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

Janice Dickinson

Oct 2009 · Harper Collins

About this ebook

“Supermodel Dickinson's sex- and booze-soaked autobiography brings readers on a roller-coaster ride through the world of modeling” (Publishers Weekly).

The life of Janice Dickinson is a story of extremes: uncontrolled energy, mad self-confidence and crushing insecurity, a boundless appetite for life and a ceaseless drive to self-destruct. During the 1970s she was the first lush-lipped, long-stemmed, dark-eyed brunette to break through and become not just a model but a supermodel—a term she coined for herself.

She graced magazine covers from Vogue to Elle to Cosmopolitan, in photographs by Avedon and Irving Penn and fashions by Versace and Calvin Klein. She was voracious in everything: passionate affairs, endless partying, and a drug habit that dogged her through twenty years and three husbands. She spent her glory days with Gia Carangi and Christie Brinkley and her nights with Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, and Sylvester Stallone.

Yet Dickinson’s life is no mere diva cartoon. Throughout her life she is haunted by the violent abuse she suffered at her father’s hands—a story she tells here for the first time. And as she careens from runway to rehab to rock bottom to recovery, readers will be captivated by her tale of survival.

Ratings and reviews

Ya know, I really hate the way people compare today's Janice to the young Janice in photos. If plastic surgery made her feel better, MORE POWER TO HER. The things that truly matter are the inner depth she gained thru her experiences, the good & the bad; and that she is a GREAT MOTHER. She is still beautiful, but she is more than skin deep. She is SO HUMAN. I'm so glad I read her book. She's a soldier! Viva la Janice💋! Hope she writes a part 2!!!

It wasn't salacious enough. I thought it would be full of detailed crazy sex and drug stories. The details are always left out. And I completely skimmed through the last 20 pages. I knew it wouldn't be a revelation but I thought it would be more juicy. I am still fascinated by Janice... what a character.

I must say this book is really, and i mean really good, i havent been able to put it down, I would highly recommend this book to people that would like to know more about Janice, Its so raw and in your face, I still havent finished it but it sure does keep me entertained while i read it :D

About the author

Janice Dickinson is the world's first supermodel. She has appeared on the cover of every fashion magazine in the world and is the author of No Lifeguard on Duty and Everything About Me Is Fake . . . and I'm Perfect. A former judge on CW's smash hit America's Next Top Model, she lives in Beverly Hills, California, with her two children.