'Excerpt from People.com'
She commanded more than 65 red carpets from September through March and became the darling of designers everywhere as she effortlessly pulled off Prada to Dior.
But Lupita Nyong'o – newly crowned "It" girl of Hollywood – had only one main goal after taking home the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her first starring film role as the slave Patsey in Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave.
"I laid low for a week. And I wore the same outfit every day!" she says with a laugh. "And that felt great."
Who could blame her? With a supersonic rise to stardom, the Mexican-born, Kenyan-raised actress has Hollywood and the fashion world completely enthralled and shows no sign of slowing down.
While the industry eagerly waits for her next project ("I would love to do comedy," she says), Nyong'o, 31, has already landed a coveted contract with Lancôme Paris, joining Julia Roberts, Penélope Cruz and Kate Winslet as celeb ambassadors for the brand.
To be touted as beautiful is not lost on the actress, who for years thought she didn't fit the Hollywood mold.
"Beauty was what I saw on television, you know, light skin and long, flowing, straight hair," she says. "Subconsciously you start to appreciate those things more than what you possess."
Beyonce, The Most Influential!
'Excerpt from Time.com'
She's The Boss.
Beyoncé doesn’t just sit at the table. She builds a better one. Today she sits at the head of the boardroom table at Parkwood Entertainment.
In December, she took the world by surprise when she released a new album, complete with videos, and announced it on Facebook and Instagram. Beyoncé shattered music-industry rules — and sales records.
One song includes words by novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: “We say to girls, ‘You can have ambition, but not too much.’ ” Beyoncé has insisted that girls “run the world” and declared, “I’m not bossy, I’m the boss.” She raises her voice both on- and offstage to urge women to be independent and lead.
In the past year, Beyoncé has sold out the Mrs. Carter Show World Tour while being a full-time mother. Her secret: hard work, honesty and authenticity. And her answer to the question, What would you do if you weren’t afraid? appears to be “Watch me. I’m about to do it.” Then she adds, “You can, too.”
Yes!
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