The young Helene Junot witnesses how the Nazis murder her mother. Because of the war she loses sight of her brother Edmond. Helene goes to work at the castle of Count de Ville. Very against her will, she falls in love with the count's son. She leaves for Paris to become a fashion model with a successful career. She even becomes the mistress of her former employer. After building a magazine empire, Helene sets out to find her brother and make amends for what has been done to her family. In doing so, she makes many enemies who conspire to bring her down. Based on Judith Gould's book of the same name.