Akron native makes second appearance at NYFW

AKRON, Ohio — Twice a year, New York holds its big Fashion Week, where hundreds of thousands of people come together to experience what’s new in the fashion world and the designers to look out for.

A designer from the Buckeye State is making a​ second appearance on the runway.

Jazmine Fischer-Veal is an Akron firefighter and paramedic. A job that came her way because her dad saw a job posting sign in a yard and encouraged her to apply. Now six years in, she is still saving lives and fighting fires…

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