Lupita posing for "People" spread (mnevvvv/Tumblr)

"It was exciting and just a major, major compliant," the 31-year-old actress says of becoming the magazine's cover girl for the feature. 

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Nyong'o was born in Mexico and raised in Kenya, and first equated beauty with "light skin and long, flowing, straight hair."

Of course there's much more beauty to the actress than her lovely face. Lupita has proven to be a complete sweetheart everywhere she goes, looking graceful as ever. The actress even landed our Best Dressed list for the 2014 Oscars. 

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Lupita Nyong'O is a classy one to watch, and there's no doubt she'll carry herself that way throughout the rest of her life. Everywhere she goes, she has a way of lighting up the entire room.

Stay golden, Lupita.

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