| Ashley Lauren Fisher | |
| Birth Date: | 23 February 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Montville, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Model Restaurateur |
| Years Active: | 1998–present |
Ashley Lauren Fisher (born February 23, 1975, Montville, New Jersey) is an American model, co-founder and chairwoman of Discovery Through Design, a non-profit organization that creates awareness and raises funds for disabled women's health initiatives and spinal cord research, and a former actress, and restaurateur.
Fisher was born and raised in Montville, New Jersey, and was inducted into the Montville Township High School Hall of Fame in 2011.[1] She has performed in Carnegie Hall and Steinway Hall, on MTV, and modeled with NYC agencies. Her mother is originally from England and her father from Jamaica; they met in London prior to their move to the U.S. Fisher has one brother.[2] [3]
In 1998, she and her boyfriend Larry ran an upscale Italian restaurant in New Jersey called Pazzo Pazzo.
On July 12, 1998, Fisher experienced a spinal cord injury after diving into shallow water near the Jersey Shore. She became a tetraplegic.
With other women, Fisher co-founded Discovery Through Design which has raised almost a million dollars for spinal cord research. She is also an organizer of Rolling with Style, a fashion show for women with disabilities.
The Morris County (New Jersey) Chamber of Commerce named Fisher "Female Legend of Morris County" in 2009.[4] She gave the keynote address at DiscoverAbility, the New Jersey Governor's Conference on Employment for People with Disabilities.[5]