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Meet the mullet queen of Lansing, Michigan

Ashley Medina is so busy cutting mullets for all kinds of people in her Lansing, Michigan, shop that she may have to give up other styles.
Ashley Medina at Bliss Salon Spa & Boutique in Lansing, Mich.

After a bad hair day years ago, Ashley Medina decided she needed a hairstyle that would look cool no matter what.

The hairstylist said the only thing that came to mind was a mullet. So she shaved the sides of her head, cut the hair on

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