Bad and Beautiful by Ian Halperin (2001, Hardcover, Illustrated)

Well written and insightful look at a world that I had some knowledge of.

Found the look beneath the "glamour" pretty accurate, and most interesting.

I'm very interested in Gia Carangi and thought this book would give me more insight regarding the behind the scenes look of modeling that people on the outside know nothing about. Bad and Beautiful does exactly that - it paints a truer picture of what young beauties have to deal with in order to fulfill a dream they thought was glamorous. After reading this book, I know differently. It's not as glamorous as magazine pictures and ads of all kinds makes it appear to be. Modeling is a very tough occupation.