Janeen, an ambitious poor girl, has a goal in her life: to escape the misery of her neighborhood and climb socially. With her impressive appearance as her only ticket, she decides to participate in beauty pageants, where she wins the title of Miss Greece. As the most beautiful and well-dressed beauty queen, she attracts all the spotlight and goes from complete obscurity to the center of unexpected fame, which intoxicates and overwhelms her. Angelos Rasmannis, a famous fashion designer, takes her under his protection and with his guidance and advice, she becomes a major television star. Janeen cashes in on her success, paying any price to become a member of the social elite that she had admired for years in the society columns. Moral values cease to exist in the face of money, glamour, and fame. However, the fashion and television scene has dark backstage secrets, with rules that she must obey. And first of all, she must hide the existence of her mother and forget where she comes from...

When the golden dust from the curtain of fame begins to scatter and the glow of the spotlights fades, then the dark doors of the backstage open and you are faced with reality.

Reissue of the book: "The Waltz of Porcelain Stars" (A. A. Livani Publishing House, 1999).