Eva Longoria named as Maxim's Woman of the year.

Looking sexy apparently comes easy to Eva Longoria, who has been named Maxim’s woman of the year, the former Desperate Housewives actress who says she is an ace in the kitchen had recently blasted a media report claiming she had been cast on three Latin soap operas on Televisa, one of which is a role as the mother of Dancing With the Stars alum William Levy, a story which is false, well, she really reserve her Maxim award with her looks and achievements over the years.

“It’s especially awesome after how long it’s been since my first cover,” Eva said “I’ve had a beautiful relationship with Maxim over all these years … When someone sees the cover of this issue, they’re going to say, ‘¡Que rico!’ … Say it when something is really good.”

Because of her sexy image, the former ‘Desperate Housewives’ actress admits people are often “surprised” be her “domestic” skills. She said: “One thing people are usually surprised about when they get to know me is how domestic I am.So when you see the sexy Maxim cover and then you put it against me in an apron with flour in my hair, it takes a moment to reconcile that image.”

Eva – who previously owned a restaurant, released a cook book and is involved with a number of charities – was recently awarded her master’s degree in Chicano Studies and says she has always had diverse interests.

She said: “Back in high school I really was the chameleon, too. I got along with the honours math club, then I would go to cheerleading practice, and then I was a band geek as well.”