Mermaid Melissa performing for live event in a giant fish tank display at an outdoor festival

Real Life Mermaid Melissa seen swimming live at the Rockhampton River Festival in Queensland, Australia. More than 26,000 attended the live event to witness an up close mermaid encounter over a 3 day weekend before she was released back into ocean. Mermaid Melissa has since been spotted swimming with Manta Rays in the Southern Great Barrier Reef & known for swimming the seas raising awareness for protecting marine life worldwide.
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“Let’s help save the oceans before all creatures become mythical.”

Swimming with mantas at the Great Barrier Reef Australia. #mermaidmelissa #seeaustralia #thisisqueensland #southerngreatbarrierreef #australia #ladyelliotislandecoresort

A photo posted by Mermaid Melissa (@themermaidmelissa) on Aug 24, 2015 at 11:05am PDT

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A photo posted by Mermaid Melissa (@themermaidmelissa) on Aug 27, 2015 at 10:11pm PDT

New Video uploaded on YouTube.com/MermaidMelissaPage of me swimming at night in the giant fish tank display -live for over 26,000 people who attended the Rockhampton River Festival during the 3 day weekend event in Queensland, Australia. #seeaustralia #thisisqueensland #southerngreatbarrierreef #mermaidmelissa #mermaid #mermaidtravelingtank #australia #rockhamptonriverfestival

A photo posted by Mermaid Melissa (@themermaidmelissa) on Aug 27, 2015 at 2:59pm PDT

PRESS – Mentions in The Wall Street Journal, The Sunday Times, Bloomberg Business Week Magazine, Buzzfeed, The Guardian, Take 5, and other publications listed below:

The Wall Street Journal: “Orlando-based Melissa Dawn, a self-styled “mermaid for hire,” had her name legally changed to Mermaid Melissa. Her YouTube videos have attracted tens of millions of views.”

Daily Mail: “It’s a mer-icle! Incredible footage shows ‘real life mermaid’ swimming with Giant Manta Rays in the Great Barrier Reef”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3184067/Incredible-footage-shows-real-life-mermaid-Mermaid-Melissa-swimming-Giant-Manta-Rays-Great-Barrier-Reef.html

The Sunday Times Magazine: “A Life in the Day of Mermaid Melissa”
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/Magazine/article1576160.ece

UNILAD: “‘Real Life’ Mermaid Swims With Sea Life, Can Hold Breath For 5 Minutes”
http://www.unilad.co.uk/video/real-life-mermaid-swims-with-sea-life-can-hold-breath-for-5-minutes/

MOVIEPILOT: “Mermaid Melissa Is a Real Life Ariel, And Seeing Her Under the Sea Tricks Will Blow Your Mind”
http://moviepilot.com/posts/2015/08/05/mermaid-melissa-is-a-real-life-ariel-and-seeing-her-under-the-sea-tricks-will-blow-your-mind-3444148

Your Pets My Dogs Radio Interview with Mermaid Melissa:
http://www.petliferadio.com/yourpetsmydogsep31.html

Dazed Magazine: “Meet a real-life mermaid”
“Why one Florida activist turned herself into a mermaid to advocate for the oceans”
http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/24982/1/meet-a-real-life-mermaid

Mail Online & Daily Mail:
“A real life Little Mermaid! Blonde free diver inspired by Disney classic changes her name to ‘mermaid’ as he says she wears her ‘tail’ everyday and can hold her breath underwater for five minutes”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3107562/A-real-life-Little-Mermaid-Blonde-free-diver-inspired-Disney-classic-wears-tail-everyday-hold-breath-underwater-five-minutes.html

Huffington Post: “Professional Mermaid Gets Along Swimmingly With Ocean Sea Life (Mostly)”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/26/mermaid-melissa_n_7444868.html

Cosmopolitan: “15 Photos of a Real-Life Mermaid You Have to See to Believe”
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a41074/photos-of-real-life-mermaid/

Cosmopolitan Australia: “This real-life mermaid will give you new career goals”
http://www.cosmopolitan.com.au/health-lifestyle/lifestyle/2015/8/real-life-mermaid-video/

Hungarian Cosmopolitan: “Elképesztő: 10 éve sellőként él egy lány”
“Ha azt hitted, hogy Élő Barbie után már nem jöhet sokkolóbb, akkor nagyot tévedtél! Egy fiatal csajszi, Melissa Dawn ugyanis már évek óta hableánynak képzeli magát.”
http://www.cosmopolitan.hu/body_love/2015/05/28/elkepeszto-10-eve-sellokent-el-egy-lany/

Seventeen:
“15 Photos of a Real-Life Mermaid You Have to See to Believe”
“Bonus: This mermaid’s for hire!”
http://www.seventeen.com/life/news/a31133/photos-of-real-life-mermaid/

The Mirror: “Stunning images show ‘mermaid’ at play as she swims with a group of deadly stingrays”
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/stunning-images-show-mermaid-play-5772417

The CHIVE: Mermaid Melissa loves the sea (10 Photos)
http://thechive.com/2015/05/30/mermaid-melissa-loves-the-sea-10-photos/

Inquisitr: “Meet Mermaid Melissa Who Swims With The Ocean’s Sea Life Including Sharks”
http://www.inquisitr.com/2122199/meet-mermaid-melissa-who-swims-with-the-oceans-sea-life-including-sharks/

Epoch Times “Epoch Inspired” Feature:
“Professional Mermaid Teaches People, How to Protect Ocean Animals”
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/inspired/1329862-professional-mermaid-teaches-people-how-to-protect-ocean-animals/

“Meet the ‘Real-Life Mermaid’ Who Shows No Fear While Swimming With Deadly Stingrays”

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/inspired/1372454-meet-the-real-life-mermaid-who-shows-no-fear-while-swimming-with-deadly-stingrays/

Deccan Chronicle
“Meet the world’s most ‘real-life’ mermaid”
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150527/lifestyle-offbeat/gallery/meet-world’s-most-‘real-life’-mermaid