Picture of Gia Carangi

Quoted from “Shut Up And Smile" by Ian Halperin: "Gia and I were like lion cubs having fun. We got a reputation because we didn’t hide anything. We did a lot of drugs and went to a lot of parties. So many! We were both constantly on trips, which I think saved my life, because you don’t do drugs when you travel. Except when I traveled with Gia. We brought a whole medicine kit. Gia was the peak. She pushed the borders right to death." Gia Carangi (1960 - 1986) was an American fashion model during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Carangi is considered by some to be the first supermodel..