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Simone Holtznagel: Heartbreaking backstory behind the surprising name of model's baby daughter is revealed


Simone Holtznagel has revealed the unlikely late icon who inspired her newborn daughter's name.

The reality star model and her personal trainer boyfriend Jono Castano surprised those close to them when they named their daughter Gia last month. Carangi's life of tragedy played out on screen 12 years after her death, with a young Angelina Jolie taking on the role of the troubled model. Jolie's moving portrayal won her a Golden Globe appearing alongside Hollywood heavyweights Faye Dunaway, who played modelling mogul Wilhelmina Cooper, and Mercedes Ruehl who starred as her mum, Kathleen.

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