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Eva Marcille Pigford is an American fashion model and actress. She was a contestant on cycle 3 of ANTM in 2004, where she was declared the winner.

Early Life[]

Eva was born on October 30, 1984 in Los Angeles. She attended Marina Del Rey Middle School, then Washington Preparatory High School in Los Angeles, California in 2002. She attended Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. She left the school shortly after it was revealed that she was the winner.

ANTM[]

Eva was known for her strong attitude at castings, such as rudely telling Amy that she needs to eat more. This led to Tyra confronting her in the one-on-one interview, saying she doesn't want to "cast another black bitch". Eva teared up, and they both hugged. She later apologized for her actions to applause.

She had a very strong relationship with Ann throughout the show. In episode four, Amanda accused her of stealing her crystals, which led to a fight between them, with Jennipher jumping in to defend Amanda, and Ann defending Eva. In episode six, they both wrote "Clean your shit" into Cassie's brownies. She won the first call-out that week, as well as the first call-out in episode seven.

In episode eight, she was panicking on set when she learned the photoshoot involved a tarantula. Despite being the most fearful, she turned out an amazing shot and won second place. She struggled more in Japan, placing in the bottom two for the last two weeks, but beating both Ann and Amanda. Ann refused to hug Eva when she was eliminated in episode twelve. She was eventually declared the winner over Yaya.

Eva made constant guest appearances in future cycles. She was a guest star for the challenge in episode seven of All-Stars, and she posed with the girls of Cycle 24 in episode thirteen for the spider photoshoot, a reference to the spider shoot in Eva's cycle.

Call-Out Order[]

Eva Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13
14th 9th 3rd 5th 4nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd Winner

Post-Show[]

After the show, Eva collected her prizes, which included a CoverGirl Cosmetics contract, a spread in Elle Magazine, and a modeling contract with Ford Models.

She has appeared on the cover and spreads of Brides Noir, Women's Health and Fitness, King, IONA, Essence, Jewel, In Touch Weekly, UNleashed, Star, Elle, and Elle Girl. Her other modeling credits include DKNY, Samsung, Red by Marc Ecko, Applebottoms, and Lerner Catalog.[1][2]

Marcille's runway shows include the Marc Bouwer Fall 2005, Elle Girl presents Dare To Be You: Wal-Mart Meets America's Next Top Model 2005, Gharani Strok Fall 2005, Deborah Lindquist Spring 2006, Naqada Spring 2006, and 8th Annual 'Models of Perfection' Show 2006.

On November 15, 2006, Marcille left her managers Benny Medina and Tyra. She later officially dropped "Pigford" from her name, now going by Eva Marcille (a modification of her middle name), according to her official website and MySpace. Eva then signed to L.A. Models.

Marcille has guest-starred on several series on UPN and The CW, which include two episodes of Kevin Hill, one episode of Smallville, one episode of Everybody Hates Chris, and one episode of The Game as herself. Moreover, Marcille has also appeared on TBS' House Of Payne. In 2005, Marcille appeared in a first-season episode of the MTV improv show Wild 'N Out. She has been featured on America's Next Top Model: Exposed on the CW. In December 2007, she played a featured role in an episode of Smallville. She appeared as single mother Tyra Hamilton on The Young and the Restless.

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 Ft. Betty Wright, 50 Cent's "I Get Money" and Jamie Foxx's "DJ Play a Love Song". She is also mentioned in Lil' Kim's song, "I know you see me". In film, her credits include The Walk, Crossover, and I Think I Love My Wife.

In August 2017, Marcille competed in the first season of VH1's Scared Famous, with Don Benjamin from Cycle 20, which premiered on October 23, 2017.[3] Eva placed fifth on the show. She joined Season ten of The Real Housewives of Atlanta as a friend of Nene Leakes.[4] She was promoted to a full-time cast member in 2018 for season eleven. She departed the series after two seasons in 2020.[5]

Personal Life[]

In July 2006, Marcille began dating actor Lance Gross. The couple became engaged on December 24, 2008 and split up in March 2010. She dated rapper Flo Rida from 2010 to 2012. Marcille has a daughter, Marley Rae (b. January 31, 2014 (2014-01-31) (age 10)), from her previous relationship with Kevin McCall. She and McCall split in spring 2014, with Marcille stating she has custody of their daughter. In August 2019, she revealed that her daughter's last name has been legally changed from McCall to Sterling.

Eva became engaged to Atlanta-based attorney Michael Sterling in December 2017. They married on October 7, 2018. The couple have two sons, Michael Todd, Jr. (b. April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13) (age 6) and Maverick Leonard (b. September 27, 2019 (2019-09-27) (age 5)). In 2019 she also founded cEVAd, a CBD oil company. The company launched during the birth of her son Maverick. In March 2023, Eva filed for divorce from Sterling. On August 3, 2023, their divorce was finalized.

Legacy[]

Eva was voted as one of the most memorable contestants by AOL Entertainment.

Her and Ann's fight with Amanda and Jennipher ranked number seven on MsMojo's YouTube video "Top 10 Craziest Fights on America's Next Top Model".[6]

Trivia[]

  • Eva is tied with Nicole Fox as being the shortest winner in ANTM history.
  • Eva is the first black winner in ANTM and the Top Model franchise.
  • She is the first winner to be named "CoverGirl Of The Week" which was in episode nine.
  • She is the first winner to be called last in castings.
  • At 4.5 million followers, Eva is the second most followed girl on Instagram, the first being Winnie Harlow.

Gallery[]

Quotes[]

  • "Because I'm cute! I'm sorry, Jennipher, I am!"
  • "Toccara actually disclosed to me that she thought she was gonna win because she got a lot of applause. You got applause because your titties are out, girl!"
  • "First of all, I didn't even know you were a bitch!"
  • (When asked who the most annoying girl in the group is) "Everyone's equally annoying!"
  • "Everyone freakin' says to me that I'm a diva! So how do I not be a diva?"

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