<Tr> <Th> Past members </Th> <Td> Vanity (deceased) Brenda Bennett Susan Moonsie </Td> </Tr> <P> Vanity 6 was an American female vocal trio assembled by American musician Prince in mid--1981 . </P> <P> In 1981, Prince, himself a rising musical star, suggested that his three female friends--his girlfriend Susan Moonsie, Boston native Brenda Bennett, and Jamie Shoop form a girl group that would be called "The Hookers". Prince's vision was that the three women would perform in lingerie and sing sensual songs with lyrics about sex and fantasy . Prince had been wanting to mentor a girl singer or group since the late--1970s when he saw the film A Star is Born with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson . </P> <P> The original trio recorded a few demos before Prince met the then named Denise Matthews, a model and Canadian B movie actress, in January 1980 . Matthews was Rick James' date at the American Music Awards when Prince persuaded her to join his girl group . Prince was so taken by her charisma that he decided she would be the perfect frontwoman for his "Hookers" project . Matthews was eventually re-christened Vanity . Prince had originally suggested that she use the stage name "Vagina," but instead they agreed upon "Vanity ." Other versions of the story suggest that it was Prince himself who coined the name "Vanity," as he said that looking at her was like looking in a mirror at the female version of himself . Around this time, Prince and Vanity began a romantic relationship . With Vanity's arrival, Shoop was dropped from the group . </P>

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