Eva Mendes (born March 5, 1974) is an American actress. She began acting in the late 1990s, and became known after a series of roles in several major Hollywood films, including 2 Fast 2 Furious, Hitch, Training Day, Ghost Rider and We Own the Night.
Along with acting, Mendes is employed by Revlon Cosmetics as an international spokeswoman."Maxim" ranked Mendes #7 in its 2007 Hot 100 issue. Mendes, despite resisting offers from Playboy, appeared naked in Flaunt Magazine. Although her breasts weren't exposed, readers did get to see her bare back and buttocks. She also appeared nude in an ad for Calvin Klein's Secret Obsession perfume. Mendes posed topless with her breasts exposed for "Vogue Italy" in May, 2008.
In December 2007, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) used a nude photo of Mendes for their anti-fur campaign alongside the tagline "Fur? I'd rather go naked."
Mendes was voted as No. 4 in the 2008 and No. 1 in the 2009 edition of AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2009.
In 2008, Mendes was outspoken in her support for Barack Obama for President of the United States.
Misspelled: Eve Mendas, Eva Mandas
