Getting kicked out of eight different swimming pools is a rite of passage for any aspiring mermaid trying to navigate her way ...

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 ...

A woman who goes by Chè Monique glides through a lake in Northern Virginia, occasionally whipping her long “tail” behind her to splash at the water’s surface. The Northern Virginia woman makes it look ...

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 ...