By her mid teens, Gia Carangi had developed a beautiful face and an incredible figure.
Kathleen, certain that modeling could change her daughter, encouraged Gia Carangi to model. Gia Carangi was a natural: “I didn’t have to tell her what to do,” said a family friend and first photographer to work with Gia Carangi. “She […]
Teenage Gia Carangi, who was desperate looking for love met a teenager named Karen Karusa. They became best friends.
Karen Karusa tells about Gia Carangi: “When I first met her it was just her father and her two brothers, and her father owned some hoagie shops so he worked a lot. She then went to go […]
Gia Carangi was extremely close to her mother Kathleen, as Gia was growing in close proximity with her mother. As kathleen moved out leaving Gia and her brother with Joe, it was a heart break for young Gia.
Gia Carangi was always wanted her parents to unite again. But Kathleen reamrried after an year and that […]
Michael Carangi, Gia Carangis brother said in an interview “Gia had a special place being a girl. She had a little canopy bed with the dolls all over the place.”
“Gia was an average little girl, that’s how I remember her.” said her brother Michael Carangi.
“Gia and I used to sit on top of the steps […]
Joeseph Joe Carangi and his wife Kathleen Carangi had their first girl child on January 29 of 1960. The Carengis named their first girl child GIA MARIA CARANGI.
She was special to Carengis being a girl and given special attention from the parents.
Gia Carangi grew up in outskirts of Philadelphia, USA. Her father Joeseph Joe Carangi […]
* January 1960 Born in Philadelphia
* 1975-1977 Lincoln High School , David Bowie fanatic
* April 1978 Moves to NY City. 350 E. 62, Apt. 3G
* April 1979 Cover, British Vogue, by Chatelain
* April 1979 Cover, […]
Gia Marie Carangi (January 29, 1960 - November 18, 1986) was a top US fashion model of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Gia Carangi was a precursor to the Cindy Crawford, Rachel Hunter, Elle MacPherson “Supermodel” era, she appeared on the covers of several fashion publications of her time. The fashion magazine covers featuring […]
