GIA wasn't impressed with fame - money- nor fortune. She was and lived as her own (1 of a kind). What GIA wanted?- was looking for?- was to be ACCEPTED wanted to be LOVED. She fell in Love with (?) and was rejected. Thats when she turned to Heroin to feel the ease then the needle which turned to DEATH (ESCAPE). She was NATURAL BEAUTIFUL. With or without makeup. She was different- she was her own person. BEAUTIFUL then and now. GIA could walk into a room with- Cindy Crawford- Giselle Buchanan- Naomi Campbell- Tyra Banks- they all could be Dressed to kill. GIA walk in wearing- white shirt- green military shorts- blacks lace up boots. And it would be all eyes on GIA. GIA didn't have to dress up nor wear makeup to look BEAUTIFUL. GIA was STUNNING. I have not seen (1) since her. GIA might be gone- but she will Live Forever. I LOVE YOU 💚 GIA 💚!! I would love to meet GIA and told her to NEVER get CLOSE too- nor fall in LOVE with someone who was STRAIGHT- it will never Last- and you will get HURT every time. Then again- (1) can't help who they LOVE. She couldn't have who she wanted. So she settled for the next. Which RESEMBLES who she LOVED & WANTED.
I never said Gia who? come on I just had to live in the world of AIDS, with people knowing I had been with a heroin addicted model. It was a rough time, not just for me but for everyone. Gia distanced herself from me when she foud out she was sick because she did nt want me to see her that way and also, she may have infected me. I lived with that one for many years. I never shut her out. She found Elyssa and got deeper ito her habit . I wasn't into that ride.
I could never do enough for Gia when she was on this planet and I can still never do enough for her. All of those haters. I, at least made her happy while she was here.
Sandy Linter is a evil self centered witch who ignored Gia in her serious time of need. She only cares about superficial b.s. n doesn't have a good bone in her body.
You were her friend/partner not her caregiver or babysitter. Any one who places that responsibility on you has clearly never been in a co/dependent relationship
Hello Ms.Linter thank you for working so hard to preserve Gia's memory please do not stop we appreciate everything that you do.Please ignore all the haters no one knew Gia better than you and it is evident that you loved her just as she loved you.People don't understand how hard it is to love and to help someone who is addicted to drugs they are not themselves and usually resist any attempts at an intervention.You did the best that you could given the circumstance and its confusing nature. I mean here you were a straight woman for all your life and suddenly finding yourself falling in love with another woman.That can be scary and disorienting but you gave it your best shot because you loved her.I think you should also be commended for being so progressive and open-minded in a period when so many people were not.You are an exceptionally talented make-up artist and a seemingly humble and level-headed person.Keep doing what you do best and ignore those unnecessarily disrespectful persons who cannot possibly understand or comprehend your situation until they have experienced it.After reading some nasty comments i felt that i had to write this .I apologize for its length.Stay Blessed.
Thanks Sandy for this. A lot of people want to know who she was including myself. It can definitely be said You are one that is keeping her memory alive..
Anyone who wants to bad mouth Sandy Gia would eat you aive! She loved her and your opinion matters little about their time together. She is sharing and she didn't have to. Those memories belong to Sandy and Gia. Not to Gias fans that most weren't even born til after Gia died .Thanku Sandy. Gias life and story helped this heroin junkie find recovery. I grew up in the 80s and looking at Gias beautiful image on Cosmo covers. I ordered the green silk tee . I never thought id grow up sharing more than fashion. I still read THING OF BEAUTY 1x a year even though im in recovery 14 years. It reminds me of where i once was
It was incredible that Gia actually went into the shooting gallerys amongst the down and out street ppl that were the lowest of lows and shot up. Id be scared to death to ever go to these places. But she went there by herself dressed up from a shoot, stood out like a sore thumb and shot heroin. She always had thousands of dollars in cash on her. She must have gotten robbed a million times when she was laying there drugged out of her mind. I mean blowing 5 grand in one day on heroin??? And not dying???? She deffinately got robbed without her knowing.
I agree however she was also known to be out of control as a drug user so her running up 5 grand on herione sounds plausible she was probably using from sunup to sundown
I didn't like the "Linda" in the movie she is so passive and opposite of how Sandy seems. I have a feeling that Sandy is no push over the actress in the movie comes across as a weak pushover.
I'm gonna be honest, I don't like her. No, I don't blame her for Gia's death, but when Gia was alive and her name was no good in modeling anymore, this broad was one of the first people to start going, "Gia who?". Now decades later when Gia's story has been told and Gia gets all this press attention and so many people love her...suddenly Sandy Linter is all pro-Gia? Come on, now. She was flat out ignoring Gia when things got bad in her life.
