According to Deadline, on March 14, the American billionaire and his fiancee Lauren Sánchez presented the annual Bezos Courage and Civility Award.
Eva Longoria, 49 years old, received the award for building the Eva Longoria Foundation (founded in 2012) with the purpose of `helping the Latin community build a good future for themselves and their families through education and entrepreneurship.`
From left: Billionaire Jeff Bezos, and Lauren Sanchez, Eva Longoria and Mr. Bill McRaven at the awards event.
Eva Longoria is a Mexican-American actress, famous for her role as Grabrielle Solis in the series Desperate Housewives (2004-2012), and received a Golden Globe nomination for television drama in 2006. She has a master’s degree in television.
In addition to Longoria, Jeff Bezos also gave Bill McRaven – 68 years old, former president of the University of Texas system – an amount of 50 million USD.
The University of Texas system’s website notes that McRaven is `the leader of the Preservation of the Force & Family initiative, which aims to ensure the mental and physical health of military service members and their families.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez accompany in Earth conservation activities (video: Bezos Earth Fund)
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez accompany in environmental protection activities.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez will start presenting the prize from 2021 (interrupted only in 2023).
Billionaire Jeff Bezos, 60 years old, is an American media mogul and investor.
After stepping down as CEO of Amazon in 2021, Bezos focused on conservation and the space exploration company Blue Origin.
Lauren Sánchez, 54 years old, is an American actress, MC and film production company owner.
