She’s living a life of porpoise. Nikky Wegloop, 19, loves the water — and has turned her passion into a profession as a mermaid and qualified scuba diver. Wegloop, who lives in Mijas Costa, Spain, ...
Being a professional mermaid is about so much more than just flipping your fins. Although ordinarily the stuff of fantasy — and blockbuster Disney movies — being a real-life mermaid or merman is ...
Long before movies like “The Little Mermaid” or Netflix’s “MerPeople”, Florida’s Weeki Wachee Springs State Park was already famous for its real-life mermaids performing underwater shows. The park ...
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida has enchanted visitors since 1947 with underwater performances by "real" mermaids. Visitors can still watch daily mermaid shows, which involve women donning ...
In recent years, so-called “mer-culture” has been on the rise. Take, for example, Disney’s 2023 remake of “The Little Mermaid,” the 2023 Netflix documentary “MerPeople” and Fairgrounds St. Pete, an ...
Mermaid Elle, a.k.a. Elle Jimenez, tells PEOPLE about the highs and lows of working as a professional mermaid Darren Joshua Photography Mermaid Elle — a.k.a. Elle Jimenez — opens up to PEOPLE about ...