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1BlessedNatural: Why Lupita's Response to Magazine for Removal of Natural Hair is On Point! (photo cred: Facebook) Thursday, model and actress Lupita Nyong'o called out Grazia , a UK magazine on social media for editing her natural hair from their front cover, and it was everything! It also showed us how we could combat ridiculous standards of beauty! The original cover photo featured Lupita wearing a black top with her head at an angle and her curled natural hair out in the back. The 34-year-old expressed her dislike of the edited cover by saying, "I am disappointed that @graziauk invited me to be on their cover and then edited out and smoothed my hair to fit their notion of what beautiful looks like..."In her post, Nyong'o stated that she grew up with the understanding that light skin and straight hair was the standard of beauty, but now her appearance on magazine covers as her natural self gives her a chance to help others like her to see their ow...

Lupita Nyong'o and Alek Wek ( 1st photo courtesy of Wikipedia Commons -remixed- 2nd photo courtesy of Flickr- ( spiritchasa )  The Internet has been buzzing about the beautiful Kenyan actress, Lupita Nyong'o. The Oscar nominated star played in the movie "12 Years a Slave." On January 18th, she attended the Screen Actors Guild Awards wearing a beautiful sea blue, slim fitting dress. The straps of her dress crisscrossed at her chest and were adorned by matching sea blue and gold flowers. The star rocked her natural hair in a low top fade. Lupita Nyong'o reminds me of Southern Sudanese model, Alek Wek. When I was a kid, Alek Wek was one of the only dark skin models I would see in some Black magazines. Her tall and dark figure seemed to break the mold of the normal standards of beauty. I thought she was gorgeous. Like Nyong'o, Wek also rocked a short haircut. I have heard people say that Alek Wek and Lupita Nyong'o look alike, and I have to dis...