Katrin Gray, (born May 9, 1985)
professionally known as Mermaid Kat, is a
scuba diving
Scuba diving is a Diving mode, mode of underwater diving whereby divers use Scuba set, breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and therefore has a limited but variable endurance. The word ''scub ...
instructor and
model
A model is an informative representation of an object, person, or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin , .
Models can be divided in ...
, best known in modern
mermaiding
Mermaiding (also referred to as artistic mermaiding, mermaidry, or artistic mermaid performance) is the practice of wearing, and often swimming in, a costume mermaid tail.
In the beginning of the twentieth century mermaiding was sometimes refe ...
.
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''Bild
''Bild'' (, ) or ''Bild-Zeitung'' (, ) is a German tabloid newspaper published by Axel Springer SE. The paper is published from Monday to Saturday; on Sundays, its sister paper '' Bild am Sonntag'' () is published instead, which has a differen ...
'' (in German) She was crowned ''Queen of the World Germany 2007'' and ''Sea Star Girl 2008''.
Early life and career
Gray was born and raised in Hannover,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
.
In 2006, she started her modelling career and was named ''Miss Germany International, 2006''. In 2011, Gray moved to
Phuket
Phuket (; , , or ''Tongkah'') is one of the Southern Thailand, southern Provinces of Thailand, provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, List of islands of Thailand, the country's largest island, and another 3 ...
, Thailand, where she continued modelling and also became a scuba diving instructor. In May 2012, Gray started working as an underwater model and professional mermaid under her artist name Mermaid Kat.
In August 2012, she opened "Mermaid Kat Academy" in Thailand. It has trained over 7,000 new mermaids in over 10 different countries. The main base of her mermaid school is now in Germany. When Gray moved back to
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
in 2015, she opened branches of her mermaid school in Western Australia and Queensland.
Since January 2016, Gray is working regularly with
Dream Cruises
Dream Cruises is a cruise line owned by the Malaysian company Resorts World Cruises.
It was previously owned by Genting Hong Kong. Genting announced the introduction of Dream Cruises in November 2015 in Guangzhou
Guangzhou, Chinese pos ...
where she performs as a mermaid, teaches mermaid classes and giving talks during cruises.
In January 2019 and 2020 Gray performed at the German boat show
boot Düsseldorf
The Düsseldorf International Boat Show (), more commonly known as boot Düsseldorf or just boot () is one of the world's premier boat shows.
With some 1,600 exhibitors from over 50 countries, boot Düsseldorf is considered a benchmark for the ...
.
Filmography
Books
* Mermaiding - Endlich Meerjungfrau
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References
External links
Official website
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Mermaids
1985 births
Living people