I have been Gay & Proud most of my life!And I have dated &been lovers when some very,very,very beautiful models,dancers,&entertainers. And people still get jealous, men mostly..because I always seem to get the beautiful women....And I'm proud of that..I know them intimately ,under all their make up & masks they wear! I'm 100%:REAL ABOUT BEING GAY!11-2018
Sandy was young too.... Only less famous. What i like is ... Gia reallllllllllly loved Sandy as we can see and hear.. And she got her!! Isn't that Greta for Gia
Another reason why the stigma of being gay needs to go away. Depression and fake marriages are rampant as a result. And I am straight as an arrow, so I am not biased. People need to mind their own business when it comes to other's private lives.
i think she did mention that she fell in love with Gia in "The Self Destruction of Gia"..i've just finish watching the movie and the documentary and im trying to find the book Thing of Beauty..i really find Gia's life interesting..:3
Well no matter what anyone thinks of you Miss Linter Gia loved U even though U were straight. I just Always wished had she not gotten sick. I'm a recovering addict so I know you can get clean. She would have been 62 years old just wonder if she would have aged well. RIP Gia!! Ppl who don't even know you love U.
Hi Sandy, just came across this interview, had the book for years. The movie did not do justice to Gia or her life, and to me was exploitive. God bless Gia; she didn't know her own beauty--inner and outer...
Its good that Sandy stood by Gia while she was doing all those awful substances. Sandy cannot be blamed for Gia's drug use. Gia clearly needed some treatment and intervention.
Yeah she didn't even know she died cause when Gia would call she'd never awnser the phone even if she had no romantic feelings towards gia she was supposedly still her friend. It's clear that they had a sexual relationship. How much money you wanna bet that Gia wanted more?. I don't hate Sandy. I think she cared about Gia in her own way but she wanted nothing to do with her after she became an addict. She also never reciprocated these so called strong feelings while she was alive she only expressed them after her passing. And now a days it seems Sandy uses Gias legacy to remain relevant all she ever mentions is Gia Gia Gia on her Instagram constantly tagging her name in her posts she knows Gias name will forever be attached to her so she uses it in my opinion for her own benefit because where was all that when she was alive!!!! When she was reaching out and calling uu 50 times a day why didn't you pick up Sandy?. She comes across as very disenguous
Some of these comments are ridiculous. None of these people lived your life. Or Gia's life. Or knew anything about the dynamics or what it was like being close to her. How hard that could be. How much you may want or try to help someone who doesn't want to be helped
Gia was a butch not a femine bone in her body. You are only looking at what you see on the outside. Her walk her voice her mannerisms BUTCH. when Gia was made up she was in DRAG
Im a recovering heroin addict. NOBODY CAN SAVE THE ADDICT BUT THE ADDICT. learn more about ADDICTION if you are going to make a statement. Your ignorance is mind blowing and you know nothing about Gia if you think anyone could control her.
when Gia was alive, on this planet, living and breathing, I was with her and I gave her some joy on this planet. You can dislike me. no problem.
You are a wonderful person!! Don't let people who a negative bring you down! Been a fan of you an Gia for more that ten years!! Loved the book!
@Roman KFM But Gia never identified with LGBT nor supported it in her lifetime.
💕
GIA wasn't impressed with fame - money- nor fortune. She was and lived as her own (1 of a kind). What GIA wanted?- was looking for?- was to be ACCEPTED wanted to be LOVED. She fell in Love with (?) and was rejected. Thats when she turned to Heroin to feel the ease then the needle which turned to DEATH (ESCAPE). She was NATURAL BEAUTIFUL. With or without makeup. She was different- she was her own person. BEAUTIFUL then and now. GIA could walk into a room with- Cindy Crawford- Giselle Buchanan- Naomi Campbell- Tyra Banks- they all could be Dressed to kill. GIA walk in wearing- white shirt- green military shorts- blacks lace up boots. And it would be all eyes on GIA. GIA didn't have to dress up nor wear makeup to look BEAUTIFUL. GIA was STUNNING. I have not seen (1) since her. GIA might be gone- but she will Live Forever. I LOVE YOU 💚 GIA 💚!! I would love to meet GIA and told her to NEVER get CLOSE too- nor fall in LOVE with someone who was STRAIGHT- it will never Last- and you will get HURT every time. Then again- (1) can't help who they LOVE. She couldn't have who she wanted. So she settled for the next. Which RESEMBLES who she LOVED & WANTED.
