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" The holidays are a time to - not quite play it safe - but play it classic. You don't want to be the girl in a head-to-toe sequin look, where you look like you should be an ornament on the tree. "

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" Barcelona is one of the best cities in the world. I love it there. I love Big Sur. It's stunning and you get a therapeutic experience there. The drive up the coast is one of the most beautiful I've ever done. Also, Hong Kong. I could easily live there! "

Meghan Markle

Beautiful

Experience

Live

" The best job a man could have would be a chef. They'd understand the long hours I work and the drive and ambition it takes to succeed. "

" I went to an all-girls' Catholic school for, like, six years during the time when kids actually had handwriting class. I've always had a propensity for getting the cursive down pretty well. "

" Some women are able to wake up looking effortlessly chic - as though a bevy of fashion fairies twisted their low-lit locks into a messy chignon while they slept. They choose a frock from their exceptionally curated closet and leave a trail of custom fragrance and perfection in their wake. "

" I pride myself in figuring out how to elevate a dish with a little preserved lemon or, then, a sprinkle of Maldon salt. "

" With fame comes opportunity, but in my opinion, it also includes responsibility - to advocate and share, to focus less on glass slippers and more on pushing through glass ceilings and, if I'm lucky enough, then to inspire. "

" It's really important that young women be reminded that their involvement matters and that their voice is heard. Even if it feels like it's small, it really can make an impact. "

" 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. "

" I don't sit around thinking about my titles and roles; I just do what feels right. "

" I can't stand it when men are snarky. "

Meghan Markle

Stand

Men

" 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. "

" I do think there's some value to really throwing yourself into food and embracing where it comes from. "

" Women who have understood fashion and style for so long have always known it's not about having more pieces. It's about having the right pieces and having the pieces that are of a great quality and look like you know what you're doing. You don't have to have a million things on. "

" I never thought I would become an actress. I always wanted to get into politics, and I moved to Argentina and worked for the U.S. embassy for a bit. It sort of happened upon me when I was home for the holiday - acting, that is - and I stuck with it. "

" When I was 11, I saw this ad for dish soap powder that said, 'Women all over America are fighting greasy pots and pans.' I was so angry. I couldn't understand why it didn't say men as well. "

" I am a California girl, born and raised, so flip-flops and cutoff shorts are my go-to look. An easy Angeleno uniform, so to speak. But for my role on 'Suits,' I'm dressed in Alexander McQueen, Tom Ford, and Prada almost every day. And therein lies the difference. For work, I wear art; in real life, I wear clothes. "

" By the time 'Suits' had come around, I had been acting for maybe six years. 'Deal or No Deal' - I like to call it my very lucrative waitressing job. Most actors find a way to make a living while they're auditioning, and for me, holding a briefcase was an incredibly lucrative means of being able to pursue what I really wanted to do. "

Meghan Markle

Job

Living

" I think the biggest part of being a girl boss in the office, at home, or anywhere you go is just knowing your value. "

" Reflecting on where I came from helps me to appreciate and balance what I have now. "

" My mom is a yoga instructor: 100% black with dreadlocks. "

" There couldn't possibly be a more label-driven industry than acting, seeing as every audition comes with a character breakdown: 'Beautiful, sassy, Latina, 20s'; 'African American, urban, pretty, early 30s'; 'Caucasian, blonde, modern girl next door'. Every role has a label; every casting is for something specific. "

" I knew I'd end up in show business in some capacity, eventually. "

" Just as black and white, when mixed, make grey, in many ways that's what it did to my self-identity: it created a murky area of who I was, a haze around how people connected with me. I was grey. And who wants to be this indifferent colour, devoid of depth and stuck in the middle? I certainly didn't. "

" I've always shopped on the sale rack, and I've always been the girl flipping through the hangers trying to find the best deal. "

" I think you have to make time for yourself so that work doesn't become the end-all be-all. "

" RevitaLash. Beyond obsessed. We don't use fake lashes anymore for me at work... they are SO long! "

Meghan Markle

Lashes

Work

" On my face, I use Creme De La Mer The Eye Balm Intense and Tatcha Deep Brightening Serum. "

" Don't get involved in the interoffice politics. On 'Suits,' it can be cheeky and fun to see Rachel and Donna being gossipy, but people get caught up in that. I think in life and in the office, it's best to stay out of the drama. "

" I grew up with that farm-to-table dining before it was sweeping the nation. I do think there's some value to really throwing yourself into food and embracing where it comes from. "

Meghan Markle

Yourself

Value

" Being 'ethnically ambiguous', as I was pegged in the industry, meant I could audition for virtually any role. Morphing from Latina when I was dressed in red, to African American when in mustard yellow, my closet filled with fashionable frocks to make me look as racially varied as an Eighties Benetton poster. "

Meghan Markle

Red

American