From BeyondGossip.Com

The star of the moment-Lupita Nyong’o has graced the cover of next month’s issue of the prestigious Vogue magazine with her black beauty and smile.This is her first Vogue cover and she looks great…

Inside the magazine-July 2014 issue, Lupita talks about it all, from her family and living out her dream to her red carpet experiences…

Check for excerpts from the magazine below…

On her team…

“You spend so much time with your glam squad,” says Lupita. “Their energy is the last thing you experience before you leave the hotel room—and they make it fun and light and manageable.”

On her red carpet experiences…

Before she embarked on her fashion marathon, “everyone said, ‘Brace yourself, Lupita! Keep a granola bar in that clutch of yours!’ ” she confides. “I didn’t really understand what they meant, and it was only once it was past that I realized that my body had been holding on by a thread to get through this very intense experience. Nothing can prepare you for awards season,” she continues. “The red carpet feels like a war zone, except you cannot fly or fight; you just have to stand there and take it.” She considers for a moment. “I hope they don’t make that the big quote!” she says, laughing. “Because that would be sad! Tell them not to do that!” She is quick to note that her “red carpet” self “is just one aspect of me; it doesn’t represent the entirety of me, which I am at peace with.”

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