Blast From The Past: 5 Men Eva Marcille Dated Before Her Happily Ever After

America’s Next Top Model turned-housewife Eva Marcille Pigford Sterling found love in Atlanta-based attorney Michael Sterling in 2016. The duo wed in 2018 and welcomed their first child together, Maverick, the following year.

Though her life is peachy these days, it was a journey of dating mishaps, false starts, and wrong turns before finally landing her “happily ever after.”

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Here are five men Eva dated along her journey to marriage.

Eva Marcille and Flo’Rida arrive at the All-Star Weekend Grand Finale with Nicki Minaj at BOULEVARD3 on Feb. 20, 2011, in Los Angeles. (Photo: Chelsea Lauren/WireImage)

1. Flo Rida

The statuesque Florida-born rapper and America’s Next Top Model dated and graced the carpet of the BET Awards for a little over a year before calling it quits in 2011.

“I didn’t want anything too serious. Flo is a great guy … but I had just come out of a very serious relationship,” said Eva to TV One following the split.

Eva making an appearance on MTV’s “Wild N Out” in August 2019. (Photo: MTV)

2. Nick Cannon

The funny man has snagged some of the most beautiful women in the industry, Eva being one of them. The model and comedian casually dated from April to June 2005.

Henry Simmons and Eva Pigford front row at Chan Luu Spring 2006 (Photo: John Shearer/WireImage)

3. Henry Simmons

The short-lived romance with actor Henry Simmons lasted for five months and even resulted in a rumored engagement in 2005. Though just as quickly as things heated up between the two, they also quickly fizzled out.

Eva Marcille and actor Lance Gross attend a private after party for Our Family Wedding at Katra Lounge on March 9, 2010, in New York City. (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

4. Lance Gross

It was true love for the couple who met on Tyler Perry’s long-running show “The House of Payne” and they dated for five years. They even got engaged but called the wedding off in 2010. In the past, Eva has stated that the relationship was perfect, it just simply wasn’t their time.

Kevin McCall Jr. and Eva Marcille attend Compound Entertainment And Malibu Red GRAMMY Midnight Brunch 2013 at Bagatelle/STK on Feb. 9, 2013, in West Hollywood, California. (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

5. Kevin McCall

The tumultuous relationship ended after welcoming the couple’s only child, Marley Rae in 2014. Just two months after giving birth, Eva alleges that while holding her newborn daughter the singer chased her around their shared home in a violent rage.

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