Strike a pose, Lupita! Breakout star Lupita Nyong’o looks stunning on her first cover of Vogue magazine for the July issue. The gorgeous cover, which was released on Thursday, June 19, shows the Oscar-winning actress, 31, in a figure-hugging printed Prada dress in shades of purple and red from the designer’s Fall 2014 RTW collection.
Attention is drawn to Nyong’o’s eyes with a subtle smokey eye, accented with a berry lip. Her look is accessorized with silver bangle bracelets and silver earrings.
The star is accompanied by a cover line reading “Her Incredible Breakout Year,” reflecting the skyrocketing success she has seen since her role as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave, which earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
“I was really nervous about seeing myself in 12 Years a Slave because it had been such a profound experience in all ways,” Nyongo’o told Vogue about her emotionally raw role in the drama. “I remember it being one of the most joyful times in my life — and also one of the most sorrowful. I didn’t want my experience to be a vain one. But I will say that when I watched it, my heartstrings were pulled so tight for [the main character] Solomon that I couldn’t go into the ego trip. I cried — I mean, I was inconsolable. I wept for an hour after the movie.”
Stay tuned for more from this beauty. You can catch her on a movie screen near you again soon for her role in Star Wars: Episode VII.
