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Eva Longoria is of Mexican descent and is the youngest of four sisters. She was considered the "ugly duckling" of her family, and her sisters used to tease her because she was the only one with dark eyes and dark hair. But she was "Miss Corpus Christi USA 1998". Eva was drawn to acting, but finished high school, and she attended Texas A&M University-Kingsville and earned her Bachelor of Science in kinesiology. She had intentions of pursuing a career in science, in which she had her degree, but her interests in acting did not disappear. As a result, Eva Longoria entered a talent contest in Los Angeles. Once in L.A., she was spotted by a theatrical agent who immediately signed her. Eva Longoria stayed in L.A. and her agent got her an audition for the comedic play What the Rabbi Saw, which she got. After a string of performances in the show, she got a guest appearance on the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210 in 2000.
In 2001, Eva Longoria got her first big break. She landed a role on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, as Isabella Brana Williams. During her two years on the show, Eva won an ALMA (American Latino Media Arts) Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama. Eva's career took off, and she starred in the film Snitch'd (2003). After that she starred in, and co-produced the live show Hot Tamales Live: Spicy, Hot and Hilarious, which was a hit. Eva Longoria married actor Tyler Christopher (of General Hospital fame) on January 20, 2002. The couple divorced in 2004. In 2003, Eva landed the role of Detective Gloria Duran in Dick Wolf's L.A. Dragnet (2003). Eva's success was made when she appeared in Desperate Houswives on ABC in October 2004. The TV show about the lives of a group of ladies in the suburbs attracted the audiences immediately. During Desperate Houswives first season, Eva divorced Tyler Christopher and started dating former 'N Sync star JC Chasez.
The TV Guide and USA Today hyped her as a "hot new face of fall 2004", Maxim magazine listed her as part of its "Hot 100" for 2004. She starred in the film Carlita's Secret (2004). Eva Longoria was no. 1 on Maxim Magazine "Hot 100" for 2005 and was named one of the "50 mas bellos" (50 most beautiful people) by People en Espaol in 2005. | 