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Eva Marcille

American actress, TV host and fashion model (born )

Eva Marcille

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Born

Eva Marcille Pigford


() October 30, (age&#;40)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Occupation(s)Actress, model, television personality
Years&#;active–present
Spouse

Michael Sterling

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Children3
Modeling information
Height5&#;ft 7&#;in (&#;m)[1]
Hair colorLight brown
Eye colorHazel/Green
AgencyL.A.

Models
Ford Models, Uber-Warning Models

Eva Marcille Pigford (born October 30, ) is an American actress, fashion model and television personality.[2] She rose to prominence after she won the third cycle of America's Next Top Model.

Afterwards, she starred as Tracie Evans in Tyler Perry's House of Payne (–), and landed the role of Tyra Hamilton on the CBS daytime soap operaThe Young and the Restless (–). Marcille later returned to reality television as a cast member on the Bravo television series The Real Housewives of Atlanta (–).

Early life

Eva was born in Los Angeles, California as Eva Pigford. Her middle name, Marcille, is an amalgam of her grandmothers' names "Marjorie" and "Lucille". Her parents are both African American.[3] She attended Raymond Avenue Elementary School, Marina Del Rey Middle School, and Washington Preparatory High School ().

She attended Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia; however, she left the school shortly after winning the third season of America's Next Top Model at the age of [4]

Career

Modeling

In , Marcille was the last finalist selected for the top fourteen to compete on the UPN reality television show America's Next Top Model Cycle 3.

Over her stay, Marcille received two first call-outs and won two challenges. Marcille was crowned the winner of the third cycle of America's Next Top Model,[5] beating fellow contestant Yaya DaCosta. Her prizes included a CoverGirl cosmetics contract, a spread in Elle, and a modeling contract with Ford Models.

Marcille has appeared on the cover of Brides Noir, Women's Health and Fitness (May ), King (June ), IONA (November ), and Essence.[6] Her other modeling credits include CoverGirl, DKNY, Samsung, Red by Marc Ecko, Jewel, In Touch Weekly (June ), King (November ), WeTheUrban, IONA, UNleashed, Star Magazine, Elle, Elle Girl, Apple Bottoms, Lerner Catalog, Avon Campaign 4 and Rolling Out.

Marcille's runway shows include the Marc Bouwer Fall , Elle Girl presents Dare to Be You: Wal-Mart Meets America's Next Top Model , Gharani Strok Fall , Deborah Lindquist Spring , Naqada Spring , 8th Annual 'Models of Perfection' Show , and L.A. Fashion Week's Monarchy Collection Fall [7]

On November 15, , Marcille left her managers Benny Medina and Tyra Banks.

After leaving Banks and Medina for new management, she officially dropped "Pigford" from her name, now going by Eva Marcille (her middle name). She has stated she did this in order to not use her modeling fame to get into acting but earn her acting roles.[3]

Marcille is now signed to L.A.

Models. She has been featured on America's Next Top Model: Exposed on the CW. She has also been featured as one of CoverGirl's Top Models in Action.[citation needed]

Television work

Marcille has guest-starred on several series on UPN and The CW Network. Her guest-star credits include two episodes of Kevin Hill, one episode of Smallville, one episode of Everybody Hates Chris, and one episode of The Game as herself.

Marcille has also appeared on Tyler Perry's House of Payne.

In addition, Marcille hosted BET J's reality show My Model Looks Better Than Your Model, as well as Rip the Runway on BET. Furthermore, she has appeared in several music videos, including "Baby" by Angie Stone (featuring Betty Wright), 50 Cent's "I Get Money" and Jamie Foxx's "DJ Play a Love Song".[8]

Marcille was cast as a regular on a FOX show called The Wedding Album in , but FOX canceled it before it aired.

Americas next top model biography youtube: She rose to prominence after she won the third cycle of America's Next Top Model. Afterwards, she starred as Tracie Evans in Tyler Perry's House of Payne (–), and landed the role of Tyra Hamilton on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (–).

In , Marcille appeared in a first-season episode of the MTV improv show Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'N Out.[9] In December , Marcille played a featured role in an episode of Smallville.

In , she joined the cast of The Young and the Restless as a young mother named Tyra Hamilton.[10] After a few months, her character, who was planned to be temporary was made permanent.

