Janice Dickinson is best known for her work as a model. Some people, including herself, even describe her as the world's first supermodel. Her modeling hey day was back in the '70s and '80s, but she managed to revive her career in the early 2000s as a judge on the wildly successful television series, America's Next Top Model. She was notorious for being sassy and outspoken on the show, and most considered her the toughest judge.
Dickinson has been very open with the public about the abuse she endured as a child at the hands of her father. He sexually abused her sister and physically abused Dickinson over a period of many years. Throughout this awful time, Dickinson was also verbally and emotionally abused, and was often told she wouldn't amount to anything in life.