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"Actress, broadcast journalist, filmmaker \u2014 three jobs listed on Maria Menounos&amp;#039; resume. But it doesn&amp;#039;t stop there. From Entertainment Tonight to Access Hollywood, Maria&amp;#039;s made herself an expert in the media industry. Now, she wants to share her expertise with you \u2014 the &amp;quot;everygirl.&amp;quot; Maria just penned her first book, The EveryGirl&amp;#039;s Guide to Life, which focuses on, well... everything! Beauty, fashion, health, career, there is no limit for the &amp;quot;everygirl.&amp;quot; In an exclusive interview, Maria talks about her book, how to get red carpet ready on a budget, do-it-yourself hairstyles and more. Read on for the exclusive: Can you tell readers a little about your book?  It&amp;#039;s basically an A-Z guide for girls of all ages to do everything better, faster, cheaper, smarter. I&amp;#039;ve been exposed to the biggest experts and best stars over the years since I&amp;#039;ve been doing this, and I&amp;#039;ve learned so much from them, so I wanted to be able to share that information. The book covers everything from how to get your life organized so you can achieve your dreams, beauty, fashion and weight-loss. How can girls dress to impress on a budget? I love the idea of getting a dress that you could use again, or that you could dress up, like if you have a long black dress and you added a really great brooch. So you don&amp;#039;t even need to find something that&amp;#039;s really unique, you can make it unique yourself. I&amp;#039;ll get a shirt, and I&amp;#039;m like, &amp;quot;Ahh, this shirt&amp;#039;s so plain,&amp;quot; but I&amp;#039;ll add a belt to it, or I&amp;#039;ll wear a headband and really accessorize it. What&amp;#039;s your go-to red carpet hairstyle?  I basically take a little piece of my front hair, I twist it to the side, and I pin it with a bobby pin. Then, [I] take a curling iron, and make the rest of my hair wavy. Which beauty mistake do a lot of girls make? When you do your foundation, you have to make sure to do you neck as well. I always tell girls, don&amp;#039;t forget your neck as far as moisturizing, but also when it comes to foundation and your bronzer. The things that should go on your neck are exactly what you put on your face \u2014 except for blush. What&amp;#039;s your biggest red carpet reporting Traumarama? I remember at The Chronicles of Riddick premiere \u2014 Vin Diesel&amp;#039;s movie \u2014 my dress was already short, and it became super wind and I kept flashing my butt at the photographers. Thank God, they didn&amp;#039;t notice! Do you have any advice for readers that may want to get into your field? Work incredibly hard \u2014 this is not an easy business. Really know that it&amp;#039;s a huge commitment \u2014 I don&amp;#039;t get to see my family as much as I wish I could. It&amp;#039;s a great job, but you have to &amp;quot;be down for the cause,&amp;quot; as they say. Be passionate about learning and be as well-rounded as you can because you never know when you&amp;#039;re going to be thrust into a situation. For more of Maria&amp;#039;s tips, be sure to pick up The EveryGirl&amp;#039;s Guide to Life \u2014 it will be released on April 12! Will you pick up Maria&amp;#039;s book? What do you think of her tips? Sound off in the comments! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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