MTV Africa 2014 Name Lupita Nyong As Personality of The Year

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MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) 2014 currently named Lupita Nyong as “Personality of the Year because of her achievements in the field of acting. The said awards night was held at South Africa’s south-eastern city of Durban on Saturday.

060814_nyongThe said actress was the part of the most award movie in Oscar’s 2014 entitled “12 years a slave” wherein that is her ticket to grab the Best Supporting Actress.

In the same category she beats her fellow nominee’s namely Nigerian award winning novelist Chimamanda Adichie, South African stand up comedian Trevor Noah Ivory Coast footballer Yaya Toure and popular Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde.

She was the first winner in lifestyle and non-music category.

The afro pop duo “Mafikizolo” grabbed the Best Group Award and their hit music track entitled “Khona” was voted for the song of the year.

Davido a Nigerian afro pop artist and a producer win the favourite artist award.

As little background for the newly named Personality of the Year, she was an actress, film and music video director and made her first acting debut in a short film entitled Enless River and also directs the documentary movie entitled “In My Genes”.

She is a part of Steve Mc Queen masterpiece movie “12 Years A Slave”, wherein it talks about a certain slave aiming to achieve his freedom from being a slave for 1 decade and 2 years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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