To describe something as being black and white means it is clearly defined. Yet when your ethnicity is black and white, the dichotomy is not that clear. In fact, it creates a grey area.
MEGHAN MARKLEMy dad is Caucasian, and my mom is African American. I’m half black and half white. Being biracial paints a blurred line that is equal parts staggering and illuminating.
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It’s really attractive if a man has a skill that you want to improve in yourself. If you can learn from someone, then that’s sexy.
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On a normal day, I love a shift dress with flats and a little cropped jacket. That, for me, is my travel wear if it’s not too chilly – you can throw a scarf over your legs if it’s cold on the plane!
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I would love to do anything from a really gritty, interesting, indie type film, to that commercial, bigger stuff.
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For work, I wear art; in real life, I wear clothes.
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When I was 13 years old, my mom had me start getting facials in my hometown of Los Angeles.
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My mother was a free-spirited clinical therapist, and I had the most hard-working father, a television lighting director by trade. My mum raised me to be a global citizen, with eyes open to sometimes harsh realities.
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I love getting into people’s brains and understanding the creative impetus for something.
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I think so much of what we learn when we get older is being comfortable in our own skin and learning what looks good, and not being so trend-centric.
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I did calligraphy for the invitations for, like, Robin Thicke and Paula Patton’s wedding.
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I had always been the theater nerd at Northwestern University. I knew I wanted to do acting, but I hated the idea of being this cliche – a girl from L.A. who decides to be an actress.
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I love how British guys dress for the cold.
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I grew up in L.A. in a school that was diverse, but it was not really integrated, so I didn’t ever fully fit in with the black girls or the white girls or the Latina girls.
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Reflecting on where I came from helps me to appreciate and balance what I have now.
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You have to take care of yourself so you can manage the workload of a very, very full plate.
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Put on a sweater and really great sneakers with a big scarf, and you’ll look so stylish. For me, they are an everyday essential.
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