Reared in the Newground Hollow[REF] (also spelled New Ground Hollow)[REF] area of Wilsondale, West Virginia,[REF] she left home at either age 14[REF] or 15[REF] and moved to Washington D.C., where, according to her autobiography, she was discovered by a promoter while she was employed in a doughnut shop [REF].
Snyder became Fleming's first manager, encouraged her to start stripping, and gave her the stage name Blaze Starr.