Lupita Nyong'o Graces the February Fashion & Film Cover for British Vogue
This is the Kenyan actor's first British Vogue cover.
Lupita Nyong'o is British Vogue's February cover star for their "Fashion & Film" issue. This is also the Kenyan actor's first time gracing a British Vogue cover.
"2020 is looking bright," she exclaims on Twitter. "My first British Vogue cover thanks to Edward Enninful."
2020 is looking bright! 💫 My first @BritishVogue cover thanks to @Edward_Enninful. 💜 #UsMovie https://t.co/RezsGRb6pC— Lupita Nyong'o (@Lupita Nyong'o)1577727097.0
<p>For Enninful, selecting Nyong'o for this issue was a no brainer once he saw her outstanding performance in <em>Us</em>.</p><p><span></span>"Sometimes, a performance can move you so profoundly that you leave the cinema positively reeling. This was my experience all the way back in March last year, when I first saw <a href="https://www.vogue.co.uk/tags/lupita-nyongo" target="_blank">Lupita Nyong'o</a> take on her double role in Jordan Peele's brilliant and unsettling movie <em>Us</em>," <a href="https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/lupita-nyongo-february-issue-british-vogue-2020" target="_blank">he explains in his editor's note</a>. "I called my team straightaway. I instantly knew I wanted her for the cover of this year's Fashion and Film issue, our third annual celebration of the best cinema performances of the previous 12 months."</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>As we wait for the interview to drop once the February issue hits newsstands on Jan. 3, take a look at Nyong'o working the camera with photography by Steven Meisel below.</p>
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word-wrap:break-word;" target="_top">British Vogue on Instagram: “Introducing #LupitaNyongo as #BritishVogue’s February 2020 cover star. Her Hollywood debut won her an Oscar. Her first book is a number-one…”</a></p>
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<p>*</p><p>In case you missed it, Nyong'o recently made an appearance on <em>The Daily Show </em>with <strong>Trevor Noah</strong>, where she touched on her host of nominations for her role in <em>Us</em>, her role in the newest <em>Star Wars </em>installment, her debut children's book <em>Sulwe </em>and more. Revisit their conversation <a href="https://www.okayafrica.com/watch-lupita-nyongos-interview-on-the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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