IQuestioned by Madame Figaro, Lupita Nyong'o remembers being stunned when she was voted the most beautiful woman in the world by People magazine last year.
Lupita Nyong'o's rise has been meteoric. Unknown to the general public until 2013, the actress of Kenyan origin landed her first role that year - and what role - in the film Twelve Years a Slave, where she notably gives the reply to Michael Fassbender. Her portrayal of Patsey, a young slave at the mercy of her master, earned her the recognition of the public as well as critics but also a shower of awards, including the Oscar for best actress in a supporting role in 2014. The same year, the 31-year-old actress was voted “Most Beautiful Woman in the World” by the American magazine People.
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