Ever since Lupita Nyong’o’s Oscar-winning breakthrough role in 12 Years A Slave, the actor has masterfully harnessed red carpet fashion as a way to express herself. There have been powerful nods to her heritage over the years, like when she paired an African-style head wrap with a colorful Carolina Herrera gown. Or when, for her second Vogue cover, she returned to her ancestral homeland in Kenya and donned a Chanel dress. Watch as the actor reflects on some of her most memorable red carpet moments.


00:00 - 2011 - Yale School of Drama
01:10 - 2014 - Golden Globes
01:46 - 2014 - Academy Awards
03:08 - 2014 - NAACP Awards
03:57 - 2014 - Met Gala
05:14 - 2014 - Vogue Cover
06:33 - 2016 - Queen of Katwe Premiere
07:22 - 2016 - Vogue Cover
07:51 - 2019 - Us
08:11 - 2019 - Met Gala
08:47 - 2020 - Black is King
09:37 - 2021 - Met Gala
09:57 - 2022 - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Director: Araeia Robinson
Director Of Photography: Michelle Clementine
Editor: Alana McNair
Producer: Naomi Nishi
Associate Director, Creative Development, Vogue: Alexandra Gurvitch
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Gaffer: Justin Jemerson
Set Design: Simone Moscovitch
Set Design Assistant: Tyler Lorita
Audio: Chris Omae
Production Assistant: Phillip Arliss
Production Assistant: Sam Schardt
Filmed at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel
Lupita Nyong’o at Yale University Photograph by: T CHARLES ERICKSON
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