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"  If there&amp;#039;s one thing that Meghan McCain knows how to handle, it&amp;#039;s the limelight. The blonde, brash and outspoken daughter of Senator John McCain was a fixture in her dad&amp;#039;s 2008 presidential campaign, which inspired her controversial blog, McCain Blogette, as well as countless talk show appearances, a regular Huffington Post column, and two books (three if you count &amp;quot;My Dad, John McCain,&amp;quot; a storybook for children). This Monday brings the premiere of her new TV series, TakePart Live, which airs on Pivot at 10 p.m. ET. Directed towards Millennials, the show is co-hosted by McCain along with Jacob Soboroff (of YouTube Nation) and Eddie Huang (the former lawyer-turned-food personality). &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re all young and rowdy, so it&amp;#039;ll be fun,&amp;quot; says McCain, speaking over the phone from her new home in L.A. No subject will be off-limits during the hour-long show, which will address current events as well as culture and politics. &amp;quot;I just speak my mind,&amp;quot; says McCain, who is a registered Republican but also pro-choice and pro-gay marriage. &amp;quot;For Millennials, our whole life is a cafeteria \u2014 we want to choose what we like, and leave behind what we don&amp;#039;t like. I think that&amp;#039;s perfect,&amp;quot; she explains. &amp;quot;Just because you identify as a Republican doesn&amp;#039;t mean you have to get on board with everything the party stands for right now.&amp;quot; In addition to her knack for frank, quotable sound bites, part of McCain&amp;#039;s appeal is that she&amp;#039;s unabashedly girly. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m really into makeup!&amp;quot; she gushes, running into her bathroom to rattle off her latest haul from Sephora. After years in front of the camera, she&amp;#039;s learned a trick or two; read on for her must-haves. FASHION: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m so boring, but I when I&amp;#039;m on camera, I always go with a black blazer. I have a whole area of my closet that&amp;#039;s dedicated to them\u2014Rebecca Minkoff, Michael Kors, Elizabeth and James, and many others. I like the open neck, which draws the eye up and makes people people look at your face.&amp;quot; RED CARPET: &amp;quot;For formal events, I love brands that appreciate a woman&amp;#039;s shape, like Carolina Herrera and Dolce and Gabbana. I&amp;#039;m a curvy girl, and if a label makes a beautiful cut that looks good on my body then I&amp;#039;m going to love you.&amp;quot; HAIR: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m really horrible at doing my own hair, so thank god for Dry Bar. They have great shampoo and conditioner, and I&amp;#039;m a slave to their dry shampoo on my off days. I try not to wash my hair much when I&amp;#039;m not working.&amp;quot; MAKEUP: &amp;quot;I wear Laura Mercier primer, and I swear by Makeup Forever&amp;#039;s foundation. And then I use MAC powder, lipstick, and eye shadows, Nars blush, Bobbi Brown inkpot gel eyeliner.. My makeup artist also turned me on to Covergirl&amp;#039;s Clump Crusher mascara, which is the best mascara I&amp;#039;ve ever used, hands down.&amp;quot; TRAVEL: &amp;quot;I could teach a class on traveling; I&amp;#039;m a pro. I always wear leggings with a long cotton top or dress, and I bring an extra sweater and a pashmina that can double as a blanket. I carry on my big Rebecca Minkoff purse, which can hold my computer as well as my jewelry. And slip-on shoes, of course, for going through security. For long flights, I use the Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream on my face, and Burts Bees lip balm.&amp;quot; SHOES: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve recently gotten into Manolo Blahniks and Jimmy Choo pumps. They&amp;#039;re simple and sexy and they elongate the leg. I&amp;#039;m also tired of platforms; I used to love them, but now they remind me of the Real Housewives, which is not how I want to dress.&amp;quot; via Harpersbazaar.com "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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