Biography for
Eve (II)

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Date of Birth

10 November 1978, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name

Eve Jihan Jeffers

Nickname

Eve of Destruction

Height

5' 7" (1.70 m)

Trivia

Worked as a table dancer/stripper before she started rapping.

In 1999, she was robbed during a night video shoot in Long Island. The robbers took a necklace and two bracelets valued at $137,000.

Is signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath label.

Was only female signed to the Ruff Ryders label

Nicknamed "Pit bull in a skirt"

Her parents separated when she was 12 and she was raised by her mother and grandmother.

Her mother remarried when she was 14 and her younger brother Farrod was born.

Second album Scorpion was named after her astrological sign, Scorpio (the Scorpion.)

Was a contestant on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". She won $32,000 for her charity.

Friend and collaborator of singer Gwen Stefani.

Will be releasing a new album in the Fall of 2006 on Aftermath/Interscope.

Was the Co-Executive Producer on the "Eve" show from 2003-2006.

Ranked #46 on VH1's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists.

Personal Quotes

About Madonna: "As a fashion icon, she's amazing. She never follows the trends. I love how she made the country-western look glamorous and sexy." (In Style magazine, Sept/2006)

Where Are They Now

(2004) Currently stars in her self-titled television show ("Eve") that airs on the network UPN. The show is a sitcom that is in its second season.

(2004) She has launched her own clothing and accessories line, called Fetish By Eve. The line was originally launched in the Fall of 2004, but will be relaunched again in the Summer of 2005 because she switched companies. The trademark of the clothing line is a devil's tail.

(2004) Signed back on to Dr. Dre's label, Aftermath after splitting from Ruff Ryders.

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