Who was it made after or what does it represents

The torch is a symbol of enlightenment. The Statue of Liberty's torch lights the way to freedom showing us the path to Liberty. Even the Statue's official name represents her most important symbol "Liberty Enlightening the World".

It was modeled after the Roman goddess, Libertas. They may have used a human model, I didn't see anything about that in the exhibit one way or another.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to celebrate our Independence from England.

Best symbol for freedom