How tall is Gia Carangi?
Gia Carangi's listed height was 173 cm (5'8"). She was taller than about 90% of women in the United States.
Where 173 cm sits among women in the United States
Taller than about 90% of women in the United States born in 1960 (average 163.8 cm).
About Gia Carangi
Gia Carangi was an American supermodel, considered by some to be the first supermodel. She was born on 29 January 1960 in Philadelphia.
Carangi was featured on the cover of numerous magazines, including multiple editions of Vogue and Cosmopolitan, and she appeared in advertising campaigns for fashion houses including Armani, Dior, Versace and Yves Saint Laurent. She quit modeling in 1983. In 2023, Harper's Bazaar ranked her 15th among the greatest supermodels of the 1980s. Her life was dramatized in Michael Cristofer's television film Gia (1998), starring Angelina Jolie as Carangi.
At a listed 173 cm (5'8"), Carangi stood tall enough to work for the houses above, and she died on 18 November 1986 at the age of 26.
Frequently asked
How tall is Gia Carangi in feet and inches? Gia Carangi was 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.
Is Gia Carangi tall for women in the United States? At 173 cm she was taller than about 90% of women in the United States born in 1960, whose average height is 163.8 cm.
Sources
- Gia Carangi on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Gia Carangi on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 173 cm.
- Gia Carangi on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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