Janice Dickinson

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Biography

A glamour magazine mainstay in the late-1970s and early-1980s, she was a top model with the established Ford Agency before defecting to its upstart young competitor, Elite. Also a party girl supreme, Dickenson was frequently seen on the arm of Hollywood hunks like Warren Beatty and Sylvester Stallone. After years away from the professional modeling world, she returned with a scathing tell-all memoir, followed by a regular stint as a judge on …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born

Janice Doreen Dickinson on February 15, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Career Milestones

Appeared on covers of magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and, Playboy

Moved to New York City and began to pursue work as a model in the early 1970s

Worked with fashion designers including Giorgio Armani, Gianni Versace, and Calvin Klein

1983

Made feature film debut in "Exposed"

2002

Published her memoir No Lifeguard on Duty: The Accidental Life of the World's First Supermodel

2003

Appeared as celebrity judge for the reality series "America's Top Model" (UPN, The CW)

2005

Cast in the VH1 reality show "The Surreal Life"

2006

Opened her own modeling agency, which was documented as "The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency" on Oxygen; also produced

2006

Released second book Everything About Me Is Fake - And I'm Perfect

2007

Appeared on British TV with English model Abigail Clancey in "Abbey & Janice: Beauty & The Best" (aired in the U.S. on Oxygen in 2008)

2007

Joined the U.K. reality series "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!"

2007

Published third book Check, Please! Dating, Mating, and Extricating

2009

Joined the U.S. version of "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" on NBC

2010

Appeared on VH1 series "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew"