"The Dark Side of Beauty" is a journey through the dark recesses of a young girl's mind as she struggles to recover missing childhood memories, dealing primarily with the loss of her virginity. Abandoned by her father, she bears the brunt of her mother's psychological and physical abuse in a state of increasing despair. When her mother's boyfriend molests her, she attempts--unsuccessfully--to take her own life. In a desperate effort to save herself from being raped, she runs away from home. Arriving in L.A., Victoria is saved from living on the street by the charity of a stranger, Joan Van...