I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…Lupita Nyong’o is just stunning.
It has been a year of firsts for Lupita. After snagging her first Academy Award for her role as Patsy in “12 Years A Slave,” the Kenyan actress landed her first Vogue cover! (And seriously, I say that with a sinful grin because we know it is only the beginning).
Lupita is a goddess in print on the July issue. Photographer Mikael
Jansson captured the overnight celebrity wearing designers: Rodarte,
Proenza Schouler, Givenchy, Jonathan Saunders, Prada, T by Alexander
Wang and J. Crew in a nine-page spread that solidifies her position as a
rising fashion icon.
Lupita is aware of her spontaneous fame. She tells Hamish Bowles,
Vogue writer. “It just feels like the entertainment industry exploded
into my life. People who seemed so distant all of a sudden were right in
front of me and recognizing me—before I recognized them!”
The 31-year-old star, who recently acquired rights to Chimamanda Ngozi’s best-selling novel “Americanah,” opened up about her infatuation with the book.
“The book blew me away,” she says. “This was a project I wanted to
work on, and I pursued it with all my being. It’s an unabashedly
romantic book, really inspiring and uplifting. I found myself in her
pages.”
And if you thought Lupita’s range as an actress only involved dramatic films, she’s been cast in “Star Wars: Episode VII.”
“Being able to convey emotions with just a few digital sounds—it speaks
of good storytelling.” That storytelling is still holding her in
thrall. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to be working in these fantastical
realms,” she says. “They’re worlds away from ’12 Years a Slave,’ that’s for sure—but that kind of diversity is what dreams are made of.”
Anyone else think her skin is what dreams are made of? Lol. Check out these pics from the spread:
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