“As a brand, you want everything attached to you to come off porcelain and perfect. The beauty of 'Housewives' is all that stuff goes away. You have good days. You have bad days. I feel the world relates to that.”

American actress, fashion model and television personality

Eva Marcille Pigford is an American actress, fashion model, and television personality. She rose to prominence after winning the third cycle of America’s Next Top Model. She went on to appear as Tracie Evans in Tyler Perry’s House of Payne from 2007 to 2012, and later played Tyra Hamilton on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless from 2008 to 2009. Her work spans modeling and television, with a career built in both reality competition and scripted roles.