Mischa Anouk Smith
Mischa Anouk Smith is the News and Features Editor of Marie Claire UK.
From personal essays to purpose-driven stories, reported studies, and interviews with celebrities like Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and designers including Dries Van Noten, Mischa has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, Stylist and Dazed. Her work explores what it means to be a woman today and sits at the intersection of culture and style. In the spirit of eclecticism, she has also written about NFTs, mental health and the rise of AI bands.
Latest articles by Mischa Anouk Smith
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Anne Hathaway calls out Hollywood’s gender pay gap
“We just don’t have equality...and that creates a lack of freedom.”
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Jessica Chastain says her female friends "keep her alive"
Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain talk motherhood and the power of female friendships
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Is The It Girl Over? Fashion Thinks So
We look back on some of the most stylish It Girls of the last century
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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The Princess of Wales reveals cancer diagnosis in moving video
Our thoughts are with the princess and her family
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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4 in 10 young women have been sent unwanted sexual images - I was one of them
Cyber-flashing is finally being prosecuted, but victims may have to hand over their phones
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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The first person has been jailed in the UK for cyber flashing
Here’s what to do if it happens to you
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Ryan Gosling wasn't the only star to reference Old Hollywood
Imitation is the highest form of flattery
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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The stars are turning out for the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party
Here's all the best looks from the Vanity Fair Oscar Party
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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The red carpet Oscars trends worthy of an award
And the award goes to...
By Sunil Makan
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We are in a sexual violence epidemic and women are being failed
Wayne Couzens’ previous offences make for harrowing reading, but for many women, the missed red flags come as no surprise.
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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The 15 greatest speeches of all time, by 15 inspirational women
We celebrate the greatest speeches of all time, spoken by women who have changed the world for the better
By Kat Lister
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I romanticised my life for a week and I’m happier for it!
I might’ve finally answered the age-old question of how to be happy
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Hands up, who here is watching TV with the subtitles on? Reveal yourselves
“Heavy accents”, “mumbling actors”, and “to hear better” - these are just some of the reasons more and more people are watching TV with subtitles on, but does it really help?
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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I went to the BAFTAs for the first time - here’s what it’s like when you’re not a celebrity
An exhaustive account of everything you need to know about the 77th British Academy Film Awards
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Is romanticising your life the answer to finding happiness?
Stopping to smell the roses and other micro-joys could be the key to contentment
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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What to do if you're missing someone this Valentine's Day
Six ways to make today a little bit easier
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Can you die from a broken heart?
What *does* become of the broken hearted?
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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“Our appetite for watching women fail does contribute to the rest of our behaviour online.”
Online safety New mother Emily Clarkson reflects on a life spent online
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Why we're backing Esther Ghey's petition for online safety for under 16s
The mother of murdered transgender teenager Brianna Ghey believes better protections could've saved her daughter's life.
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Is the era of Andrew Tate undoing decades of feminism?
A new study shows Gen Z boys and men think of feminism more negatively than any other generation
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Here's what went down at the star-studded BAFTA Rising Star Award party
Our editors' spent the evening alongside the best of British talent
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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As an insomniac, I find TikTok’s sleepy girl trend problematic
Opinion Sleepy Girl, Goblin Mode, Bed Rot - is this the era of a lazy girl utopia or has self-optimisation simply had a rebrand?
By Mischa Anouk Smith
Opinion