Gia: It kind of creeps up on you, in a world that's, y'know, none that anyone will ever know, except someone that has been there.
Gia: I felt very close to Wilhelmina, it was a great loss for me ... she was just a great person to have in my life ... her death was a terrible loss to me.
In 1983, the television programme "20/20" focused on Gia's life to portray the dark side of the fashion industry.
Gia was 1.71 metres tall.