Everything About Me Is Fake . . . And I'm Perfect

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Summary: Everything about her is fake... period
Review: Janice Dickinson is perfect, just so you know. Or at least, she would love for you to think so. In her second autobiographical book, the "Big Dog" turns the focus from her life to herself and her career -- and while at first it's a big loop of trashy enjoyment, her irritating personality taints it all.

In "Everything," Dickinson presents plenty of the nasty behind-the-scenes details of the modelling world, like eating disorders, sleeping one's way to the top, and lots and lots of airbrushing. She also gives detailed tales of who slept with her, who wanted to sleep with her, and the assorted dates she had with adoring male celebrities. Not to mention tips on how to banish wrinkles (which have only sort of worked).

Janice starts off with some basic stuff about supermodels, all anecdotes focused on her not eating, posing in bathing suits in zero-degree weather, and pouting sexily. Then, when she apparently run out of material, she decides to give women relationship tips straight out of a dominatrix's handbook ("Get him while he's down: throw salt in his wounds...") and gives us details of her many affairs, including a rather icky fling with Rolling Stone Mick Jagger.

While "Everything" is fun for awhile, Janice herself gets annoying. Not only is she extremely self-centered, but some of her stories have a hint of fantasy about them. The men -- Mick Jagger, Donald Trump, Bruce Willis, JFK Jr., three-fourths of the Beatles -- all worshipped her, and all the women either adored her, or were nasty and are promptly cut to bits by Janet's oh-so-witty cattiness. Everyone tells her how beautiful, sexy and wise she is.

Gals of normal body size should skip certain chapters: Apparently idolizing the body and industry of her long-ago youth, Dickinson also takes the opportunity to lob a few size-ist barbs at the plus-size models of today. Apparently in her mind, only androgyne waifs (as she once was) are allowed to be models. And when talking about some girls who were late to a modelling show, she comes dangerously close to squawking, "When I was your age..."

The most publicized aspect of "Everything" has been Dickinson's plastic surgery, and that actually doesn't take up a lot of time -- she goes in to get a bunion removed, and gets new breasts. Then veneers, face lifts, and so on. Amazingly, according to some of the latest pictures in this book, all the surgery did was make her eyebrows slant like Spock's.

Janice does have a small number of interesting stories to tell, like the gossipy story of how Mick Jagger snubbed her when she was pregnant, and how she overcame booze and drugs. But for every trashy, fun story, there is another anecdote in which Janice relabels her personality defects as assets, or tells us how astoundingly lovely her butt is.

Despite being a respected judge on the reality show "America's Next Top Model," Janice Dickinson's jaded, dated take on the modelling world gets boring after a while. "Everything About Her is Fake... And She's A Pain."

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Summary: Janice is scary...
Review: Janice is really a sad babe. Abused as a child, she grew up, it seems hating everything and everyone. In this book Janice gives advise to women on how to get and keep their man, shares celebrity stories, and talks about how she manages to stay looking good.
The cover of the book is creative with Janice set up to look like a Barbie doll but the content of the book is weak. Janice shares good information in the beginning of the book when she explains in depth how artificial the looks we see in magazines are. Though real women compare themselves to models in magazines, these images are false as the models have been computer enhanced and in true life are most likely staying slender in unhealthy ways. The book goes downhill from there.
She rips apart fellow models for their wrongdoings like Christie Brinkley who moved in with Janice's boyfriend soon after they broke up. But then in typical Janice double standard fashion she sees nothing wrong with sharing her bed with other men who are already taken.
Janice does her best to treat the reader like they are her best buds and baring her soul but her rough, abrasive personality, and foul language permeate the book and its just not pretty. Her egotistical, "I am so hot and beautiful" nature is immature and becomes old quickly. Her photos reflect this too.
I really feel sorry for the worlds first self- professed "supermodel" a fact she reminds you of constantly throughout the book, and I feel sad that she bases her self worth on how many men desire her. Hopefully one day she will find true inner beauty and peace.
Meantime skip the book or borrow it.

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Summary: The Bold Supermodel Janice Dickerson Tells it ALL
Review: Supermodel Janice Dickeerson has no problem informing the world about her life of "perfliction." She openly discusses her many plastic surgeries, drug addiction, and life in the world of being a supermodel. The beauty of this book is how Janice let's ALL women know, you will never really be perfect no matter how hard you try. She even let's us know how her 10 year old daughter wants to be like the perfect supermodel.

She talks about several of her love affairs, the crazy and outlandish stunts she's pulled along the way. Janice offer some great beauty and life/living tips. This is a book every woman should have in her collection. I know I will always pick it up to re-read, re-read, and re-read!!!!! You will be shocked at some of the things you will find out on your quest through this tell tale.

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Summary: A Brilliant Book, Highly Recommended
Review: This book is an informative look into the world of modelling. I am not particularlyinterested in modelling myself, but I felt this book was still very relevant to me and probably other women who deal with image, weight loss, and beauty related issues. It was nice to know that someone obssesses over the way that they look more than me! Janice is a really inspiring writer and she also provided many tips on dealing with life that I found very helpful.