Lorelei Lee and her friend Dorothy Shaw are a pair of showgirls, Dorothy the sassy one looking for true love, Lorelei the blonde hoping to marry a millionaire, with her sights set on Gus Esmond, a wealthy nerd stuck under his father's thumb. When Lorelei and Dorothy take a transatlantic cruise to Paris, an undercover detective follows to find out if Lorelei is really a gold-digging schemer. Unfortunately, the irrepressible Lorelei is a born flirt and soon finds herself in a compromising position with Sir Francis Beekman, owner of a diamond mine. The girls have to use all their wits to get out of trouble and still find love and marriage. One of the most charming, entertaining musicals of the 1950s.