Early in her career, King worked as a model in
Milan, Italy and in the U.S., saying: "I modeled shortly in Milan, and I hated it. And I didn't speak the language, there weren't smartphones, and I was alone." She worked for fashion brands such as
Abercrombie & Fitch and Americana, and appeared in
Cosmopolitan magazine. King left modeling to focus on her studies at the University of Mississippi. She has since returned to modeling, and in 2017 she walked the runway at Sha Ali Ahmad's fashion show, and was on the magazine covers of
Pump Lifestyle,
GEV Magazine and
Latina. Prior to moving to California, King worked as a sales representative for a pathology software firm.
Television She made her first appearance in the workplace reality series
Resale Royalty (2013), appearing in all ten episodes. King was one of the team members working at a fashion resale boutique. The series was produced by fashion designer
Rachel Zoe's production company Rachel Zoe Productions. Her engagement to
Jim Edmonds and search for a wedding dress was documented in an episode of the
TLC series,
Say Yes to the Dress, which aired on October 24, 2014. In 2015,
Bravo announced that King would join the main cast of
The Real Housewives of Orange County for the show's tenth season. She reprised the role in the show's eleventh and twelfth seasons. She appeared in a guest role for the fourteenth season, which aired in 2019. During the show, King's storyline focused on her family life as a new mother, as well as remodeling her home in
Newport Beach. In 2020, she was a presenter at the second annual
iHeartRadio Podcast Awards.
Business ventures In 2019, King launched a podcast,
Intimate Knowledge with Meghan King, which focuses on dating, love and life. She hosted the podcast for four years, with the last episode being released on May 22, 2023. She has gained a large social media following and endorses products such as beauty and wellness products on
Instagram. She has done brand collaborations with
Amazon and
Stanley. In July 2017, King and home fragrance and personal care company K. Hall Studio created a collection of fragrant candles, fragrances and home and beauty products. In August 2024, she teamed up with clothing company SewSewYou to create an
activewear collection called Harty Collection. The proceeds of the activewear collection will go toward her son's care amid his health diagnosis. == Nonprofit involvement==