WCW– Lupita Nyong'o

By this time most Kenyan must have heard of Lupita, the beautiful Kenyan lass who conquered Hollywood thanks to her role as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave, and won the hearts of many prominent personalities including Oprah Winfrey and Barrack Obama.

What perplexed many Kenyans however was news that she was born in Mexico. Uproar by her Kenyan fans led her to candidly explain, with the help of her father Professor Anyang’ Nyong’o how she was born in Mexico but raised in Kenya.

Her immense talent coupled up with an education from the finest schools saw her graduate with a degree in Film and Theatre studies, after which worked as a production assistant on several films.

Lupita’s prowess in film and theatre has seen her produce and direct her own film, “In my genes” and feature in popular Mtv Africa series “Shuga”. It was soon after completing her Master’s degree from the Yale School of drama, that she landed a role in Steve McQueen’s drama “12 Years a slave”.

This has seen her scoop nominations and bag numerous awards with the most prestigious being the “Oscar Academy Award” for “Best Supporting actress”.

Besides being immensely talented, Lupita’s beauty and fashion sense has seen her inspire many “colored girls” especially those from Africa to confidently love their complexions and believe in their beauty with one even saying that.

“I was about to buy the “Whitenicious” Cream to lighten my complexion when you appeared on the world map and saved me.”

To further appraise her beauty, Lupita was voted “People’s most beautiful woman”, has graced numerous magazine covers and is a worldwide heartthrob with other celebrities looking up to her.

Evidently endowed with talent and beauty, what’s not to love about this shining star Lupita?