I don't know if it happened in real life but there's a scene in the film where a few models were talking trash about Gia behind her during a photo shoot break. Saying that they didn't want to be near her & calling her "fat". Was this true?
shareFrom what I have read Gia was friends with most of the models that she worked with. Sandy Linter said that Gia just had a way of charming and dazzling people.
shareThen why did they portray Gia unliked by other models in the movie then?
shareBecause its artistic licence. The movie gives you an idea of Gia's life but a lot of it didn't actually go down exactly as the movie portrayed. For instance the scene where Gia carved her name on the secretary's desk at the modeling agency also didn't happen. Its artistic licence.
Don't get me wrong. Tons of models were jealous of Gia because so many designers were falling over themselves to use her. And she certainly fell out with a lot of people. But for the most part Gia was friends with most of the top models of the day. Janice Dickenson, Beverly Johnson, Carol Alt to name a few still sing her praises to this day.
Have you read 'Thing of Beauty: The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia' by Stephen Fried? The movie is cool but the book gives you a far better account of Gia's life.
I see now and no I never read the book
shareI agree. I always thought that scene was a way to convey Gia was one of the first models to look different from the typical ones. She barely met the height requirement from Wilhelmina, and she was not blonde and blue-eyed. While that scene is fictional, it shows that side of her "being different," although it does suggest jealousies, which is dramatic license.
I thought the film did a good job of showing that she was also welcomed into the fashion world quickly for having such a unique look too. Both sides of criticizing and acceptance in the film gave an idea of what it was probably like. I can imagine some met her with resistance early on for being "something new," but it was short-lived at best. I don't anything about it ever going the way the film portrays other models talking behind her back. So yes, total dramatic license.