“I come from reality television in what, 2003? Which is before it was actually even a genre. It was a competition based show. There were no real fight for the limelight, we were just kind of fighting for the prize.”

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.