Janice Dickinson established herself as one of the biggest supermodels of the ‘70s and ‘80s. She moved to New York in the early ‘70s and was eventually discovered by fashion photographer Jacques Silberstein.
Wilhelmina Cooper, the founder of Wilhelmina Models, became Dickinson’s first agent. Dickinson would go on to model in Paris, establishing a prestigious reputation in the European fashion industry.
Dickinson modeled the runways for elite fashion houses, including Bill Blass, Gianni Versace and Oscar de la Renta. In the ‘00s, she parlayed her modeling career into becoming a media personality, appearing on several reality TV programs.
Here, WWD takes a closer look at Janice Dickinson’s runway and red carpet moments through the years.
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Janice Dickinson, 1976
Model Janice Dickinson on the runway for Concept VII fall 1976 ready-to-wear runway show.
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Janice Dickinson, 1976
Model Janice Dickinson on the runway for Concept VII fall 1976 ready-to-wear runway.
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Janice Dickinson, 1977
Designer Calvin Klein and model Janice Dickinson in 1977.
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Janice Dickinson, 1979
Model Janice Dickinson wearing a pair of Calvin Klein jeans on April 20, 1979, in New York.
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Janice Dickinson, 1981
Model Janice Dickinson for Bill Blass’ 1981 ready-to-wear runway show.
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Janice Dickinson, 1980
Janice Dickinson for Michaele Volbracht’s 1980 fashion show.
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Perry Ellis Fashion Show – 1980
Esme and Janice Dickinson for Perry Ellis’ fashion show in 1980.
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Janice Dickinson, 1981
Janice Dickinson for Betsey Johnson’s 1981 fashion show.
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Janice Dickinson, 1982
Janice Dickinson for Betsey Johnson’s 1982 fashion show.
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Janice Dickinson, 1980
Model Janice Dickinson for Anne Klein’s spring 1981 ready-to-wear show in October 1980.
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Janice Dickinson, 1980
Model Janice Dickinson for Anne Klein’s spring 1981 ready-to-wear show in October 1980.
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Janice Dickinson, 1980
Model Janice Dickinson for Bill Blass’ spring 1981 runway show on Nov. 3, 1980.
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Janice Dickinson, 1981
Janice Dickinson for Oscar de la Renta’s summer 1981 ready-to-wear show in January 1981.
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Janice Dickinson, 1981
Janice Dickinson for Oscar de la Renta’s summer 1981.
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Janice Dickinson, 1981
Model Janice Dickinson and Linda Spierings for Perry Ellis’ spring 1982 runway show.
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Janice Dickinson, 1981
Model Janice Dickinson for Bliss Blass’ spring 1982 ready-to-wear collection in October 1981.
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Janice Dickinson, 1981
Model Janice Dickinson for Bliss Blass’ spring 1982 ready-to-wear collection in October 1981.
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Janice Dickinson, 1982
Model Janice Dickinson for Willi Smith’s fall 1982 ready-to-wear advance preview.
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Janice Dickinson, 1982
Model Janice Dickinson for Ronaldus Shamask’s spring 1983 ready-to-wear show in October 1982.
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Janice Dickinson, 1982
Model Janice Dickinson for Michael Kors’ spring 1983 sportswear collection in November 1982.
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Janice Dickinson, 1982
Model Janice Dickinson for Michael Kors’ spring 1983 sportswear collection in November 1982.
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Janice Dickinson, 1982
Model Janice Dickinson for Michael Kors’ spring 1983 sportswear collection in November 1982.
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Janice Dickinson, 1983
Model Janice Dickinson for Michael Kors’ spring 1983 sportswear collection in November 1982.
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Janice Dickinson, 1983
Janice Dickinson at Studio 54 in 1983.
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Janice Dickinson, 1984
Janice Dickinson for Gianni Versace for Mario Valentino’s first runway collection in March 1984.
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Janice Dickinson, 1994
The scene during Ingrid Sischy’s dinner party in honor of Gianni Versace and his new book, “Designs” at Barocco on March 31, 1994, in New York. Janice Dickinson is pictured.
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Janice Dickinson, 1994
Gianni Versace and Janice Dickinson during Harpers Bazaar Honors Richard Avedon at Whitney Museum in New York City, New York, United States.
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Janice Dickinson, 1998
Janice Dickinson during “The Mask of Zoro” Los Angeles premiere in 1998 at Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California.
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Janice Dickinson, 2000
Janice Dickinson poses for photographers at the Details-Artisan Entertainment party in Hollywood, California, on March 24, 2000.
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Janice Dickinson, 2001
Janice Dickinson at the “Bandits” premiere in 2001.
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Janice Dickinson, 2002
Author/model Janice Dickinson poses for a photograph prior to signing copies of her new autobiography “No Lifeguard On Duty: The accidental life of the world’s first supermodel” at Book Soup Book Shop on Aug. 29, 2002, in West Hollywood, California.
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Janice Dickinson, 2003
Janice Dickinson attends Self Magazine’s “Self Day” kick-off party at the Peninsula Hotel April 8, 2003, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Janice Dickinson, 2004
Supermodel Janice Dickinson attends UPN’S “America’s Next Top Model” finale party held at the Key Club on March 23, 2004, in Hollywood, California.
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Janice Dickinson, 2004
Janice Dickinson wearing Lloyd Klein fall 2004 at NYFW.
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Janice Dickinson, 2005
Janice Dickinson during JCPenney Launches “Nicole by Nicole Miller” at Four Seasons Restaurant in New York City in 2005.
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Janice Dickinson, 2006
Janice Dickinson attends Olympus Fashion Week Fall 2006 at Bryant Park Feb. 6, 2006, in New York City.
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Janice Dickinson, 2006
Janice Dickinson during the 2006 Billboard Music Awards – Arrivals at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
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Janice Dickinson, 2007
TV personality Janice Dickinson attends the premiere of Walt Disney’s “Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End” held at Disneyland on May 19, 2007 in Anaheim, California.
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Janice Dickinson, 2008
Actress Janice Dickinson arrives at the NBC Universal 2008 Press Tour All-Star Party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 20, 2008, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Janice Dickinson, 2009
Janice Dickinson attends the 1st Annual Night To Make a Difference At Mr. Chow on Feb. 22, 2009, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Janice Dickinson, 2010
Janice Dickinson attends the Kate Moss & Longchamp LFW party at Lonchamp on Sept. 21, 2010, in London, England.
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Janice Dickinson, 2017
Janice Dickinson walks the runway wearing Mister Triple X at Art Hearts Fashion LAFW fall 2017.