We used to think that all these models and beauty pageant participants were too perfect to even like.

As if everything comes easy to them, as if all their thoughts are superficial only about external beauty, and according to the standards imposed by society.

But fortunately today it has even become fashionable to talk about your failures and difficult childhood. And it helps you understand that not everything is as perfect as it seems.

This is the story of the first red-haired winner in the 94-year history of English beauty pageants.

Meet Jessica Gagen, 26, a master’s student in aerospace engineering at the University of Liverpool.

Activist for attracting girls to study natural sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics.

It’s obvious that Jessica is not just beautiful, but also smart. But this does not mean that her life was easy.

The charming red hair that now makes her so unique was the reason for ridicule from her peers at school.

Jessica was teased, called names, and had all kinds of garbage thrown into her hair. Sometimes she had to eat lunch in the toilet, just so that no one would bother her.

Everything changed when the girl was invited to a modeling agency, and at the age of 18 she was already conquering fashion catwalks around the world.

This certainly gave her confidence. Last year she tried herself for the first time at the Miss England competition and made it to the finals, but did not win. And this year she won.

And so Jessica became the first red-haired Miss England in the 94-year history of the competition.

Personal experience helped her realize how important it is to talk about the difficulties of red-haired people few people know that they are also bullied, simply because they are not like everyone else.

‘I remember thinking that even on television there aren’t many redheads on television, so it would be nice to have someone who was kind of a redhead activist.

Even at the beauty contest I was the only redhead!’

‘I thought that if I won the competition, I would inspire children who are also bullied for their appearance and hair color. They need to understand that this is not a weakness, but a superpower.’