Eva Marcille Pigford joined the cast of CBS "The Young and the Restless" as Tyra Hamilton in June 2008. A southern California native, Eva Marcille Pigford moved to the east coast to attend Atlanta Clark University where she majored in speech communications with an emphasis in theater. After college, Eva Marcille Pigford was selected to be part of the third season of "America Next Top Model." Eva Marcille Pigford won the competition and became the next face of Cover Girl and modeled for numerous fashion magazines across the world.

Eva Marcille Pigford has had recurring and guest star roles on Tyler Perrys "House of Payne," "Smallville" and "Everybody Loves Chris." Eva Marcille Pigford had a leading role in the feature films "Crossovers" and "Premium," and a supporting role in the feature "I Think I Love My Wife." In 2006, Eva Marcille Pigford served as co-creator and producer of BET-J fall fashion series, "My Model Looks Better Than Your Model."