女孩吉亚（安吉丽娜•朱莉 Angelina Jolie 饰）自小就在父母的虐待中长大，不过不幸并没有一直伴随她，在她18岁那年，吉亚时来运转了。18岁那年，吉亚被模特经纪选中，搬到纽约成了一位职业模特。在经纪人的努力运作下，吉亚由一名不见经传的模特，渐渐成长为时装界的代表。吉亚的特殊风格，风靡了世界。然而，成名后的吉亚却感到无比空虚，无处发泄，渐渐的，她开始沉溺于毒品，事业也跟着一落千丈。吉亚最后究竟命运如何？When Gia Carangi first arrives in New York City, she's a beautiful drop-out from Philadelphia brashly bursting through the closed doors of top modeling agent Wilhelmina Cooper. Gia's electrifying personality and potent sexuality soon find their way onto the covers of America's top-selling magazines. But being loved by the world isn't the same as being love by one - an unfulfilled desire that can take Gia dangerous places. And for a beautiful woman, one slip could lead to an untimely and terrifying downfall.