By Chris Hoenig
Lupita Nyong’o is the new Hollywood “It” girl.
Her work in 12 Years a Slave, which won the Golden Globe for Best Drama and is a Best Picture nominee at the Oscars, has earned her Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations herself. She has won awards from the African-American Film Critics Association (Best Breakout Performance), Alliance of Women Film Journalists; Black Film Critics Circle; Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and Georgia film-critics associations, and Hollywood Film Festival (all Best Supporting Actress), just to name a few. Her natural beauty has gotten her cover spreads in W Magazine and Dazed & Confused and put her front and center for Miu Miu’s spring campaign.
