Glamsquad Magazine December 2022
Lupita Nyong’o: The Black African Princess of Hollywood
Lupita Nyong’o: The Black African Princess of Hollywood
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
REPORTAGE<br />
Eclipsed (2015) was her<br />
Broadway debut. The role of a<br />
teenage orphan earned her a<br />
nomination for the Tony Award<br />
for Best Actress in a Play.<br />
Aside from performing,<br />
Lupita promotes historic<br />
preservation. She is vocal<br />
about eliminating sexual<br />
harassment, working for<br />
women’s and animal rights.<br />
In 2014, People named her<br />
the most beautiful woman.<br />
In 2019, Nyong’o wrote a<br />
children’s book named Sulwe.<br />
It became a number-one<br />
New York Times Best-Seller. That<br />
same year, Nyong’o narrated<br />
the Discovery Channel docuseries<br />
Serengeti.<br />
Again, it booked her a<br />
Primetime Emmy Award<br />
nomination for Outstanding<br />
Narrator. In 2020, Nyong’o<br />
became one of Africa’s<br />
“50 Most Powerful Women”<br />
according to Forbes.<br />
www.glamsquadmagazine.com 25
Change language