Rena Mero is an ex-wrestler, ex-model, part-time actess who has quit the entertainment industry in latter years to spend time with her family.

In the comic-book industry, she was the artistic inspiration for the first "generation" of the character The 10th Muse and her alter-ego Emma Sonnett while the title was with TidalWave Studios at Image Comics. (TidalWave Studios later became indy publisher Alias Enterprises then BlueWater Comics.)