- Husband was governor of Arkansas, 1967-1971.
- Child of Lithuanian immigrants. Was Miss Lithuania at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair.
- Mother of Winthrop Rockefeller, former Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas.
- She was awarded $2 million cash and $3.5 million in trust funds as part of her divorce settlement from Winthrop Rockefeller, heir to the Standart Oil fortune.
- Named Miss Lithuania at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair.
- Parents were from Lithuania. Her birth name, "Jievute", is a Lithuanian diminutive of Eva.
- Winthrop Rockefeller settled his divorce from her in 1954 for $2 million in cash and $3.5 million in trust funds for her and their son. At the time, it was considered a record settlement.
- He wedding to Rockerfeller was attended by many famous guests including the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. They were married in Florida. They wanted to be married on Friday the 13th, 1948 but had to wait 72 hours for the marriage license to be approved.
- At 17 she was Miss Lithuania at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair.
- Her second husband, Winthrop Rockefeller, was heir to the Standard Oil fortune. After their divorce, he would be a two term governor of Arkansas.
- Her portrait became a Time cover picture. It was painted Salvador Dali.
- First husband, Richard Sears, Jr, was an heir to the Sears store chain fortune.
- Her son, Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, was born seven months after she was married. He would later become Lt. Governor of Arkansas. He died of a blood disorder in 2006.
- Mother of former Arkansas Lt. Gov. Winthrop Paul Rockefeller.
- Worked on stage with the name Eva Paul.
- She was Miss Lithuania at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair.
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