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April 17, 2013

Arts

Thing of Beauty

The tragic life of 70s-era supermodel Gia Carangi.

  1. Part One

    On Gia’s early years as a bisexual “Bowie kid” in working class Philadelphia.

  2. Part Two

    On Gia’s heroin addiction and death from AIDS at age 26.

Stephen Fried Philadelphia Magazine Nov 1988 1h15min Permalink