<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> 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>
how many members were in her group vanity 6
how many members were in her group vanity 6
three
three