I discovered the enigmatic escort who goes by the name Alexa DiCarlo when I came across her blog, The Real Princess Diaries, a well written blow by blow of the trials and tribulations of a young VIP escort working the bay area. The blog was more than merely an “Academia by day, sex worker by night” autobiography. It contained not only rich, intimate details of this young woman’s racy life, but also in-depth commentary on just about everything relating to the escort milieu. Topics ranged from the distinction between a GFE and a PSE to her draft of a "revolutionary" Provider’s Code of Ethics.

I found her content engrossing so I subscribed to her blog, followed her on twitter, facebook, myspace and the whole gamut of social sites. On occasion I’d even exchange a private message or two with this increasingly famous voice of the escort community.

I can recall one exchange on twitter where we were talking about little black dresses and she sent me a picture of herself, where she sports a rather elegant LBD. In another exchange, I asked her to add her profile to Naughty Reviews. In her reply she said that she had disdain for reviews and review sites and would not add a profile to NR, believing that such information is meant to be kept private between the hobbyist and provider. Fair enough, I thought. We exchanged links and, on occasion, shared a tweet.

I was always intrigued by her beauty and intellect and made a point to add her booking site to my list of favorites. If ever I were to find myself in her area, I would certainly like to meet the compelling, tenacious Alexa DiCarlo.

I hadn’t thought about the high end hottie for a while until recently, when rumors concerning her veracity began to spread. It appears that the photos she used in the gallery of her booking site were stolen from a cam girl named “Blue Eyed Cass”. No! Could the pictures I have of Alexa, my Alexa in the little black dress, actually be pictures of this cam girl? To my surprise, sadly, they were indeed pictures stolen from “Blue Eyed Cass”.

Alexa was not real. She was a person playing a game. While her words rang true, in reality she was not a sex worker fighting for the rights of her ilk, but a charlatan toying with the minds of good people who were searching for a kindred soul. Well, I must say, she was pretty convincing.

The scandalous Alexa DiCarlo situation serves only to enforce the importance of the escort review platform. It’s certainly telling that “she” rejected the notion of escort reviews. While every provider has the right to not support review sites, every potential client has the right to refrain from pursuing an escort who isn't reviewed by his peers. It’s a complicated world we live in, and the truth is hard to find.