cries for her. ❤
I think it was a combination of everything. Parents, friends, the industry. We can’t understate the rampant medical abuse & negligence of that era either. I doubt she had a wonderful time under their care.
This made me think of model Donyale Luna (born Peggy Ann Freeman). She began modeling 1964. She also appeared in movies, especially in Fellini Satyricon (1969). In May of 1979, Donyale died from a heroin overdose.
Thanks for your perspective and the trouble you took to make this. Gia is fascinating to me although I’m heartfelt sad at her tragic demise. She’s left an indelible print on the world though and will never be forgotten with the help of videos such as this one. 🤩🌹
Thank you for always making the best quality videos and especially in topics that are so interesting. One of my favorite channels♡
Thank you so much🙏
I remember when that movie debuted too and being so intrigued by her. You rode her highs and lows and felt her pain deeply
Love your channel and the subjects you choose, j’adore!
Her story was so sad to me I remember watching the movie and went to look up the real Gia she was pretty. The model world chew her up and spit her out. The fact no one from the fashion world attended her funeral 😢just makes me so sad. But it goes to show you they didn’t care about her all they cared for was getting the right shot for their magazine. By the time she died they had already Forgotten about her cause they had Cindy Crawford. Cindy Crawford got her start cause she looked like Gia and they felt they could replace Gia with Cindy. Cindy got her start around the the time the model industry stop working with Gia. Cause Gia was too far gone at the point and they had someone else. Also giving the 80s aids had just become running ramped. Doctors didn’t know much about it or how to treat it. Their wasn’t any medicine for it back then like they have now. It’s so sad to know this young woman worked her ass off for these brands and they all was sooooo obsessed with her look everyone was trying to book her. And when she fell down no one was there to help her or pick her up cause no one cared like the one photographer said it was all just Business. That’s what the industry is sad truth. And her mother also was horrible she had no one and the one woman who she did have from the fashion world who she first signed with had died. Also I notice how much Sandy linter tried to down play her relationship with Gia. Some interviews she say she wasn’t in a relationship with her and some she says she does. She seem like she wanted to disconnect herself from Gia once it was known of the aids situation. Everyone did this too her. I also wanna taken in that no one could make gia get help or stop her from acting the way she did. Truth is drugs took over her body and mind to the point there was nothing anyone could do for her. I just wish people didn’t turn their back on her like she did. Cause when she was booming and on all the magazines everyone wanted to be seen with her.
I was thinking that Gia looked like Cindy Crawford but I didn’t know that they replaced Gia with her because they looked alike.
Now Sandy Linter seems to be heavily involved with keeping Gia’s memory alive on social media especially.
@@christar9527 yes everyone said it and it’s even posted in articles back in the day. Cindy was called baby gia. Everyone was crazy over Cindy cause she looked so much like gia. They had someone who looked like gia and was easy to work with. Gia became difficult on some shoots cause she was either high or paranoid. And too me Cindy Crawford’s daughter also looks like a baby gia to me as well.
@@relevo86 she is full of shit. Of course now she would milk it. But back then she was always trying to say they wasn’t romantically involved. She always made it seem like gia was the one who had feelings for her like it was one sided. I call b.s cause many people stated they was very close and romantically involved.
Maybe that's why I always slightly disliked Cindy Crawford? I was team Gia back in those days. I never heard this before today, but I do feel like Cindy was a replacement. I felt a connection to Gia that I didn't feel with Cindy, and I was fiercly loyal to Gia. (Partly because she was from my hometown.)
Drawing immense parallels between Gia and James Dean, but not just in terms of their beautifully androgynous aesthetics. Both lived fast and died tragically young and commanded equal attention, affection and attraction from both men and women alike.
I thought it was clear as to why she entered modeling: for her mom's attention. Her mom wanted to do when she was young but couldn't because she was too short but her mom convinced Gia's aunt (Kathleen's sister) that Gia could do it once she saw that Gia was getting a figure in her teen years and she was just tall enough at 5'8. She never really wanted to do it but her mom convinced her to do it and because that would get her mom's attention. Also I think Sandy was conflicted in that she sees herself as mainly attracted to men but she was attracted to Gia, as in that Gia was the only woman who "had her" .
She was very conflicted but that has shifted throughout the years. She helps keep Gias memory alive
@@MA-rn2xp well she's dead now. her mom died in 2011 at 80 years old
Very well presented. I remember seeing one of the interviews years ago and thought there had to be more to her. I don’t envy the pains she dealt with. Rest in power Gia 🕊 🤍
I love gia so much and I am so happy you made this video about her
Great doc! One of the only in-depth videos about Gia on CZcams. I really love that picture of you with all of the posters on your wall. 🤩
Currently binge watching your channel. Your narration and story telling is beautifully awesome. You’re extremely respectful to the people in your videos and definitely do their stories justice. This video is so far one of my favorites, you told her story beautifully. Keep being you and making awesome videos. 💜🖤🤘🤘🤘
Omg im so happy you posted! Im obsessed with your channel
This was so well done. Thank you. Rest in peace.
