Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o has made the African continent proud, walking away with the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 86th Academy Awards, for her role in the movie ’12 Years a Slave’. MTV Base has been a part of the Kenyan actress’s journey. Lupita first shot to fame as the character ‘Ayira’ in Shuga; MTV Base’s award winning drama series. Since then she has truly become Hollywood’s ‘it’ girl, attaining style icon status and striving to be a positive role model for other young Africans. In her Oscar acceptance speech she told her fans "No matter where you're from, your dreams are valid."
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