Girl Is Mocked for Her Ginger Hair in School, Gets Crowned as a Beauty Queen Years Later

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1 year ago

December 28, 2022

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When a girl was bullied in school for having ginger hair, neither she nor her bullies were aware that she would be crowned as Miss England years later. She was the first redhead in 94 years to win this beauty contest.

Jessica Gagen was a bright student who loved attending school until she was promoted to secondary school. All she wanted to do was stay home and cry after her bullies made fun of her ginger hair.

Gagen was the only girl in her class with ginger hair, and she recalled not even seeing anyone on TV with such hair. Every day, her classmates would find a new way to make fun of her, which shattered her confidence.

The Bullying

Besides witnessing their mean acts, the Lancashire, England, girl recalled being called names by her classmates. The bullying affected her to the extent that she had to hide in the bathroom to have lunch.

Whenever her teachers would ask the students to divide into groups, Gagen would be left alone because she didn’t have any friends. She recalled:

“I used to feel really bad about myself.”

Feeling Lonely

Gagen remembered she used to ignore what other students said about her, but deep down, the mean comments affected her badly. Her feelings would bottle up, and she would cry at home after returning from school every day.

Gagen soon made a close group of friends and graduated high school with excellent grades.
The teenager yearned to make friends, but no one liked speaking to her. Gagen often questioned why she looked so different. Little did the young girl know she would win the Miss England crown years later.

The Lesson

Because of the unending peer pressure, Gagen often thought of dyeing her hair as a teenager. However, she dismissed her thoughts because she never had a problem with her appearance. It was people around her who wanted to bring her down.

Soon, she realized she couldn’t let other people define her worth. Gagen learned to ignore what her classmates said about her, which helped her feel confident.

Towards the end of high school, she made a close group of friends who uplifted her instead of passing mean comments about her hair color. She soon graduated with excellent grades and new-found confidence.

The Next Chapter

The next chapter of her story began after she landed modeling contracts at 18. She traveled the world to conquer catwalks and flaunted her ginger locks, which was something that seemed impossible to her years before.

Besides participating in fashion walks and beauty contests, Gagen continued her education and is now studying for her master’s degree in aerospace engineering at Liverpool University.

In 2021, Gagen competed for Miss England but lost the crown to Rehema Muthamia by a close margin. However, she won the Miss England crown on October 17, 2022. She said:

“I thought if I could win this, I could empower kids who are being bullied for the way that they look and the color of their hair.”

Miss England 2022

Gagen’s victory was even more special because it was the first time in 94 years that a redhead had won the crown. Gagen felt very proud of representing ginger-haired individuals and being an inspiration for them. She added:

“For me, by competing in Miss England, my campaign last year and this year is to help people get girls into STEM subjects.”

Gagen also revealed that most girls who participate in such beauty pageants come with a message in their minds that they want to propagate. For Gagen, it was to encourage women to study STEM subjects, and she later realized she was also representing redheads.

“A lot of people think it’s about winning a crown, and it’s not. It’s about getting your message out there,” Gagen said. She advised children to turn their suffering into their superpower if they were being bullied like her.

Apart from sending positive messages through her work, Gagen has raised over $7,300 by doing charity runs in fancy dresses.

Gagen aims to empower children who are bullied because of their physical appearance. She wants them to know that there is always light at the end of the tunnel and that they shouldn’t give up.

Gagen’s story is truly inspirational, and we hope she achieves all her goals. Share this story with your friends and family. It might brighten up their day.

Click here to read another similar story about a boy with dwarfism who wept when kids mocked him at school. Years later, he became a Hollywood star.

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At 56, Cindy Crawford has finally accepted her age and wants everyone to stop calling her ageless

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1 year ago

January 6, 2023

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Cindy Crawford is the epitome of a supermodel. But, unfortunately, people tend to hold models to unrealistic beauty standards, especially as they get older. Crawford personally rejects any age expectations people might have for her and has some words of wisdom to share with everyone who’s afraid of aging.

Crawford defined the ’90s supermodel era.

