French fashion house Chanel has named Lupita Nyong'o its latest brand ambassador.
The powerhouse label announced after the star attended its spring 2025 ready-to-wear show at the Grand Palais on the final day of Paris Fashion Week.
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The Oscar-winning actress, producer and New York Times Bestselling author from Kenya has been a friend of the house for more than 10 years, regularly wearing Chanel designs on the red carpet.
In the past, she has worn numerous of the house’s creations and even attended the past FW24 Haute Couture show and wore a Chanel Haute Couture gown to the Academy Museum Annual Gala in Los Angeles this past December.
Nyong'o also attended its fall 2023 haute couture show in Paris and wore a Chanel haute couture gown to the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles last December.
"I am deeply honored to share that I am now a global brand ambassador for the House of Chanel. It was wonderful to attend their Spring-Summer 2025 Ready-to-Wear show at the Grand Palais today. Merci beaucoup, @chanelofficial! 💗," she said in a statement on Instagram.
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In a new statement, Nyong’o gushed, “They were one of my first supporters. I remember wearing them as early as 2013 right when my first film, ‘12 Years a Slave,’ came out. And over the years, they’ve often invited me to things and treated me with wonderful hands, and so when they approached me to be an ambassador, I felt very honored,”.
“Of course, this is an important brand, a legacy brand, a historical brand, and I’m happy and very proud to add to that legacy,” she added.
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Nyong’o made her feature debut in Steve McQueen’s Oscar-winning film “12 Years a Slave,” winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her breakthrough performance.
She went on to star in films including “Black Panther,” the “Star Wars” saga, and “A Quiet Place: Day One.” Most recently, she voiced the lead character in DreamWorks Animation’s feature film “The Wild Robot,” which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and earned Nyong’o an Oscar, SAG Award, Critics’ Choice Award, Independent Spirit Award, and the NAACP Image Award for her role.
Earlier this fall, the actress launched her podcast "Mind Your Own," which dives into the stories of African people around the world seeking love, family, and new beginnings.
She is slated to return to the theater in 2025, playing Viola in Shakespear in the Park’s summer production of Twelfth Night starring alongside Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
Her accolades continue to be immensely discussed, most recently starring in "A Quiet Place" franchise spinoff "A Quiet Place: Day One". She is also known for playing Nakia in Marvel’s Black Panther franchise. Nyong’o also narrated her debut children’s book Sulwe in 2020 for Netflix’s "Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices", earning her an Emmy Award.
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