Eva Kovacs:
CLASS OF 1962
Dan McCarty High SchoolClass of 1962
Ft. pierce, FL
Eva's Story
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Writer /Publisher / Economy Reporter
Awards:
"Who's Who" famous American/Hungarians
World Press 1983
Distinguished Medal of Honor: Cancer Society
of America
Reader Digest Award, Best Article
Florida House of Representatives Award Bill Nelson, Senator
Florida Senate Citation Award, John Vogt
Republican Woman's Award/Florida
Honorary Key to Florida
Achievement Award
State of Florida School Board Award
Affiliations:
New Hope Centers, the Society for Brain
Injured Children
Heart Ball Chairman
Choreographer: Miss Teenage of America
Biography
Based in Los Angeles, Eva Kovacs is a writer and former magazine publisher.
Eva was born in Balatonkenese, Hungary. She began her career as
a child when she was chosen from the top 500 ballet students to be
trained at the renowned Budapest Ballet Opera House for the coveted title of Prima Balerina at the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. However, at age twelve, she escaped with her family during the Hungarian revolution of 1956, and immigrated to America.
After High School, she received a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Ballet, and
danced under the direction of the famous JoAnna, Alicia Markova
and Maestro Karoly Zsedenyi in Swan Lake, Coppelia, Giselle and
Les Sylphides among others. Shortly thereafter, she represented
the state of Florida in more beauty contest than any other young lady
in the history of the state, her titles include Miss International World,
Florida's Favorte Girl, Photogenic Model of the Year, World Posture Queen,
Miss Florida, Miss Toronto, and Miss Canada. In 1964, she was
contracted in a Canadian movie for ...Expand for more
the lead in the CBC production,
The Other Side of Love,producer, Leo Ornstein.
Eva was a fashion model for Dior, Bill Blass, Oscar de la Renta,
Valentino, Halston and Cardinali. She was featured in fashion layouts
and covers for Harpers Bazaar, Vogue, WWD, Space Coast,
Cosmopolitan, Elle and Town&Country.
In 1972, she co-stared with Ray Danton in the movie Apache Blood,
under the direction of Tom Quillen of Hollywood. Upon completion of the film,
she was signed for several key appearances on the New Dick Van Dyke Show.
Eva developed a line of audio cassettes entitled Celebrity Secrets on
Health and Beauty and administered designs for Dynasty.
After years of working in the film and beauty industry, she became
the owner of Eva Kovacs Academy & Agency in Naples, Clearwater,
Indialantic and Vero Beach,Florida.
Published Emporium, the social/society Magazine in Naples,
Florida, co-wrote, Zizi A Christmas Story in Los Angeles
with Louis Garfinkle, (Writer of THE DEER HUNTER,) winner; of five Oscars,
including one for Best Picture of 1978, also authored The Eva Kovacs Story, optioned by Interscope Communications Inc., 1988 for television, sponsored by General Foods.
Eva authored MIRACLE IN VIENNA screenplay, optioned by Faulkner Production of Montreal 2007.
Eva holds a degree in philosophy and graduate of Royal Academy of Ballet--- she is
fluent in English, Hungarian, and somewhat German and Russian.
Her web page profile can be seen under her own name with a dot com and on You tube with her best friend, Tina Beyonce Knowles,
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