• Parents separate when Gia is 11.
• Gia shows signs of being gay at 13.
• Becomes a "Bowie" kid at 14.
• Comes to New York City at 17.
• Signs with Wilhelmina Cooper in 1978.
• First cover for Italian Cosmo January 1979.
• Career skyrockets; Gia becomes world's first supermodel.
• Wilhelmina dies on March 1, 1980.
• Heroin takes over Gia's life.
• Gia disappears from modeling.
• Gia attempts a comeback in 1982.
• Completes rehab at Eagleville Hospital in March 1985.
• Diagnosed with AIDS in June 1986.
• Admitted to Hahnemann University Hospital, October 18th.
• Gia dies November 18, 1986.
