Posted by | Cyrena Rose
THE SUPERNOVA—Lupita Nyong’o
31 year-old, Mexican-born, Kenyan-raised, Yale Drama School graduate, Oscar winning actress Lupita Nyong’o is on the May cover (along with Kate Mara, Emilia Clarke, Elizabeth Olsen and Elle Fanning) of Marie Claire Magazine. The ladies, deemed as Hollywood’s New Leading Ladies, are the fresh faces in the industry!
In the issue, Lupita shares her views on being called gorgeous, not being a follower of fashion, her future projects and winning an Academy Award. Enjoy excerpts of her interview with Merle Ginsberg along with her photos lensed by Cedric Buchet and short video of all the Marie Claire cover stars for May’s issue.
Beauty…
“BEING CALLED GORGEOUS is not a bad thing!” says Lupita Nyong’o…”But at the same time, I don’t want to thrive on people’s opinions of me.”
Fashion…
“I wasn’t a follower of fashion,” says the 31-year-old, perfectly turned out in a floral top of vintage silk scarves, black pants, and a Miu Miu tailored black coat. “It was a world unknown. Then I met my stylist, Micaela Erlanger [introduced to her by friend and Non-Stop costar Michelle Dockery], and we came to interpret my style: clean lines, strong color. I don’t dress to impress; I don’t feel that pressure.”
Winning an Oscar…
“I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. It’s an internally loud moment. It’s not even about the outcome; it’s about the agony of the unknown. It’s like waiting for test results in a hospital,” she says. “It was an incredible thing and something that I hold very dear to my heart.”
Future projects, after Award’s season…
“It was phenomenal,” she says. “As brilliant as it was, onward ho. I hope that I will get to work soon. In due time, what I should do next and what I want to do next will reveal themselves. I am not in the business of trying to top this year—that’s virtually impossible. I’d have to be pronounced the queen of England or something.”
Click here for a look at a short film which captured the beauty and simplicity of ordinary moments in the ladies’ everyday lives.
Lensed by | Cedric Buchet 
