For years, the Others have been portrayed as ugly and dead ice zombies due to the influence of the tv show, but they are actually sidhe/fairy creatures made of ice, with a dangerous beauty.
The woman with the crown can also be seen as Night's Queen or the leader/ruler who is currently in charge of the Others (I emphasise the possibility that she is a woman because ice-water is feminine energy in yin-yang philosophy). The ears are an interpretation, I added them because fairies are usually depicted with pointed ears.
After all, this is more or less what a true Other looks like in ASOIAF.











