Everything About Me Is Fake . . . And I'm Perfect by Janice Dickinson

our minds, and it was beyond perfect. Glancing
at Mick on the way out, I felt not a shred of anger. Who cares anymore? I
thought. For me, this is progress. As I drove away in my top-down Mustang, my
hair being undone by the Santa Anas, I wondered for a moment why I felt so
different that night.
                    Duh. Because I’m happy these days.
                    I’m a model. I’ve spent a lot of time
putting on a happy face. But I’m not faking it anymore. I know how much effort
it takes to conjure up one of those fabulous fake smiles. Now, when the world’s
first supermodel tosses out her cover-girl grin, she means it. It’s backed up
by knowledge, experience, and guts.
                    What could be more perfect?
                    Oh, and in case you’re reading this, Mick? I’m
Janice, babe. The original.
                    Don’t forget it.
                    Don’t underestimate it, either.
                    Index
                    Page numbers in italics refer to
illustrations.
                    Allen, Woody, 146
                    Cowell, Simon, 81
                    Austin, Kenny, 151
                    Crawford, Cindy, 19
                    Avedon, Richard, 27
                    Axelrod, George, 63
                    Deneuve, Catherine, 109
                    Dickinson, Alexis (sister), 73, 107
                    Banks, Tyra, 81–82, 83, 84, 88
                    Dickinson, Debbie (sister), 28–29,
                    Beard, Peter, 23–24, 121–22
                    107–8
                    Beatty, Warren, 6, 79
                    Dickinson, Janice, 8, 18, 34, 53, 54, 64,
                    Berenson, Marisa, 109
                    66, 75, 85, 95, 106, 110, 118, 127,
                    Bessette, Carolyn, 159
                    143, 156, 166, 173, 179, 183, 186,
                    Bourdin, Guy, 95
                    191, 192, 204, 213, 216, 219, 220,
                    Bowie, Iman, 59
                    222, 228, 231, 246, 252
                    Bridges, Lloyd, 51–52
                    abuse of, 9, 12–13, 106, 107, 235–36
                    Brinkley, Christie, 71, 72–73,
                    adolescence of, 21–22, 101–13, 236
                    76
                    on advice to models, 96–97, 113
                    Bundchen, Gisele, 198
                    Alcoholics Anonymous and, 228, 232
                    America’s Next Top Model and,
                    Carangi, Gia, 41
                    81–91, 198
                    Cassini, Oleg, 158
                    auditions of, 28, 56–60, 241
                    Charlton, Kim, 96
                    ballet and, 101–2, 236
                    Chavez, Nick, 82, 221
                    beauty tips of, 215–21, 223–24
                    Chiklis, Michael, 120–21
                    boyfriend betrayals of, 161–70; see
                    Clinton, Bill, 136
                    also specific boyfriends
                    Clooney, George, 153, 198
                    Bruce Willis and, 148–51
                    Collins, Jackie, 5, 67
                    in Central Park shoot, 54–56
                    Collins, Joan, 57
                    Charlie Sheen and, 144–46
                    258
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