OnFebruary21,2013,Samantha,anAmericanactorlivinginLosAngeles,receivedamessageviaFacebookthatwoulddrasticallychangeherlife.ItwasfromAnaïs,aFrenchfashiondesignstudentlivinginLondon.Anaïs'friendsviewedavideoonYouTubefeaturingSamantha.TheywereimmediatelyblownawaybytheidenticalappearanceofSamantha&Anaïs.AfterafewlightGooglestalkingsessions,Anaïs&herfriendsdiscoveredthatbothgirlswerebornonNovember19,1987andadoptedshortlyafter.AnaïsknewimmediatelythatitwaspossibleforSamanthatobeherbiologicaltwinsisterandreachedouttoherthroughTwitter&Facebook.ThissparkedthebeginningofthejourneyforSamanthaandAnaïs.