Eva Longoria in Bathing Suit Celebrates “Xmas in LA”

Eva Longoria is one of the most well-known celebrity activists right now. She’s an incredible actress, best known for her role on Desperate Housewives, she’s a restauranteur, she’s a spokeswoman, and she’s one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. And her latest Instagram photo proves it. Longoria sat in an outdoor pool, while wearing a light pink one-piece swimsuit. “This is what Xmas in LA looks like,” she captioned it. Read on to see 5 ways Eva Longoria stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Eats And Cooks With Veggies

Longoria is open about her love of food and cooking, and she says that veggies are one of her favorite ingredients to use. Longoria tells InStyle, "I love cooking with vegetables and I have a secret for cooking with vegetables, [which] is that they don't need a lot. A lot of people cover them in cheese or cover them in a sauce, and vegetables really only need olive oil."

2. She Packs Healthy Snacks

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It can be difficult to eat healthy while on set, or with a busy schedule, but Longoria says she makes it work. Longoria says that she always had healthy snacks available for her while she was working. “I'd pack some snacks, and put almonds in my purse. I was always prepared because I was always hungry," she told Health.

3. She Keeps Her Wellness Routine Simple

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While many have wondered about Longoria’s fitness secrets, she tells People that she doesn’t do anything too crazy or complicated. “Everybody thinks there’s some kind of secret to looking good, but it’s not a secret. It’s diet and exercise.”

4. She Mixes Up Her Workouts

Longoria tells People that she does a lot of different types of exercise, and likes to mix it up. “I’m a runner, I do yoga, I do pilates, I do SoulCycle and I’m just constantly mixing it up,” she says.

5. She Drinks A Lot Of Water

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Longoria says to People that a big part of her wellness routine is staying hydrated, and she has a method to make sure she’s drinking enough water. “I got those ‘Starbucks cups’ that everybody has. They’re the hard cups with the straw. So I just fill those up with water and for some reason, when it has a straw, I’m able to drink way more water than before. It feels like I’m drinking a soda even though I’m not!”

Eva Longoria does it all. She’s an actress. She’s a businesswoman. She’s a spokesperson. She’s a restaurateur. She’s also one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. Longoria posted a stunning new swimsuit photo on Instagram this week. In it, she posed in a black bikini by the pool. She captioned the post, “Who else is trying to soak up these last few days of summer?” Read on to see 5 ways Eva Longoria stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Doesn’t Wear Too Much Makeup

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Longoria has amazing skin, and one of her secrets is rocking the natural look. “People think the trick to looking younger is makeup, but it’s skin-care,” Longoria told Allure. “If you don’t have good skin, piling on makeup just makes you look older and much worse. When it comes to makeup, I don’t overset or over powder it. The more powder you put on the fine lines in your face, the more you see it. Most people say ‘oh let me cover it’ but it looks much thicker and worse.”

2. She Puts On Sunscreen

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Longoria tells Allure that sunscreen is a big part of her skincare. “My mother was so strict on wearing sunblock,” she says. “She always said, ‘the skin you take care of in your 20s is the skin you have in your 40s’.”

3. She’s Not Jealous

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On the Connections podcast, Longoria revealed that she avoids feeling jealous. "I think jealousy takes up such an amount of energy," she says. "I remember being so jealous and like, your stomach is inside out. It's the worst feeling. Why would anybody want that feeling?”

4. She Promotes Diversity

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Longoria is very philanthropic. One of her goals is to increase diversity in the media. She tells Us Weekly that she is working to get more stories told on television. “I have been part of VH1’s huge diversity initiative to get diverse storytellers behind the camera because if you get ’em behind the camera, then it translates to in front of the camera.”

5. She Cut Out Certain Things

After having her first child, Longoria decided to eat healthier to lose the baby weight. She told Us Weekly that she has cut out certain food in her regular diet. “I haven’t drunk wine. I haven’t eaten sugar. I haven’t seen a carb in awhile.”