Back in the day, when I was drinking, I stumbled into the local Rhum Bar and saw my favourite barmaid. She was an Afro/Caribbean chick called Tarba.
I don't know how or why but I just blurted out, in front of a crowded bar:
" Excuse me Tarba but did I see you on the cover of a magazine recently? I think it was Vogue wasn't it? "
Anyway everyone at the bar laughed and I got her number.
All I found out was that she had a boyfriend.
Maybe it will work for you.