- Was blacklisted from modeling because fashion editors discovered track marks on her body. At twenty-six, she became one of the first women in America to die of AIDS.
- Was a David Bowie fanatic.
- Her sexuality was often controversial, but she was known for always being involved in emotional relationships with women.
- Was portrayed by Angelina Jolie in the HBO movie Gia (1998).
- One of the first supermodels to create unique poses and gestures for the camera.
- She was the face for Armani, Christian Dior, Versace between 1979 till 1982
- The song "Gia" by the punk rock band Fabulous Disaster is about her.
- Just after her 18th birthday, in January 1978, she was signed by Wilhelmina Models, New York.
- Author Stephen Fried wrote "Thing of Beauty" based on her life. It was published in 1993.
- She was infamous for her rebel attitude which was portrayed in a lot of her photographs.
- Attended Abraham Lincoln High School in the north east of Philadelphia.
- Her last magazine cover was for Cosmopolitan in 1982 a gift from photographer Francesco Scavullo
- She was a favorite model of top fashion photographers Arthur Elgort, Francesco Scavullo and Helmut Newton.
- Her parents were of Italian and Irish/Welsh descent.
- Was ranked #28 on Channel 5's "World's greatest supermodel".
- Loved partying at New York's Studio 54.
- Was close friend of Janice Dickinson.
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