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Janice Dickinson Profile |
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Birth Date: February 15, 1955
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Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Birth Name: Janice Doreen Dickinson
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Height: 5'10"
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Biography |
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Janice Dickinson is an American model, fashion photographer,
actress, author and agent. By the 1980s, she was considered
a supermodel in the fashion industry, and later expanded her
profession to reality television by judging for four cycles
on America's Next Top Model. She subsequently opened her own
modeling agency, which was documented as The Janice
Dickinson Modeling Agency. |
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Michael Birnbaum is the father of her daughter, Savannah
Dickinson.
One son, with Simon Fields, named Nathan Fields.
As a young girl got involved with sports because she drove
her younger sister to gymnastics practices - Debbie was on
the Junior Olympics team - and Janice took up swimming,
karate and some gymnastics to bide the time while waiting
for Debbie.
Sister of model Debbie Dickinson and Alexis Mayer.
Measurements: 34-23-34 (1980s model card) (Source: Celebrity
Sleuth magazine)
Claims to have coined the term "supermodel" in 1979;
however, the term was already in use before her time, such
as a 1968 article in Glamour magazine describing Twiggy,
Cheryl Tiegs, Veruschka von Lehndorff, Jean Shrimpton and
fifteen other top models as "supermodels". This list as well
as several other top models of the 1930s to early 1970s have
been credited as "supermodels"', which dismisses Janice's
claims as her being the "first supermodel" (her career began
in late 1970s).
Claims to be the first supermodel. However, it is commonly
accepted that there are only six supermodels, and the
following list does not include her: Claudia Schiffer,
Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Elle
Macpherson and Linda Evangelista.
Father's ethnic background is Belarusian; the family name
was altered after emigration to America.
Her daughter, Savannah Dickinson, was born on February 23,
1994.
Bears a strong resemblance to Brittany Brower. Both appeared
on the show "America's Next Top Model" (2003). Dickinson was
a judge and Brower was a contestant.
Her appearance on "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest" (2004) was cut
short because of her making obscene gestures and statements.
Dickinson wrote of a rivalry between herself and Kimora Lee
when they both were on "America's Next Top Model" (2003) in
her book, "Everything about Me is Fake and I'm Perfect".
Dickinson admits that she criticized Kimora's fake hair and
nails, but says that she would have been much nicer if
Kimora had shown up on time for filming.
Camera technician Tommy Fry from "The Surreal Life" (2003)
moved in with Dickinson after her appearance on the show.
She become an ultra-successful model at the age of 14
Was ranked #25 in Channel 5's "World's greatest supermodel".
Along with Nicole Richie, Beyoncé Knowles, Veronica Webb,
Kelly Osbourne, Angie Everhart, Alexandra Richards, Irina
Pantaeva, Marisa Miller, Wyclef Jean, Rachel Hunter, and
Naomi Campbell, she participated in the "Fashion for Relief"
show on 16 September, 2005 in New York, a benefit for
AmeriCares to support victims for Hurricane Katrina. Gwen
Stefani and Gavin Rossdale were among the celebrities who
attended.
Says that the girls who win "America's Next Top Model"
(2003) are not of a high enough caliber to make it in the
modeling business.
In her autobiography, "No Lifeguard on Duty", she claims
that she was partly responsible for her father's death
because she had discarded his heart medication pills, and he
had a heart attack that night and died. The statute of
limitation for prosecuting Dickinson for the death of her
father was up by the time the book was published.
She was the fiancée of Sylvester Stallone from December 1993
to July 1994. Sly thought that he was the father of her
daughter Savannah, but when he discovered the truth, that
the real father of girl was Michael Birnbaum, he left her.
Left concussed and shaken up after the vehicle she was
riding in was caught up in a hit-and-run accident in Los
Angeles on December 12, 2006. Hit her head in the accident
and taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for treatment and
later released.
Grew up in Hollywood, Florida. |
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since November 5, 2009