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Why Gia Carangi?
Gia is an extraordinary human being, one whom I admire and appreciate for all her courage and originality. Gia once said that she never wanted to be pitied, and I respect her statement fully. Gia was missing a lot in her life, but she was not looking for pity and self-centered compassion. She was such a strong and amazing person, who, unfortunately, suffered a tremendous amount of pain and loss because she lacked what she literally needed in life: love.

Being a drug addict did not make Gia a weak person. Drug addicts want to numb pain, and only when they are truly receiving what they lacked before, and are given true support, can they successfully recover. Gia never had that. She searched endlessly, but came up empty. At the end, Gia had supportive friends, like Robert Fay, and had these people been in her life to begin with, the outcome of Gia’s life would be very different.

Pity and sympathy are too very different things. Pitying is looking down on someone and believing their inferiority qualifies them for the wrong kind of compassion; sympathy expresses the desire to overall help and contribute to one’s problems.

Simply, Gia reminds me so much of myself in every which way. The two of us are so alike, it’s cosmic. I feel that having gotten to know Gia’s story and having developed a true love for her, she helped me understand myself better. She has inspired so many goals in my life, and I hope, more than anything, she knows that.

Why Love On Ya!?
Having seen a jillion Gia fanlistings come and go, I noticed one particular thing about each: all the titles had to do with beauty. While I think calling Gia "beautiful" is the biggest understatement in the world and considering how much I adore the style she emits through her modeling, I still do not think it's fair to narrow Gia down to just a model. She was more than that, and before she even considered modeling, she had such an interesting life. During her Bowie years, Gia used to sign her letters, "Love On Ya!" much like Bowie himself. Using it as the title for this fanlisting symbolizes both the love she had for Bowie and the connection she felt to him.

Disclaimer & Credits
All photos of Gia, those used on the layout and codes, are © to to their respective photographers. I am not affiliated with Gia Carangi's relatives, her friends, or anyone else. On another note, photos were graciously provided by GiaCarangi.com and Gia-Carangi.com. Textures used in the layout were obtained from Fredfarm.com and the background image from Hybird-Genesis.net. <3