01of 05Meghan MarkleMeghan Markle.Before she was the Duchess of Sussex — heck, before she carried a briefcase onSuits— Markle carried a briefcase onDeal or No Dealin 2006.Chrissy Teigen, fellow briefcase girl,said of Markle and their brief time together on the show, “Everyone asks me what she was like and I say, ‘Sorry, no dirt. She’s gorgeous.'“In a 2022 episode of herArchetypespodcast,Meghan opened up about the stereotypes surrounding the job — and the expectations put on the women.Before tapings of the show, the models would line up for different stations: lashes, extensions, bra padding. The women were also given spray tan vouchers every week.“There was a very cookie-cutter idea of precisely what we should look like. It was solely about beauty — and not necessarily about brains,” Meghan said.“When I look back at that time, I’ll never forget this one detail — because moments before we’d get on stage, there was a woman who ran the show and she’d be there backstage, and I can still hear her. She couldn’t properly pronounce my last name at the time and I knew who she was talking to because she’d go, ‘Markle, suck it in! Markle, suck it in!’ "
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Meghan Markle
Meghan Markle.
Before she was the Duchess of Sussex — heck, before she carried a briefcase onSuits— Markle carried a briefcase onDeal or No Dealin 2006.
Chrissy Teigen, fellow briefcase girl,said of Markle and their brief time together on the show, “Everyone asks me what she was like and I say, ‘Sorry, no dirt. She’s gorgeous.'”
In a 2022 episode of herArchetypespodcast,Meghan opened up about the stereotypes surrounding the job — and the expectations put on the women.
Before tapings of the show, the models would line up for different stations: lashes, extensions, bra padding. The women were also given spray tan vouchers every week.
“There was a very cookie-cutter idea of precisely what we should look like. It was solely about beauty — and not necessarily about brains,” Meghan said.
“When I look back at that time, I’ll never forget this one detail — because moments before we’d get on stage, there was a woman who ran the show and she’d be there backstage, and I can still hear her. She couldn’t properly pronounce my last name at the time and I knew who she was talking to because she’d go, ‘Markle, suck it in! Markle, suck it in!’ "
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Chrissy Teigen
Teigen is currently an author, mother and wife to John Legend, but before all of that, she was opening briefcases onDeal or No Deal.
03of 05Hayley Marie NormanNorman actually stood right next to the future Duchess of Sussex! She was briefcase #25, while Markle held #24.Norman has appeared on shows likeNew Girl, Alone Together, Adam Ruins EverythingandThe Upshaws.
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Hayley Marie Norman
Norman actually stood right next to the future Duchess of Sussex! She was briefcase #25, while Markle held #24.
Norman has appeared on shows likeNew Girl, Alone Together, Adam Ruins EverythingandThe Upshaws.
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Claudia Jordan
Claudia Jordan.Trae Patton/NBCU
Jordan was #1 in the eyes ofDeal or No Deal… well, she notably held onto the #1 briefcase from 2005 to 2009.
05of 05Leyla MilaniMilani also shared the stage with Markle when she appeared on the show from 2005 to 2009.Before becoming “Lucky Leyla” and holding onto briefcase #13, Milani was a professional wrestler. Since, she’s founded her own haircare line and boasts more than one million followers on Instagram.
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Leyla Milani
Milani also shared the stage with Markle when she appeared on the show from 2005 to 2009.
Before becoming “Lucky Leyla” and holding onto briefcase #13, Milani was a professional wrestler. Since, she’s founded her own haircare line and boasts more than one million followers on Instagram.
source: people.com
