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Eva Longoria, 50, looks stunning in white halterneck gown at charity gala

Eva Longoria, 50, looks stunning in white halterneck gown at charity gala

The Irish Sun4 days ago
GRACEFUL Eva Longoria looks ready to get gown to business at a glitzy showbiz fundraiser for one of her favourite good causes.
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Eva Longoria looked stunning in white halterneck gown at a charity gala
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Eva was at an event in Marbella, Spain, which was in aid of the Global Gift Foundation
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The event in Marbella, Spain, was in aid of the Global Gift Foundation.
The organisation supports impoverished families — and US actress Eva is its honorary chairwoman.
Eva's outing comes after The Sun revealed
Bienvenido a Necaxa (Welcome to Necaxa) will follow the fortunes of the 102-year-old Liga MX side.
The TV star invested in them four years ago.
Wrexham FC co-owners and Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney followed suit last year.
All three are expected to appear in the programme.
American Eva told GQ Mexico magazine: 'I want people to see the good things in this country.
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"I want to focus on this.
"And soccer, culturally, is one of those things.'
Eva Longoria fans insist star 'doesn't even look her age' as she celebrates milestone birthday in belly-baring dress
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The beauty is to star in a Welcome to Wrexham spin-off about the Mexican football club she co-owns
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The TV star invested in a Liga MX side four years ago
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