Lupita Nyong’o graces the cover of Essence Magazine’s January 2016 issue. Golden girl! Lupita Nyong’o, 32, has graced the duvet of Essence magazine’s January challenge Proud second: Nyong’o admitted she got caught up in all of the Hollywood hype after her Oscar-winning performance for her role in 12 Years of time ASlave Powerful performance!
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The 32-year-old’s front cover appearance is a first for Essence Magazine as Nyon’o has consistently been praised for being a style icon whenever the celebrity struts and poses for photographers on the red carpet.
The Mexican-Kenyan beauty became an overnight hit in Hollywood after portraying a slave in the 2013 historical drama, and she collected a number of top trophies, including the coveted Best Supporting Actress Academy Award in 2014.
Amid the chaos of the Liberian Civil War, the captive wives of a rebel officer band together to form a fragile community-until the balance of their lives is upset by the arrival of a new girl.
“I didn’t grow up seeing African women onstage very often, much less African women in African stories”. ‘I was in love with the world Danai created’. Broadway performances begin February 23, with an opening night planned for March 6.
Furthermore, one of the roles that Nyong’o is incredibly grateful for is that of being Maz Kanta in the upcoming “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” film. “After 12 Years of time A Slave & the quote-unquote meteoric rise, I felt like there was a 2nd where I used to be struggling from whiplash, ‘ Lupita confessed”.
“I was set for converse with Ralph, yet he was conversing with some man”, she tells the magazine.
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Check out the new issue on newsstands this Friday, December 4.