That's beautiful Sandy. Fuck the haters
I never said Gia who? come on I just had to live in the world of AIDS, with people knowing I had been with a heroin addicted model. It was a rough time, not just for me but for everyone. Gia distanced herself from me when she foud out she was sick because she did nt want me to see her that way and also, she may have infected me. I lived with that one for many years. I never shut her out. She found Elyssa and got deeper ito her habit . I wasn't into that ride.
Sandy Linter whos elyssa
Gia’s long term girlfriend they were together for a while and they also used drugs together
I could never do enough for Gia when she was on this planet and I can still never do enough for her. All of those haters. I, at least made her happy while she was here.
I believe you it was a hard time you tell those Hater's to rest In hell you don't have to explain shit boo.
Sandy Linter is a evil self centered witch who ignored Gia in her serious time of need. She only cares about superficial b.s. n doesn't have a good bone in her body.
Sandy Linter thank u for giving Gia some happiness as a Gay woman!
@@elizabethseiden8386 You right!
You were her friend/partner not her caregiver or babysitter. Any one who places that responsibility on you has clearly never been in a co/dependent relationship
Thank you Sandy for publishing these interviews.
Hello Ms.Linter thank you for working so hard to preserve Gia's memory please do not stop we appreciate everything that you do.Please ignore all the haters no one knew Gia better than you and it is evident that you loved her just as she loved you.People don't understand how hard it is to love and to help someone who is addicted to drugs they are not themselves and usually resist any attempts at an intervention.You did the best that you could given the circumstance and its confusing nature. I mean here you were a straight woman for all your life and suddenly finding yourself falling in love with another woman.That can be scary and disorienting but you gave it your best shot because you loved her.I think you should also be commended for being so progressive and open-minded in a period when so many people were not.You are an exceptionally talented make-up artist and a seemingly humble and level-headed person.Keep doing what you do best and ignore those unnecessarily disrespectful persons who cannot possibly understand or comprehend your situation until they have experienced it.After reading some nasty comments i felt that i had to write this .I apologize for its length.Stay Blessed.
God bless you Sandy. I sense you really did love and care for Gia very much.
They are both competing to be top dog in this little fuckin' charade...
Thanks Sandy for this. A lot of people want to know who she was including myself. It can definitely be said You are one that is keeping her memory alive..
Anyone who wants to bad mouth Sandy Gia would eat you aive! She loved her and your opinion matters little about their time together. She is sharing and she didn't have to. Those memories belong to Sandy and Gia. Not to Gias fans that most weren't even born til after Gia died .Thanku Sandy. Gias life and story helped this heroin junkie find recovery. I grew up in the 80s and looking at Gias beautiful image on Cosmo covers. I ordered the green silk tee . I never thought id grow up sharing more than fashion. I still read THING OF BEAUTY 1x a year even though im in recovery 14 years. It reminds me of where i once was
It was incredible that Gia actually went into the shooting gallerys amongst the down and out street ppl that were the lowest of lows and shot up. Id be scared to death to ever go to these places. But she went there by herself dressed up from a shoot, stood out like a sore thumb and shot heroin. She always had thousands of dollars in cash on her. She must have gotten robbed a million times when she was laying there drugged out of her mind. I mean blowing 5 grand in one day on heroin??? And not dying???? She deffinately got robbed without her knowing.
I agree however she was also known to be out of control as a drug user so her running up 5 grand on herione sounds plausible she was probably using from sunup to sundown
I enjoyed the book and I enjoyed seeing you and Stephen share time talking about Gia. Thank you for taking the time to share this with us.
Grace Jernigan book????
Pl tel me d name
I didn't like the "Linda" in the movie she is so passive and opposite of how Sandy seems. I have a feeling that Sandy is no push over the actress in the movie comes across as a weak pushover.
I'm gonna be honest, I don't like her. No, I don't blame her for Gia's death, but when Gia was alive and her name was no good in modeling anymore, this broad was one of the first people to start going, "Gia who?". Now decades later when Gia's story has been told and Gia gets all this press attention and so many people love her...suddenly Sandy Linter is all pro-Gia? Come on, now. She was flat out ignoring Gia when things got bad in her life.
Very true but that is usally what people do....
That's pretty ridiculous when even right here... Stephen is talking about how she didn't want to be involved in the book
I have been Gay & Proud most of my life!And I have dated &been lovers when some very,very,very beautiful models,dancers,&entertainers. And people still get jealous, men mostly..because I always seem to get the beautiful women....And I'm proud of that..I know them intimately ,under all their make up & masks they wear! I'm 100%:REAL ABOUT BEING GAY!11-2018
Nice apartment Sandy. I like the framed pictures you have in the background.
