Ser bonita no basta (English title:Beauty is not enough) is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Perla Farías and produced by RCTV in 2005.
Coral, the only legitimate daughter of Asdrúbal, is a young woman of captivating beauty and an aspiring model.
Topacio grew up in an orphanage and has been eternally marked by the death of her brother Tomás.
Esmeralda, the youngest of the sisters, is shy and awkward girl who is a victim of her evil step-sisters.
Despite her step-sister's envy, she leaves her childhood home once she discovers her father is alive, and sets off to search for him and fulfill her dream of being a fashion designer.