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When we think about ’90s supermodels, one of the first names that come to mind is undoubtedly Cindy Crawford. Her rise to fame started in 1990 when she appeared on the cover of British Vogue alongside names like Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, and Christy Turlington. Since then, Crawford frequently walked and posed for the biggest fashion houses and magazines of the decade.

In 2000, exactly 10 years since her career had skyrocketed, Crawford quit full-time modeling at the age of 34. Since then, the former supermodel has written a book, Becoming, worked as a spokesperson for several brands, and even launched her furniture line. Still, even though she hung up her modeling hat over 2 decades ago, Crawford is still battling with unrealistic expectations people have of others.

Getting older was tough to accept for her at first.

By the time Crawford started approaching her fifties, she’d started noticing her age in little things: “Your skin, your hair, your body. I take care of myself but I know that I’m a 51-year-old woman.”

And yet, Cindy realized that her concerns were more based on other people’s expectations of her. “I want to do my job well, and I want to deliver but I also know that what I have to offer now is different from what I had to offer at 25.”

The former supermodel also had a hard time with people online reacting to her changing appearance, saying, “I don’t need everyone on Instagram pointing out that I don’t look the same way I did when I was 20. I know that.” But after the struggle came acceptance, which we can all learn from.

Crawford has embraced her age and refuses to look back.

After some time, Crawford accepted that you can’t turn back time and it’s much more important to focus on the now. As she shared, “No matter what I do, I’m not going to look 20, or 30. I just want to look great for 50. There’s pressure on women to do the undoable, which is not age. But it’s about looking great for however old you are, regardless of what that number is.”

At this time, she also rejects the idea of being ageless and wants everyone to stop pushing that narrative. Crawford said, “Being told I’m ageless isn’t right, especially because getting older is hard enough, never mind that we live in a youth-obsessed culture.”

Ultimately, Crawford’s age became her sense of pride as it reflects all her achievements. “I’m not 25, so why should I be trying to look 25? Why do I want someone to mistake me for a 25-year-old? I’ve had children. I have all this life experience.”

Do you agree with Cindy Crawford? How do you feel about getting older?

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North Texas twins born in different years

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1 year ago

January 3, 2023

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A Denton couple is celebrating their new twin girls who were born in different years!

Kali Jo Scott had to be checked in early to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton for monitoring.

(Source: Kali Jo Scott)

Then came Effie Rose at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 1, making her the first baby born at the hospital in 2023!

The babies are happy and healthy, weighing in at 5.5 pounds.

“We had kind of joked, like, ‘wouldn’t it be funny if…’ with the holiday and New Year’s Eve over the weekend,” said Scott. “It turned out that was more of a possibility than we realized.”

Both parents say they like the fact that each child gets their own day.

“I love it. I think it is hilarious and just super fun,” Scott said.

“It kind of happened so quick we haven’t processed all of it yet,” said father Cliff Scott.

They say it will help keep the fraternal twins with their own identity.

“You always still want to make sure they have their own individual personality and know that they are special and unique. So this gets to add to that special and uniqueness that some twins don’t maybe get,” she said. “One will always get the glitter and confetti of New Year’s Eve and one gets to kick it off with a brand-new year on New Year’s Day.”

The few-minute difference could have big implications for a few things.

Many youth sports are based around the child’s birth year, which could make for complicated schedules.

The new family says some of the financially-minded friends have reached out about the tax implications.

“Our friends were making fun of us for the tax deduction issue since we only get one tax deduction for last year, but I think that’s just fine,” Scott said.

Source: Fox 11

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What 17 Famous Movies Would Look Like if They Were Filmed Today with the Same Actors – angelagiron.com

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1 year ago

January 3, 2023

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Iconic movies oftentimes owe a big part of their success to the talent of great actors who played in them. That’s why when we think about cinematic masterpieces, we struggle to imagine them being shot with different actors playing the main roles. However, it would be curious to see what the same movies would look like today with the same cast.

We at Now I’ve Seen Everything decided to see what would happen if the same actors who played in different well-known movies participated in the remakes now.