Mendes of "Girl in Progress" (3)

I believe the answer is:

eva

(Other definitions for eva that I've seen before include "Girl's name; space walk" , "Female" , "Maria -- Duarte De Peron" , "-- Braun, Hitler's wife" , "-- Pern" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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