Gia Giudice On ‘Next Gen NYC’ Season 2; Her Mom, Teresa, & More

Three minutes into the 2009 premiere of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Gia Giudice made her reality TV debut in pigtails and silver flip-flops. At 7, she was the quintessential oldest sibling, leading her younger sister Gabriella by the hand from the car toward their dad’s office. For the next 15 years, Giudice was a regular on the show. “I don’t even think I was aware it was a spotlight, but I always loved the cameras,” she says. “We were little divas that my mom raised.”

Giudice, now 25 and without pigtails, is sitting across from me on a couch at Blonde Studios in NoMad, Manhattan, right after her photo shoot. She spent the past few hours embracing her inner diva in full glam — glowing skin, fluttery lashes, and sculpted brows. E...