Ursula McManus, a prostitute trying to escape her drug addict pimp Maddox, has an opportunity for a second chance at life when she receives an anonymous letter urging her to travel to Vancouver Canada to Marcoux Inc, a world renowned fashion house simultaneously with the brutal attack of their CEO, Mina Marcoux who remains on life support. Ursula encounters Blair Jennings, a naive aspiring male model headed to Marcoux Inc as a finalist in their model competition. A closer look reveals two individuals running from their past. While Blair's mission is to put his past behind him in search of a fresh new start, Ursula's past begins to unravel linking the two of them together to face the biggest scandal the fashion world has ever seen that if revealed could ruin the future of Marcoux and everyone around them.
Kl Allen
Director
Claudia Jordan
Imara Stone
Helena-Alexis Seymour
Ursula Mcmanus
Noel Mirabal
Juan Delgado
Shay Davila
Jenna Najjar
Lil' Zane
Maddox Henderson
Sharon Oliphant
Detective Alana Drew
Zashia Monique Santiago
Veronica Mendez
Zuri James
Derrick Finley
Steven Sutherland
Detective Nick Levingston / Max Luther
Melissa Carcache
Pearl Vazquez
Durrell Lyons
Morris Carson
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