birth_place other_names nationality name birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
barcelona , spain alicia esteve spanish tania head 31 july 1973 alicia esteve head
 alicia esteve head none ; part-time student
alicia esteve head

alicia esteve head -lrb- born july 31 , 1973 -rrb- is a spanish woman who claimed to be a survivor of the wtc september 11 attacks under the name tania head .
she joined the world trade center survivors ' network support group , later becoming its president .
her name was regularly mentioned in media reports of the attacks .
in 2007 , it was revealed her story was a hoax : head was not in new york on september 11 , 2001 , as she was actually attending classes in barcelona .
