Twenty-three-year-old Eva Longoria, standing on stage in classic pageant regalia, hears her name announced. Two former winners also clad in pageant sparkle, rush to her side, pin a
towering rhinestone tiara in her hair, thrust yellow roses into her arms and swing a shimmering sash across her shoulder.
The year is 1998 and Eva Longoria has just been crowned Miss Corpus Christi, Texas.
