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GIRL POWER EDITION- For the girl ready to take on the world MISSUNDERSTOOD Periods 5 protests, mooncups WAYS and more TO BE A BOSS Drag Queen Instagram Dear and Diary makeup Bullying and education Ella Rose £1,99 FEB 2018 Female cadet OUR COVER GIRL MISSUNDERSTOOD! CONTENTS GIRL POWER EDITION! - Features What is Love?... page 18 The devil finds work for idle hands... page12 Scandolous slogans ...page 14 Are you basing your self-worth on the number of ‘likes’ you get?... page 16 1918 vs Now: 5 things you girls couldn’t do 100 years ago...page 28 Young and Healthy... page 30 Flip out- underage clubbing... page 26 The raise of the female cadets .... page 32 Canada Goose...page 35 - Periods Periods. ...page 20 Period protest!...page 22 - Profiles 5 ways to be your own boss...page 6 Dear Diary, Why am I being bullied?.... page 10 Sabrina Chakici- surfer and model!... page 38 Drag Queen... page 9 CONTRIBUTORS Shannon Eades- Editor Shannon spends her spare time in vintage shops pretending she can afford everything. Her passion is acting, and her biggest dream is to work in theatre and film. Rosie Drew - Features editor Rosie enjoys running, watching the latest series on Netflix., and blogging. She loves a rainy movie day infron of the TV, eating junk food and napping. Leanne Carr - Subeditor Leanne loves eating carbs, keeping fit and acting like a clown. In the past her silly behaviour has got her into a few sticky situations, so now she’ s here to give you some advice! Laura Formby-Creative Director Laura loves writing lyrics for her next pop or- alterna tive song while drinking her morning coffee. An over thinker, organiser and a planner, who carries around too many bags. Diana Adebayo-Production Editor Diana spends her time cooking, tweeting and browsing the web. Her team leading skills at work and she been approachable is what makes her our Editor at Miss Understood. Jono Morland -Chief Writer When Jono is not scrolling through Instagram, he can be found in the and at concerts. He is a very curious individual who is looking for the next trending topic. EDITOR’S LETTER Hi girls! Ah, thank god it’s finally February. Wasn’t Jan- uary a drag? Felt like it lasted a million years. Luckily we have our girl power edition to get those motivational waves flowing! Women have hit the news with no holding back. We saw celebrities wearing black at the Golden Globes and BAFTA’s for the Time’s Up movement, this month marked 100 years of women’s right to vote and a huge free periods movement that took London by storm. We went above and beyond to find unique stories from people you’d maybe not even think about. From army cadets to drag queens, we have lots of amazing stories waiting for you at the tip of your fingers. We hope this edition will inspire you, give you great advice and most of all… make you smile! So, just take 5 minutes to sit back and relax, may- be make a coffee, green juice whatever floats your boat, and enjoy this GIRL POWER edition from Missunderstood. Lots of love Shannon Eades xx 5 WAYS TO BE YOUR OWN BOSS by Shannon Eades 6 MISSUNDERSTOOD FEBRUARY 2018 Emma’s fashion boutique, Victoria Beau, opened in 2015 in a small passage way in Angel, North London. With a big dream in mind, her mum, Gill, 59 says since the age of 6, “She was designing dresses for the imaginary ‘Beau Bou- tique’”. Now, at only 27, she’s meeting with luxury brands, selling clothes worn by ce- lebrities and was shortlisted for ‘Best new business’ at the Drapers Independent Awards in 2017. She opens up about the challenges, experiences and gives her best advice to guide you to be your own boss. Have realistic goals Dreaming of becoming the next Alexander Mc- Queen, she would be sketching designs for hours. But she decided to put the pencils down (for now) and focus more on the business side when she realised she had a knack for retail. “It was during this time that I realised I would like to sell things I chose my self and then the boutique became the dream.” Trust your intuition People always say trust your gut feeling, it’s there for a rea- son. Emma, who worked at Tom Ford and Selfridges, knew the art route wasn’t for her so she trusted her intuition went in another direction. The challenge came when the nerves kicked in but she remained calm and kept focusing on the sun over the horizon. Her ultimate mantra is to be confident and just own who you are. You’re unique, show it off. Be organised We know organisation differs in everyone. One person is completely organised, everything is neat and tidy but another is an organised mess. Your room’s a mess but you know where everything is. Emma loves making lists, she says: “Otherwise you won’t get anything done”. Organisation not your thing? Try doing a homework or exam revision timetable. Lifesaver. Be everything and everyone Emma, who studied at the London College of Fash- ion says: “When you start your own business on a small scale like I did you have to start off by being EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE. You are the sales person, the buyer, the merchandiser, the marketing team and even the cleaner.” So, you might need 8 pairs of hands and 60 cups of coffee a day. Emma is our hero, she’s like the real life Wonder Woman we all need to be. Her fiancé, Edward Byrne, she calls him Ed said: “Emma’s determination and drive has been key to the success of VB”. Don’t be too hard on yourself The boutique owner says: “Try to stay focused on what you want to achieve so that you don’t waste valuable time working in areas you are not suited to. To ensure this I would get as much work experience in different companies as possible before you make that jump from education to the big bad world!” Her number one ultimate tip is get experience. Experience is absolutely key to making it in the fashion industry. It’s the only way to learn the ropes. Her first job was work- ing for Urban Outfitters then she moved on to Tommy Hilfiger. “Work hard to gain as much experience as you can so you are confident that when needed you can make the right choices and decisions to do well.” Go out into the big bad world and be a boss! We’ve got your back. Being A Drag Queen Is Not A Drag By Jonathan Morland is who they are (or a man), but as a drag queen I’m mostly Ryan Hemminge is a Insta- playing a character”. famous, Mancunian drag queen And who inspires this character? “Lady Gaga, she represent- and is talking about all things ed different types of beauty, some of it was ugly, harsh and some of it was eccentric- I like to play around with different from make-up to Gaga. vibes.” But it wasn’t just the outfits Ryan admired, “Lady Gaga grow- Ryan Hemminge discovered he had a drag queen inside of him at ing up was such an important icon - she was the voice for our a young age, “When I was 5, I raided my Mums make-up draw and generation. Now I hope that as our platform grows with shows made a mess of my face- I hope my skills have improved since then like Rupauls Drag Race”, (a mixture between a talent show and but that is my earliest memory of a desire for drag”. America’s Next Top Model but with drag queens), “And Ins- tagram, also, that we can be those icons for the younger queer Ryan, now 21, has been a professional drag queen for 3 years now kids”. based in Manchester. He appears at LGBT pride festivals, clubs, parties, fashion shows across the world- fabulous, right? He has So, what is next for Ryan; “I want to continue pushing my nearly 70,000 Instagram followers and couldn’t be more comfort- drag, the looks that I do, I would love to somehow get involved able with who he is. with helping the young LGBT and to continue branching my brand out”. One thing is for sure, our eyes (and his 70,000 fol- “When I first realised that this little hobby was part of who I was, it lowers) will be glued to what comes next. was terrifying. I had only just come to terms with being gay, but I had this love of makeup and fashion that I realised I had to follow- so it was scary but empowering.” The more you look in to drag culture the more you realise there is not just one type of drag queen. Some are pretty, some funny, some “I had this love fashionable and some do not fit the mould of a man or a woman. of makeup and So, it could be confusing; “People never know what to call me, fashion that I but I am a drag queen not trans- meaning call me whatever you realised I want”. Ryan is talking about whether he is a he, a she or a they, he tells me; “when I am a boy call me a boy, when I look like more of had to follow.” a girl call me she- it’s simple”.