by James Eatock: http://bustatoons.blogspot.com/2007/04/don-manuels-she-ra.html

Before the character of She-Ra had been finalized work was already underway on the series. However when it came to storyboarding the first She-Ra episode "Into Etheria" artist Don Manuel had no character designs to refer to and subsequently had to design many of the characters himself. Even though he only designed She-Ra for this one particular storyboard image his take on the Princess of Power was truly unique, creating a scantily clad brunette!