Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-2001:569:7104:8700:7416:DBE3:1699:FF9F-20171022145048/@comment-4010415-20171022145931

Honestly, the only similarity they have is that they both have white hair that's been put up on their head, but Salem has an entirely different style of bun than the original Winter Maiden had.

But yeah, the writers themselves said that her looking similar to the original Winter Maiden is just a coincidence and completely unintentional. For the source, click the link Trumpet posted.