Eva Mendes

Black was a popular color at yesterday’s 2008 Film Independent’s Spirit Awards. Top from the left; A very pregnant Angelina Jolie, Sienna Miller, Kate Beckinsale, I’m Not There’s Cate Blanchett who won for Best Supporting Female and Juno’s Ellen Page, who won for Best Female Lead. Bottom from the left; Keri Russell, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Felicity Huffman, Lisa Kudrow and Eva Mendes.

I love Eva Mendes! Some wise words from Eva below:

“You know what really pisses me off? I’ve heard so many actresses say something to the effect that it’s very difficult to be beautiful in this business. And you know, I’m not violent, but I literally want to strangle them. I want to tell them, it’s difficult being overweight in this business. It’s difficult being from a minority or having some kind of physical or mental disability. But the easiest thing is to be beautiful in this business. Why do they say that? It sounds so arrogant.”

Are you listening, Jessica Alba??

Carmen Electra – who announced her separation from her rock star husband Dave Navarro this week – puts on a smile while hanging out with Eva Mendes at Allure’s summer cocktail party in Los Angeles on Wednesday.