Gia Carangi photographed by Stan Malinowski, June 1978 Gia photographed by Chris von Wangenheim wearing Calvin Klein for Harper's Bazaar Italia, June 1978 Gia Carangi for Harper's Bazaar, Italia, September 1978 Gia Carangi for Harper's Bazaar, Italia, November 1978 Take a look at these stunning photos to see the unique looks of Gia Carangi in the 1970s and 1980s. Her life was dramatized in the television film Gia, starring Angelina Jolie, which debuted on HBO in 1998. She died of AIDS-related complications in 1986 at the age of 26, becoming one of the first famous women to die of the disease. Gia Carangi in the late 1970s and early 1980sĪfter being addicted to heroin, Carangi's modeling career rapidly declined. Considered by some to be the first supermodel, she was featured on the cover of fashion magazines, including multiple editions of Vogue and Cosmopolitan, and appeared in advertising campaigns for such fashion houses as Armani, Christian Dior, Versace, and Yves Saint Laurent. Before Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista, there was Gia.īorn 1960, Gia Marie Carangi was an American fashion model during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
