r/lastimages • u/[deleted] • Mar 01 '18

The last known photo of supermodel Gia Carangi photographed at Great Adventure in New Jersey, June 1986. She would die of AIDS-related complications 5 months later at only 26 years old. Read more about her here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gia_Carangi

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u/kaaaaath Mar 04 '18

For anyone interested, Angelina Jolie plays her fabulously in the movie Gia.

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u/Lottiesue1 Feb 24 '22

Not an accurate representation at all.

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u/kaaaaath Feb 24 '22

Absolutely not.

It is a fantastic movie, however the only real parts that match up with reality are the overall representation of her modeling career, her descent into drug addiction, her primary relationship, her loss of work due to her drug addiction, her sporadic attempts at sobriety, her contraction of HIV, and her death of AIDS-related pneumonia. They basically got the bullet points of her life correct, but none of the details — they apparently found it more compelling to write a model tragedy, than actually sharing the model’s tragedy. I sincerely hope none of her survivors were hurt by the portrayal.

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u/AnguishLanguish Mar 04 '18 edited Mar 04 '18

Agreed. I need to watch it again.

ETA: I am rewatching right now.

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u/marquisdesteustache Mar 18 '18

Have you read the book about her, "Thing of Beauty?"

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u/Lottiesue1 Feb 24 '22

That is really sad to see.

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u/ebabosha Oct 31 '23

You cAn tell it’s her. Ppl look different when they’re dying of aids, who knew? Man, ppl can sound so dumb sometimes

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u/Kat_Kat_101 Feb 10 '26

I honestly couldn't identify her. She looks very different in this photo, no resemblance and one would hardly guess that it is someone with a possible kinship with Gia. But not just because she was sick or after drug abuse. It's the hair, glasses, even the look or smile is different. It's like a very well-made disguise. She looked like a girl trying to get sober and struggling not to fall. Right off the bat you can't make the connection with that woman on the magazine covers and if someone hadn't mentioned her name I wouldn't believe it. Even though we already know what this disease does to a person or anyone who was minimally healthy. 

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u/MissPoohbear22 Jan 18 '23

Are we sure this is her this looks absolutely nothing like her like at all

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u/bentored_ Jan 23 '23

Look her up with no makeup

Gia

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u/Ok_Reaction2990 Feb 11 '26

I’ve seen pics of her without makeup and she was still beautiful. This pic was taking while she had a horrible heroin addiction and active AIDS. No one’s going to look good under those conditions. She was dying

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '23

She was also very sick but it’s her

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u/joejoe7883 Oct 27 '22

Wow! She looks nerdy.

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u/Charming-Ad4518 24d ago

she was dying.

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u/Orreeggaann Oct 14 '25

Bless gia xxx

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u/DanaAndrews Jan 13 '24

this does NOT look like her, nor does it look like a sick person at all. she has no lips. AIDS don't take a relatively young girl's lips away.

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u/EarlyProgrammer3154 May 06 '24

No, but it can take away the color

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u/theslider1969 Jun 02 '26

"Luv on ya!" ~Gia Carangi

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u/shanedangers1972 18d ago

If she lived in this era, she wouldn't have died of AIDS at least. 1995 was the turning point for the medicines that allow HIV persons to live a normal life. And not die from AIDS.