Janice Dickinson
| Janice Dickinson | |
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Dickinson in 2014.
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Janice Doreen Dickinson February 15, 1955 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Janice D. Dickinson (1969-1977) |
| Occupation | Model, photographer, author & talent agent |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ron Levy Simon Fields Alan B. Gersten Dr. Robert "Rocky" Gerner (m. 2016-Present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Debbie Dickinson (sister) |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
Janice Doreen Dickinson (born February 16, 1955) is an American model, photographer, author and talent agent. Initially notable as a model, she has been disputably described by herself and others as the first supermodel. One of the most successful models of the 1970s and 1980s, she also served as a judge on four cycles on America's Next Top Model beginning in 2003. She opened a modeling agency in 2005, which was documented in the reality television series The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency (2006–08).
Dickinson was born in Brooklyn, New York, the middle daughter of Jennie Marie (née Pietrzykowski) and Ray Dickinson. Her mother was of Polish descent and her father was of Scottish and Irish ancestry.
She was raised in Hollywood, Florida with her elder sister, Alexis, who became a real estate agent, and her younger sister, Debbie, who also became a model.
Dickinson has been open about the emotional and physical abuse she suffered as a child and teenager, and how her father used to sexually abuse one of her sisters. Of her childhood with her "rageoholic pedophile" of a father, Dickinson stated, "Because I wouldn't give in and let him have sex with me, I was verbally and physically abused on a daily basis. I was told that I looked like a boy and wouldn't amount to anything."
In the early 1970s, Dickinson moved to New York City to pursue work as a model after winning a national competition called "Miss High Fashion Model." At a time when blue-eyed blondes dominated the fashion scene, Dickinson was turned down several times by modeling agents, including Eileen Ford, who informed Dickinson she was "much too ethnic. You'll never work."
She was discovered by the fashion photographer Jacques Silberstein when his girlfriend, actress Lorraine Bracco, mentioned she liked Dickinson's look.Wilhelmina Cooper became Dickinson's first agent. Her modeling pursuits led her to Paris, France, where her "exotic looks" secured her reputation within the European fashion industry.
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