Sandy was young too.... Only less famous. What i like is ... Gia reallllllllllly loved Sandy as we can see and hear.. And she got her!! Isn't that Greta for Gia
You look amazing Sandy! Love on ya! XO
That kind and degree of beauty is always a serious matter.
I have got to fucking read this book.
Steven is talking way too loud. I have it on a low volume .
that photo is that behind the Stephen Fried??
is Gia?
joelma rubia Yes notice that they aren't hung but merely propped up on the back of the sofa for this video.
Amazing book and devastating.
Another reason why the stigma of being gay needs to go away. Depression and fake marriages are rampant as a result. And I am straight as an arrow, so I am not biased. People need to mind their own business when it comes to other's private lives.
You cant blame anybody for Gias death, we chose our own path.
God know's the path no matter what .. our place in life may not be what we think . We do our best
i think she did mention that she fell in love with Gia in "The Self Destruction of Gia"..i've just finish watching the movie and the documentary and im trying to find the book Thing of Beauty..i really find Gia's life interesting..:3
Well no matter what anyone thinks of you Miss Linter Gia loved U even though U were straight. I just Always wished had she not gotten sick. I'm a recovering addict so I know you can get clean. She would have been 62 years old just wonder if she would have aged well. RIP Gia!! Ppl who don't even know you love U.
Are these pictures of Gia actually on your wall, Sandy?
She didn't give a damn about Gia.
@@chrissimpson6701 How do you know, Chris? Have you been there? 🤔
Hi Sandy, just came across this interview, had the book for years. The movie did not do justice to Gia or her life, and to me was exploitive. God bless Gia; she didn't know her own beauty--inner and outer...
Its good that Sandy stood by Gia while she was doing all those awful substances. Sandy cannot be blamed for Gia's drug use. Gia clearly needed some treatment and intervention.
No she didnt!!!!!
Also she didnt even know she died!!!!!
Yeah she didn't even know she died cause when Gia would call she'd never awnser the phone even if she had no romantic feelings towards gia she was supposedly still her friend. It's clear that they had a sexual relationship. How much money you wanna bet that Gia wanted more?. I don't hate Sandy. I think she cared about Gia in her own way but she wanted nothing to do with her after she became an addict. She also never reciprocated these so called strong feelings while she was alive she only expressed them after her passing. And now a days it seems Sandy uses Gias legacy to remain relevant all she ever mentions is Gia Gia Gia on her Instagram constantly tagging her name in her posts she knows Gias name will forever be attached to her so she uses it in my opinion for her own benefit because where was all that when she was alive!!!! When she was reaching out and calling uu 50 times a day why didn't you pick up Sandy?. She comes across as very disenguous
@@MA-rn2xp thank you!
sorry it's so loud, folks
Some of these comments are ridiculous. None of these people lived your life. Or Gia's life. Or knew anything about the dynamics or what it was like being close to her. How hard that could be. How much you may want or try to help someone who doesn't want to be helped
Too bad she wasnt on Gia's bandwagon while she was alive!!!! What a crock!!!
Sandy 2018 do u still miss & love Gia, the addict & the model &the lipstick lesbian she was????♡♡♡DjDebUsa loves her still 2018.Xo
Gia was a butch not a femine bone in her body. You are only looking at what you see on the outside. Her walk her voice her mannerisms BUTCH. when Gia was made up she was in DRAG
And read!!!! Sorry, almost forgot. Thing of beauty is beautiful. R.I.P. Gia
She was using Gia. I can't stand this woman! No shame!
No one blames her for her death.
How long before gia died did you last speak with her?
Stephen can i please have the shoes you have on?????
Why is she even there? All he does is talk, talk, talk.
almost 2 years.
The audio is terrible in this
I saw the movie Gia and they put you as Linda in the hbo movie . How much of the movie was realistic to hers and your life ?
Great! I mean offcourse. Sorry for my spelling
I can not see right
Sandy did you go at her funeral?
No she didn’t know she was dead nobody knew till a year later
The mom didn’t invite anyone from the industry and gia was calling them before she died and no one picked up
you never married or had kids.You wish you were
still were a lesbian???
How can you talk about a dead person like this without any guilt, instead of saving her when she is alive. Gosh.
Im a recovering heroin addict. NOBODY CAN SAVE THE ADDICT BUT THE ADDICT. learn more about ADDICTION if you are going to make a statement. Your ignorance is mind blowing and you know nothing about Gia if you think anyone could control her.
Let's keep that in mind. A girl isn't really a girl unless she is a blonde.
Bullshit!