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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At 33, I feel like I'm standing at the edge of the fertility cliff, but is it even real?
Your fertility doesn't take a cliff dive at 35 - here's the truth
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Eva Longoria on failure: “It’s not me, it’s you.”
How to blaze a trail: Eva Longoria, Jane Fonda, and Helen Mirren want to empower women to be brave, not perfect.
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Hear me out, some hangovers are great.
Alcohol stops me overthinking, but there’s a better way to deal with anxiety.
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Are you in need of an emotional spring clean? It's probably time to start ‘Cobwebbing’
Out with the old, in with the new
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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The relationship advice an ex-Escort wants you to know
Her findings will surprise you
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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“As a Gen Z woman, I can’t afford to be hedonistic”
GEN TALKS In the midst of a cost of living crisis with job uncertainty soaring, are Gen Z women too poor to party?
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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The very first Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction Shortlist has been announced
We celebrate the six female authors who have been shortlisted for this much-needed new award
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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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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Seven scandalous books about women in Hollywood
Think fallen starlets, controversial tell-alls, and sordid scandals from Hollywood’s Golden Age.
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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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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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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King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer
Royal News Here's everything we know so far
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