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Samantha Leal

About Samantha Leal

Samantha Leal is a contributing writer at What to Expect, the most trusted pregnancy and parenting brand. Outside of work, Leal enjoys traveling every chance she can get and ogling classic cars.

Experience

Leal is an expert in beauty, travel, food and lifestyle. In addition to What to Expect, Leal has written for various publications including Marie Claire, DuJour, InStyle and TheBump.com, among many others.

Education

Leal holds a B.S. in Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

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