Eva Marcille
Marcille in 2009, Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Eva Marcille Pigford
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: October 30, 1984
Ethnicity: African-American, as well as at least one eighth English
Eva Marcille is an American actress, model, and television personality. She was previously credited under her birth name Eva Pigford. Eva was the winner of the third cycle of America’s Next Top Model. She was the first African-American contestant to win the program. She founded CBD oil company cEVAd.
She is the daughter of Michelle Yvette and Evan Anthony Pigford. Her middle name, Marcille, is a combination of the names of her grandmothers, Marjorie and Lucille.
Eva is sometimes described as having Puerto Rican ancestry. It appears that this is not accurate. One of her grandmothers lived in Puerto Rico for a time.
Eva has a daughter with her former partner, rapper, musician, actor, and record producer Kevin McCall; and two children with her former husband, attorney Michael Sterling.
Eva’s paternal grandfather was named Major Lincoln Pigford (the son of Abraham Lincoln Pigford and Clara Belle Johnson/Smith). Major was born in Seattle, Washington, to parents from Texas. He was African-American. Abraham was the son of Wright Pigford and Lucy/Lula Harrison.
Eva’s paternal grandmother was Marjorie Florence Rolls (the daughter of Percy Joseph Rolls and Marjorie Florence Pells). Eva’s grandmother Marjorie was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Percy was born in West Virginia, to African-American parents, Marshall Rolls and Margurette Black. Eva’s great-grandmother Marjorie was born in London, United Kingdom, to English parents, John Pells and Florence Swarder.
Eva’s maternal grandfather is named Lester Smith.
Eva’s maternal grandmother is named Lucille Tomlin (the daughter of Riley T. Tomlin). Riley was born in Texas, the son of William H. Tomlin and Lina Evans.
Sources: Information about the Tomlin family – http://www.tomlinfamilyreunion.org
Marriage record of Eva’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Eva’s paternal grandfather, Major Lincoln Pigford, on the 1930 U.S. Censuses – https://www.familysearch.org
Major Lincoln Pigford on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Naturalization record of Eva’s paternal grandmother, Marjorie Florence Pigford – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Eva’s paternal great-grandfather, Percy Joseph Rolls – https://www.newspapers.com
Obituary of Eva’s paternal great-grandmother, Marjorie Florence (Pells) Rolls –
https://www.newspapers.com
Eva Pigfor is not mixed. Her father is not Puerto Rican of Taino descent. Her father is Puerto Rican of African descent. Which means he is descended from African slaves. He is no more mixed than African Americans. His hair is real coily. and course.
Here’s a picture to all you non blacks he like to claim nice looking black people
This is her father
http://ljtusa.com/OurPeople/EPigford.html
Her mother which is black
http://platzer-twinimages.photoshelter.com/image/I00007XJqiXYs9L4
so to all you haters trying to claim somebody who’s black as mixed need to go sit some where.
CLASSIC!! Discredit Dark skinned Puerto Ricans, and promote Lighter ones by claiming that were are 2 separate people!
I guess you own DNA glasses huh?
I don’t know if you’re a wannabe or a just a ignorant person but you are wrong!!!
Guess What, WE ARE TRI-RACIAL (trinity)!!!!
Just about EVERY Puerto Rican Has some African, Some Taino, and Some Spanish blood, just in different amounts regardless of looks.
I have people in my family that look like Ricky Martin, Sammy Sosa, and Rosie Perez.
Genes express differently in each person, That’s why Vanessa Williams is only around 30 something % Euro and look more Euro that Obama whom is 50% Euro!!!
To prove my point, my cousin studied genetics at Columbia University.
Here are the genetic FACTS!!!!:
Average Puerto Rican Gene Samples:
•AIMs (53.3% Eur/29.1% West-Afr./17.6% Natives)
•mtDNA (12.5 % Eur/26% West-Afr./61% Natives// 53% Amerindians)
•Blood markers (45% Eur/ 37% West-Afr./ 18% Natives)
•Y-Chr ( 80% Eur/ 20% Afr.)
•Others (60% Eur/25% Afr./15% Natives-Simulated)
SOURCE:
http://www.pharmacogenomicsforum.org/files/1P05JorgeDucongel.pdf
Soy puertorriqueño!!!!!!!!!!
And I would change that for anyone!!!!!
Pardon my english readers its my second language.
However in addition I want to show list some examples:
George Lopez – 55% Euro, 32% native, 9% asian, 4% African.
Jessica Alba – 0% asian, 0% african, 13% native, 87% european.
Charles Barkley – 0% Asian, 14% native, 11% Euro, 75% african.
Snoop Dog – 0% asian, 23% native, 6% euro, 71% african.
Larry David – 63% euro, 37% native.
In general if you are over 60% you tend to look like the 60% but not always.
I JUST THINK SHE IS PRETTY
AND THOSE EYES
This woman is BLACK. Puerto Rican is not a race idiots. Her parents are BLACK! She stated that she was BLACK! It is obvious that she is not mixed.
Scienfically the father genes is domaint so that makes her puetro rican.
Bullshit! Scientifically you’d be african american and pretty rican dumbass
no she is biracial you can’t look at some an just assume their race anymore..
People are so ignorant ! Why is it so hard to understand that just because you have black in you that doesnt make you black ! It makes you mixed or multi racial…leave it to ignorant African American to try & claim everybody for there race not trying to put yall down because its not everybody but wake up. You let white people brain wash you for so long that you actually believe that once you have black in you thats it…give me a break cabrons ! So what your saying is if your black & puerto rican you are black. So you cant claim the Puerto rican side do you know how hurtful & disrespectful that is to the other parent. smh we live in such a ignorant society. All of yall should visit PR sometime it aint like America. When you in PR you r puerto rican no black no white just puerto rican leave it to america to catagorize people
THIS.
If you know more you’d know Puerto Rican is not a race. I have seen Eva’s father before living in LA and he is just as black as her mother he just happens to be from Puerto Rico which is another place where both Europeans and Africans went. The people their are descendants of Europeans and Africans just like the US. Some are black some are white others are somewhere in between do your research before you post next time.
Like i said go to PR sometime we do not have this white and black shyt ! & all you have to do is ask someone who is Puerto Rican & they will tell you that that is their race so take yur know it all shyt somewhere else cause I aint tryin to here it. Do you even know someone who PR ? Thought soo.
How dare you post such an IDIOTIC, USELESS and RACIST comment! “Ignorant African-Americans trying to claim everybody for THEIR race?” Who the hell are you to call anyone ignorant? In regards to Eva’s ethnicity, I wasn’t surprised at all. In my opinion, she definitely appears to be of mixed hispanic & black heritage, but at the same time I’ve only heard her refer to herself as “Black.” No one’s saying that she is SOLELY of Black heritage, because in most cases NO ONE’s (especially if you’re American) ethnic background consists solely of any 1 race. My mother is Black and my father is Black & Blackfoot N/A. I consider myself “Black” all the same, as do many ppl of mixed heritage. Eva happens to be one of them. The only person acting “IGNORANT” is you!