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Eva Longoria: the Best Word for Her Brand Is 'No'Award-winning actor and serial entrepreneur Eva Longoria moves between industries, constantly looking to challenge the way things have always been done.

ByStephanie Schomer

This story appears in theMarch 2018issue of狗万官方.Subscribe »

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Eva Longoria gets a lot of offers -- to endorse this, to join that. But the actor, producer and狗万官方(who will appear in the April movieOverboard) has learned that the best word for her brand isno. By turning down most things, she's able tofocuson those that matter -- even if her focus is widespread, spanning entertainment, food, fashion and philanthropy. Over the past 10 years, she says, moving through industries has taught her a lot about making the most ofcriticism, the power of overpreparing and how to juggle multiple projects…while also knowing when it's time to walk away.

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