In , Marcille was nominated for two NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for her Y&R role.

In film, her credits include The Walk, Crossover, and I Think I Love My Wife.

She appeared in a June episode of the BET prank show Played by Fame, where contestants have nightmarish dates with celebrities.[11]

She hosted the first season of the Oxygen reality series Hair Battle Spectacular in

In August , Marcille appeared in the video clip "J'accélère (I accelerate)" by French rapper Rohff.

On August 5, , Marcille was in the main cast as the role of Tara in the TV One series Born Again Virgin. In February , she was in a reality series titled About the Business.

In August , Marcille competed in the first season of VH1's Scared Famous, which premiered on October 23, [12] She joined the tenth season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta as a friend of NeNe Leakes and was promoted to a full-time cast member in for the eleventh season.

She departed the series after two seasons in

Personal life

In July , Marcille began dating actor Lance Gross. The couple became engaged on December 24, and split up in March [13] She dated rapper Flo Rida from to [14] Marcille has a daughter from her previous relationship with singer Kevin McCall.[15] She and McCall split in spring ,[16] with Marcille stating she has custody of their daughter.[17] In August , she revealed that her daughter's last name has been legally changed from McCall to Sterling.[18][19]

Eva became engaged to Atlanta-based attorney Michael Sterling in December [20] They married on October 7, [21] They have two sons, born in April [22] and September [23] In , she also founded cEVAd,[24] a CBD oil company.

The company launched during the birth of her son Maverick.[25] In March , Eva filed for divorce from Sterling. On August 3, , their divorce was finalized.[26]

Filmography

Film

Television

Music Videos

References

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    Marcille went to Raymond Avenue Elementary School. As of June , she is signed by L. Apart from her career in the modeling industry, she is also an actor and has guest-starred in several series on The CW Network and UPN. Some of her guest-star credits include one episode of Smallville, one episode of The Game as herself, one episode of Everybody Hates Chris, and two episodes of Kevin Hill. Marcille also spent some time as a cast regular on The Wedding Album in , a FOX show which was canceled before it aired.

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    "VH1 Announces Scared Famous Starring Tiffany Pollard, Drita D'Avanzo, Alaska Thunderf-uck, and More!". VH1 News. Viacom International. Archived from the original on August 28, Retrieved November 9,

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    Americas next top model biography The premise was simple: Young girls and later on people of all genders were chosen to compete in weekly challenges — including photoshoots, interviews, runways, and more — to see who could handle the pressure and win an ad campaign, photo spreads, a modeling contract, and the title of America's Next Top Model. Each week, some of the biggest people in the fashion biz critiqued and challenged the competitors, sending them home until there was only the top model remaining. In the premiere episode, Banks, in her typical girl-next-door style, explained why she started the show, saying, "I wanna make a top model in eight weeks As of this writing, "ANTM" has had 24 cycles and individual contestants since it began in some returned to compete and even win in later seasons , many of whom have gone on to new and exciting endeavors. Cycle 6 winner Dani Evans runs her own fashionable hat company Monrowe.

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  26. ^"EVA MARCILLE SAYS HER DAUGHTER DOESN'T KNOW THAT KEVIN MCCALL IS HER BIOLOGICAL FATHER".

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    Americas next top model biography images Robin 'Robynne' Manning was an American model and actress, born in She was a devout Catholic from Memphis, Tennessee. As a devout Christian like Shannon Stewart, another contestant on 'America's Next Top Model,' Manning often criticized other participants when she felt they were engaging in immoral behavior. She was deeply upset when one of the 'Ebony Models' openly expressed her same-sex relationship by bringing her partner into the house. In the seventh week of the reality show, the contestants were tasked with posing nude for a jewelry advertisement.

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    Model biography She was the runner-up on cycle 9 of ANTM in Jones was perhaps most known for her bubbly personality and all-American looks. As the show progressed, Tyra commented that she resembles Cheryl Tiegs, one of the first American modern supermodels. Her photographs were generally praised by the judges, and she appeared in the bottom two only once for the Enrique Iglesias music video. Chantal earned a spot among the final two models along with fellow contestant Saleisha.

    "'RHOA' star Eva Marcille files for divorce from Michael Sterling after 4 years of marriage". USA TODAY.

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