Meghan McCain Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Meghan Marguerite McCain is a political columnist, author, and television host. She is popular as the daughter of the late U.S. Senator John McCain. She first got the media attention in 2007 for her blog, McCain Blogette. Two years later, she started serving as a contributing writer for The Daily Beast. In July 2015, McCain became a contributor to Fox News. She then became a regular co-host of the afternoon talk show Outnumbered. Meghan started co-hosting The View in 2017. She has also been a contributor and political analyst with ABC News by appearing on their popular shows like Good Morning America and This Week.

Born Name

Meghan Marguerite McCain

Nick Name

Elsa

Sun Sign

Scorpio

Born Place

Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.

Residence

New York City, New York, U.S.

Nationality

Education

Meghan went to Phoenix Country Day School and Xavier College Preparatory, which was an all-girl private Catholic high school.

Finally, she was enrolled at Columbia University so as to get a bachelor’s degree in art history.

Occupation

Columnist, Television Host, Author

Family

• Father – John Sidney McCain III (Politician, Military Officer)
• Mother – Cindy Lou Hensley McCain (Businesswoman, Philanthropist, Humanitarian)
• Siblings – Bridget McCain (Younger Sister), John Sidney (Younger Brother) (Navy Lieutenant and Helicopter Pilot), Douglas McCain (Older Brother), James McCain (Younger Brother), Sidney McCain (Older Sister), Andrew McCain (Older Brother), Jack McCain (Brother)
• Others – Roberta McCain (Paternal Grandmother)

Build

Average

Height

5 ft 0½ in or 154 cm

Weight

60 kg or 132 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Meghan McCain has dated –

1. Ben Domenech (2014-Present) – Conservative writer and commentator, Ben Domenech got engaged to Meghan in July 2017. They had met on Twitter. On November 21, 2017, the couple tied the knot in Sedona, Arizona. In 2019, she suffered a miscarriage. In September 2020, she had her first child, daughter Liberty Sage McCain Domenech, with Ben. In September 2022, the couple announced that they were expecting their 2nd child together, a baby girl. In January 2023, they welcomed a daughter named Clover Jade.

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Dark Brown (Natural)

She prefers to dye her hair blonde.

Eye Color

Green

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Bright blonde hair

Religion

Christianity

Best Known For

• Her work on House of Lies in 2015, Saturday Night Live in 2004 and The View
• Being the daughter of Cindy McCain and John McCain

Meghan McCain Favorite Things

• Food – Indian
• TV Shows – The Walking Dead, House of Cards, American Horror Story, Game of Thrones
• Accessory – Loves tattoos, especially in the design of stars
• All-Time Favorite Musician – Johnny Cash
• Movie Genre – Horror
• Place in the World – Her family’s cabin in Sedona, Arizona
• Person, She Has Worked With – Michael Ian Black
• Drinks – Jack Daniels, Coke
• Actor – Steve Buscemi

Source – Glamour, IMDb, UsMagazine.com

Meghan McCain Facts

1. She had initially decided to become a music journalist and for that purpose, she interned at Saturday Night Live and Newsweek.
2. She first became popular on social media in 2007 when she wrote about life on the campaign trail along with her views on fashion and pop culture in her blog, McCain Blogette. She reinvented the political blog when in 2008, she started blogging about the campaign of her father, 2008 presidential candidate and U.S. senator, John McCain.
3. Meghan was in the April 2012 issue of Playboy magazine (with clothes). She landed into trouble with her father for an overtly candid interview with the magazine.
4. She is a Pro-Life advocate.
5. In October 2017, she became the 21st co-host of The View, exactly at the time the show had turned 21.
6. Actress Barret Swatek and conservative political commentator S. E. Cupp are among her closest friends.
7. Meghan had interned for Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jon Meacham when he was serving as Newsweek‘s editor-in-chief.
8. She is famous for her writings My Dad, John McCain (2008) and Dirty Sexy Politics (2010).
9. She belonged to the Independent political party before 2008. In 2008, she joined the Republican party.
10. In July 2021, it was revealed that Meghan was leaving The View due to the constant fights with her co-hosts.
11. In October 2021, Meghan named Jamie Lee Curtis, Tyler Perry, and Terry Crews as the ones who were great celebrity guests on ‘The View’.
12. She has 2 tattoos on her body.
13. Her initials are M. M. M.
14. In the past, she has revealed that she prefers dating Republicans.
15. Meghan worked as an intern at Saturday Night Live when she was studying at Columbia University.
16. She admires Sofia Coppola and her work in different movies.
17. Meghan wanted to become an archaeologist like Indiana Jones when young.
18. She likes to play the casino banking game blackjack.
19. Megan has the habit of putting hot sauce called Tabasco on everything she eats.
20. Before taking any major life decision, she consults with her younger brother James.
21. She likes road trips.
22. Meghan loves taxidermy, skulls, and animal horns.
23. Meghan has served as a board member of the GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation).
24. Meghan loves hiking and fishing.
25. In the past, she used to wear the “Hypnotic Poison” perfume by Christian Dior.

Featured Image by Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress / Public Domain