Evelyn Lozada Dishes On Feeling Beautiful, Her Current Relationship With Chad & The Perfect Man

Evelyn Lozada looks all the parts of a cat-eyed bitchie cover girl as she lends her face to the latest issue of VIBE Vixen. Still recovering from her very public and quickie divorce from Chad Ochocinco, Ev reveals that her daughter Shaniece has been her rock through it all and she’s finally in a place where she’s open to the idea of dating once again. She also admits that during the upcoming season of Basketball Wives we shouldn’t expect to see the same ol’ hot-headed chick we’re used to seeing, but she’s not perfect so don’t expect a totally different person.

For the fellas out there that think they got what it takes to be Mr. Lozada, Ev describes her perfect man (and yes, your credit score does count).

Peep a few highlights below:

On Her Daughter Shaniece and How She’s Helped Her Feel Beautiful
She has truly been my rock through all of this [with Chad]. She’s been with me since the day of, and for three months, we were together. I was having anxiety, so I slept next to her; we were connected at the hips. She stepped up to do things that I mentally didn’t want to do. Whether it was running errands or whatever, she held it down. I was a little gone because it was traumatic for me.

On Her & Chad’s Current Relationship
We don’t speak. This is best for the both of us right now. But I think that we’ve gotten some kind of closure. I will forever love Chad and care about him and wish him the best. I don’t have one bitter bone in my body about what happened. For me to be able to move on with my life and find love again, I can’t hold on to that baggage. I pray about it every day; I pray for him every day. I hope when he finds whoever he’s with next, he chooses to do things differently.

On How She’s Going to Act on the New Season of Basketball Wives
I had people saying, “Stay the same. I need to see all that feistiness.” I’m still going to have my little quotes; this is just who Evelyn is. And at the same time, I need to learn to handle certain situations. But if somebody is coming at me, I’m going to protect myself. It’s not like I’m going to be super perfect because I was on Iyanla and now I’m Mother Mary, because that’s not what it is. But at the same time, instead of going from zero to 1,000, let’s really think before we speak and not get physical. I just have to remind myself of that. It’s a daily thing for me because sometimes you’re tested.

On If She’d Hook Up With Anyone Via Twitter Again
I’m not opposed to it, but I’m definitely doing a background check on you!

On Her Dream Guy
Somebody that’s loyal, very respectful, God-fearing. I really look up to Meagan Good and her husband, DeVon [Franklin]. I heard him preach, and this man had me in tears. I was like, “Wow, this is a man.”

[So, someone designed by God and who knows how to run a household.]
Yes, all of that. And good credit. [Laughs]