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My dad’s a lighting director. Growing up in Hollywood, I was around the entertainment industry all the time. I knew I’d end up in show business in some capacity, eventually.

Meghan Markle

I’ve never wanted to be a lady who lunches – I’ve always wanted to be a woman who works.
MEGHAN MARKLE

Dreams Inspirational Lady Myself Woman Work
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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Black Diversity Myself White
If we treated ourselves as well as we treated our best friend, can you imagine?
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Best Friendship Imagination Ourselves Treat Yourself
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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Citizenship Freedom Mom Myself Reality Therapy
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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Appearance Big Day Essential Greatness Myself Style
Throwing on a black dress with black tights, cute booties, a great coat and throw a scarf over it. I think simple accessories and, if you want to make a pop, a great red lip.
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Accessories Appearance Black Fashion Myself
It was the late ’70s when my parents met. My dad was a lighting director for a soap opera, and my mom was a temp at the studio. They moved into a house in The Valley in L.A., to a neighborhood that was leafy and affordable.
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Affordable Father Home Parents
My parents always told me if I believed something was wrong, I should try to fix it.
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Believe Myself Parents Wrong
My God, I think about way back in the day when we were running around in Mary Janes and Doc Martens, that whole 90210-inspired look. I’m glad that’s long gone.
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Appearance Day Fashion God Myself Run Thinking
Fragrance is my favorite thing. So much so that if I leave the house and I don’t put any on, I’ll turn around and go back home.
MEGHAN MARKLE

Fragrance Home Leaving Myself
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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Atmosphere Day Legs Normal Travel Yourself
When I was 13 years old, my mom had me start getting facials in my hometown of Los Angeles.
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Face Mother Myself Start Time
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.
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Black Creation Description Ethinic Fact White
Once you develop a comfort level with someone, that translates on camera.
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My dad’s a lighting director. Growing up in Hollywood, I was around the entertainment industry all the time. I knew I’d end up in show business in some capacity, eventually.
MEGHAN MARKLE

Capacity Entertainment Growth Lighting Myself
I think you have to make time for yourself so that work doesn’t become the end-all be-all.
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End Myself Time Work

My dad’s a lighting director. Growing up in Hollywood, I was around the entertainment industry all the time. I knew I’d end up in show business in some capacity, eventually.

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