Eva Marcille

With enchanting beauty, vast talents and professionalism, Eva Marcille has made a remarkable transition from being a model to TV personality and now is an actress and producer.

Early Accomplishments

Eva worked selling suits for men at a department store she was studying journalism at college until she quit her job and school because she had just hit nationwide fame.

When she was 19, she won the 3rd edition of America’s Next Top Model and went on to become a signed model for CoverGirl cosmetics, a contracted Ford model and to star in Elle magazine.

Best Known For

She has hosted the shows, Rip the Runway and My Model Looks Better Than Your Model on BET and BET J and appeared in music videos such as I Got Money by 50 Cent and Jaccélère by Rohff.

Her biggest TV moment to date is her The Young and the Restless role in 2008 but has also starred in 2015 TV series, Born Again Virgin and reality shows, Scared Famous in 2017 and The Real Housewives of Atlanta since 2017.

Sexual Orientation

Eva is straight and in late 2018, married Michael Sterling after a 10-month engagement period. She had previously dated Kevin McCall in 2013 but split in 2015 and Flo Rida in 2010. 

Other men she has been with include Jamie Foxx, Hosea Chanchez, Kerry Rhodes and a 2-year engagement to Lance Gross in 2008.  

Family

She is the only daughter and last child of Evan and Michelle Pigford with her brothers being Malcolm, Evan Jr. and Andre (Smith) Pigford. Her daughter with McCall is named Marley (born, 2014) and her son with Sterling is named Michael Jr. (born, 2018).

Religion

Eva’s religious beliefs and practices are unknown.

Worth To Know

She dropped “Pigford” and adopted “Marcille” as her last name when she made a transition to acing in 2006.

Her name was coined from the names of both her grandmothers: Marjorie and Lucille.