Eloise Broady DeJoria (born May 13, 1957) is an American model, actress, producer, businesswoman and philanthropist. As an actress, she is known for ''

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''.

Personal life and career

She was chosen as

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for April 1988. Her business enterprises include Ultimate Face Professional, Arbor Behavioral Healthcare, and Renew Logic. She is involved in charities, such as Help Clifford Help Kids, The Palmer Drug Abuse Program, The Austin Recovery Center, The Austin Children's Shelter, Helping Hands, as well as Club 100, Long Center for the Performing Arts, The Paramount Theater, and The Austin Film Society. She is business partners with husband

John Paul DeJoria John Paul Jones DeJoria (born April 13, 1944) is an American billionaire businessman, best known as a co-founder of the Paul Mitchell line of hair products and The Patrón Spirits Company. DeJoria has been called an example of the American Drea ...

, whom she married in 1993.

Film career

She played Tawny in ''

''. She also appeared in Songwriter (1984), '' Friday Night Lights'', ''

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'', ''Our Wild Hearts'', and ''

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''. She acted in

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's directorial debut, '' The Dukes''. She also starred in the music video for

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's " Reason to Live."

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