Identity Krisis

I would never have thought of it before, but one of the challenges of working with models is keeping the models' multiple names straight... most models have their real name, a stage name, plus nicknames, not to mention their MySpace names. Or they will go by different names on different modeling sites. For instance, here we see one of my favorite subjects, known as Kathleen on her portfolio, but she's Katie to everyone, except when she goes by her tongue-in-cheek alias of "Latoee" -- the result of a typographical error by her marching band director in high school. And that's one of the simpler ones. For obvious reasons, it makes sense for models to use an alias, especially on modeling portfolio sites. Sometimes it's as simple as Susie going by Elizabeth, or something more "exotic" like Cheyanne or Sativa. It also doesn't help that I've worked with multiple Heathers, Ambers, Brits, and the variations on Kristen/Kirsten/Christine, etc. And last names are no easier... one model vacillates between her maiden name, her married name, and her stage name. With some, it's public knowledge, such as the model who goes by "Sleep to Dream" -- everyone knows her real name. But other times, it's hard to know the level of secrecy surrounding the alias, and how to refer to the person with different people.

So, when the phone rings and the woman's voice on the other end says "Hi, it's Heather" -- it sometimes takes a couple more questions to figure out WHICH Heather is calling. As problems go, it's a pretty nice one to have -- knowing so many beautiful models that I have trouble placing the face with the name sometimes, but posting these shots of "Latoee" just brought it to mind.