Glamsquad Magazine December 2022
Lupita Nyong’o: The Black African Princess of Hollywood
Lupita Nyong’o: The Black African Princess of Hollywood
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FEATURE<br />
success has been, Lizzo says.<br />
Switchback turns. Trapdoors.<br />
No trail map. “I had to blaze a<br />
trail,” she says. “There was no<br />
Lizzo before Lizzo.”<br />
Nearly three years ago Lizzo<br />
worked her way to the front<br />
of the pop culture scene—<br />
singing, dancing, rapping and<br />
playing the flute on her first<br />
No. 1 song, “Truth Hurts”—and<br />
quickly became unstoppable.<br />
“I deserve the spotlight,”<br />
Lizzo tells PEOPLE. “I deserve the<br />
attention. I’m talented, I’m<br />
young, I’m hot. You know?<br />
And I’ve worked hard.”<br />
Born Melissa Viviane<br />
Jefferson, she was raised in<br />
Houston by her mom, Sharie,<br />
who had a small business,<br />
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