Fashion Diva Alyssa Milano was The Inspiration for Ariel!
As far as Ariel’s appearance goes, Disney made a haphazard decision on who they wanted to model her after, which is why she looks so different from the other princesses in the Disney universe. If you take a deeper look you’ll notice that too. But both the Alyssa Milano and the Ariel are my favourite.
In spite of the fact that she does not have red hair, she was the centre of attention while filming Ariel. According to the studio, they wanted Ariel to be based on Alyssa Milano both physically and psychologically, so they modelled the character after her, and the result was for sure amusing for us.