Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 28—LENOIR — Hannah Burgess has taken the plunge into enchantment as a full-time, professional mermaid right here in Lenoir.

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. If you once dreamt of being Ariel in The Little Mermaid, or spent half your childhood messing about underwater, you're ...

Over eight years, Brandee Anthony has built an aquatic empire around mermaiding Brandee Anthony Media; Vero Beach Mermaid/TikTok Brandee Anthony decided to try mermaiding for content on her Periscope, ...

NORFOLK — Some people actually do grow up to be mermaids and pirates. Both brought a little magic and fantasy to Hampton Roads over the weekend at the 47th annual Harborfest. Nicole Mangune and ...

Mermaid Elle — a.k.a. Elle Jimenez — opens up to PEOPLE about what it really takes to be a real-life mermaid Jimenez says that working as a mermaid for 10 years has been physically draining on her ...

When you think of mermaids, perhaps “The Little Mermaid” or the classic “Splash” comes to mind. Or for younger audiences, “Aquamarine” or even “H2O: Just Add Water”? Maybe your mind goes to children’s ...

One of the world’s only qualified 'professional' mermaids claims to have been one since birth and now owns three £300 tails. Hannah Pearl, 43, from the UK, is a licensed mermaid, free diver and scuba ...

When you think of a traditional mermaid, Ariel from ‘The Little Mermaid’ or other cartoons come to mind. But, there are real-life mermaids living among us: people who are ‘professional’ mermaids ...

A woman swimming in a mermaid costume had a narrow escape from drowning after her tail became stuck at the bottom of a massive aquarium tank in a shopping mall, with the terrifying moment captured on ...

Elle Jimenez is a professional mermaid performer who swims alongside sharks and stingrays. Jimenez started her career as a dancer and starred in a music video with Kanye West. Jimenez goes by Mermaid ...

Mermaid Elle, a.k.a. Elle Jimenez, tells PEOPLE about the highs and lows of working as a professional mermaid Mermaid Elle — a.k.a. Elle Jimenez — opens up to PEOPLE about what it really takes to be a ...