And, in her spare time, Eva, a seasoned businesswoman, engages in diverse entrepreneurial endeavors.įocused, determined and driven, she also employs her authentic storytelling to message through her craft. Through her foundation and charitable associations, she advocates for women’s rights, persons with disabilities and Latinx equality. Her purposeful mission is to effect real change. With boundless versatility, passion and talent, Eva uses her influence and insight to overcome the barriers that prevent advancement for minorities, the underserved and the mistreated. As a global influencer, with 9.7 million followers on Instagram, Eva has earned the world’s respect in the entertainment, beauty, fashion, cookware and spirits industries. As an actress, producer and director, she has earned 14 awards and 33 nominations, including Golden Globe, People’s Choice and Screen Actors Guild Awards. “I forgot 90210 was my first speaking role.”īy the time Eva settled in Beverly Hills, her accomplishments had defied expectations.

It was so farfetched.” She pauses, realizing the serendipity. Today, Beverly Hills 90210 is the place Eva Longoria calls home.īack then, as a struggling actress, it wasn’t imaginable for Eva. The role was only three lines, but it was opposite Luke Perry, on the hottest show in the world, the pop culture phenomenon “Beverly Hills 90210.” It would take two years before Eva was cast in her first prime-time speaking role, a job that would earn her a SAG card and elevate her from aspirational to bona fide actress. By the end of that contest, 28 agents wanted to represent Eva, enabling her to pursue her other passion, acting. Though Eva had plans to earn her master’s degree in sports medicine having received her undergraduate diploma in kinesiology, one of the prizes that came with her crown was a ticket to Los Angeles to compete in a prestigious modeling and talent competition. The year is 1998 and Eva Longoria has just been crowned Miss Corpus Christi, Texas. Towering rhinestone tiara in her hair, thrust yellow roses into her arms and swing a shimmering sash across her shoulder. Two former winners also clad in pageant sparkle, rush to her side, pin a

Twenty-three-year-old Eva Longoria, standing on stage in classic pageant regalia, hears her name announced.

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