I had never heard of Gia, or the movie.
This was very interesting, and felt full of your obvious admiration and compassion for her.
Great video, I'm going to watch some others of yours now.
I can listen to you narrate all day! Always such good work, thank you.
This was edited so well!! Good job
Yay you posted! I love your videos and voice so much.
Oh wow, noone from the Modeling world showed up at her funeral. I saw the movie in my early 20s. Watching this now decades later, it really hit me how lucky I am to have been born when I was. I was an addict for many years, and I did end up contracting Hep C ( Which I was able to get successful treatment for, thankfully). If I had been born in Gia’s time I might have faced the same early death that Gia faced.
I can’t explain with words how much I love your videos!!
Omg hii! I requested this video a few months ago! Btw the video is great, thank you for taking my request! Keep it up! 💖
YES, I remember smb asking me about Gia, I write down people's suggestions
Excellent job. Growing up, I thought Gia was so lovely and darkly fascinating. The movie tortured me and I never forgot it.
Hello 👋 how are you doing?
Best coverage I’ve seen of this topic!
I remember watching this movie as a kid. Even though her story was tragic, it was amazing to see a relationship between women that wasn’t catering to men. I was always trying to find films and shows about queer women, but even in the 2000s it was still pretty rare. I hope that one day there is a proper biopic that does her justice. She was so striking- arrestingly beautiful with an air of confidence and unique androgynous style. This is a fantastic documentary. This channel has quickly become one of my favorites. I would love to see a video on Kristin Mcmenamy.
One of the most common things that we all do, and it hurts most of us, we look at our parents and their mistakes, but we all judge their parental resume with what we think we would have done if we were them. That's exactly why we're able to judge their actions so easily. Of course we never feel that strongly over our own personal mistakes.
I’d love to see you do Edie Sedgwick ✨
Oh my bleeding heart. Gia was a damaged soul from early childhood.. the two idiots responsible for her overall care & protection failed miserably & know their blame! You can't expect a difficut, broken soul to be cared for & protected by the those who are in it for profit ie, employers. Harsh as it sounds, for us mere mortals it's strictly business nothing personal.
This is one of many all 2 common, sad sorrows in life.
The fake interviews are reenactments of the actual interviews from a documentary. It grounds the film in reality and foreshadows her untimely death at points interspliced with her living. I think it framed the movie perfectly and reminded the audience this was a real person.
She was the pre-Cindy Crawford
She did look like her.
Cindy was called "Baby Gia" at the beginning of her career
Cindy Crawford was hired to replace gia
I been obsessed for decades. Thanks so much
All the photos of her that weren't on the cover of magazines were the best.
I was betting that was the case too :) I would love to own a magazine with an exclusive on Gia -I haven’t seen her in a magazine in real life and it would be so interesting to me.
Excellent documentary, thanks so much!
RIP dear Gia, you were one of a kind ♥
What’s crazy is that it’s true, back then people grew up a lot faster. It’s sad but being 16 in the 90’s was like being 18, so I can’t even imagine the 70’s and 80’s
So sad, so young. My heart really breaks for this young woman. Thanks for sharing and I hope she is happy wherever she may be in the afterworld. R.I.P GIA
This was an amazing video! Being an addict in the 80s was much different than it is now and I never knew she went to Eagleville. My parents were frequent flyers there as was I in my early 20s. May Gia rest peacefully.
Wishing you peace. Growing up with parents like that must of been hard. 💕
I did two tours of duty in Eagleville, and Gia was there the first time. I'm STILL on methadone, but doing pretty well for being old.
@@tula1433 Thank you so much, seriously. My mom died in my arms from overdose, I got clean a month later and became pregnant with my first kid soon after. Last thing I want to do is put my kid thru the same thing. It will be 6 years this coming December.
@@barneyronnie Wow that’s crazy! Whatever works!!! I have never been one to knock MAT and spent my fair share of time on them.
@@Voyeurrrr Well, I used heroin for over 35 years ... coming up on 10 years on methadone.
Her and Donyale Luna were both failed by their time periods in the modeling world at the height of the drug craze. So sad so many beautiful and interesting women shine bright only to be burnt out too soon.
I'm not into fashion world much but I'm gonna read about Donyale Luna
honestly kinda makes me glad I wasn't encouraged by my parents as a young artist. I wanted to be on the stage, in front of the camera, to be seen. I was (and still am) a very fragile and sensitive person. I almost certainly wouldn't still be here today, and if I was, I doubt I would be very insightful or capable of keeping my head above water.
@@antiheroines-you-love ....one of the 1st black female international stars....