For the second consecutive year, Vanity Fair celebrates the most compelling, powerful, and talented women in the business with their Hollywood Issue, and some of the actresses featured on the cover include Academy Award winners Lupita Nyong’o and Natalie Portman, five-time nominee Amy Adams and two-time nominee Emma Stone.

Shot by celebrated photographer Annie Leibovitz, the full lineup of actresses also includes Ruth Negga, who is among this year's Best Actress nominees, sisters Elle Fanning and Dakota Fanning, Dakota Johnson, Greta Gerwig, Aja Naomi King and Janelle Monáe.

Alicia Keys, Britney Spears, Charlize Theron, David Beckham, Hugh Jackman, Jamie Dornan, Lupita Nyong'o and Zayn are featured on the third part of our ninth annual list of the 50 Most Beautiful People of 2016, which will continually be revealed throughout the day and conclude with the unveiling of our Most Beautiful Man and Woman of 2016.

Having previously covered the U.K. edition, Lupita Nyong'o lands her first cover of 'Elle' magazine in the U.S. for their annual Women In Hollywood issue, which sees her dishes on finding success despite being told her skin tone would hold her back.

"I grew up with a very limited mirror of myself," the Academy Award winner tells the publication. I watched a lot of TV, but the people on it were always light skinned. And now I have a platform that takes me into people's houses and onto the pages of their magazines."

Other cover stars for the November issue include Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams, Anna Kendrick, Aja Naomi King, Felicity Jones, Kathy Bates and the Queen, Helen Mirren.

Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o is the epitome of beauty and poise on the April issue of InStyle magazine, where she opens up about diversity issues within the industry, how she stays passionate about her craft and trying to avoid the Oscar curse.

The 33-year-old actress is currently winning rave reviews in the Broadway production, 'Eclipsed', and has several films on the horizon including the live-action version of 'The Jungle Book' and the chess-prodigy drama 'Queen of Katwe'. Read excerpts of her interview beneath:

On Diversity:
"It’s a disappointment that the nominations this year have not reflected some of the work of people of color, and I hope this moment helps fuel that conversation. There is a real imbalance, from the very creation of the stories and who’s telling them, how, and why. Change has to happen with the writers, the studio, the marketers, the directors. That’s got to be diversified because there is a hunger for the expansion of the role of people of color in the center of narratives."

On Staying Passionate About Her Craft:
"Both my parents raised me to pursue the things that make me feel most alive—what you feel called to do—because that’s how you can have the most effect. That allowed me to get passionate about something that can sometimes seem as inconsequential as acting and then find important things to do with it."

On Avoiding The Oscar Curse:
"Right after the Oscars, I had no idea what I was going to do next. Zero clue. There’s a part of me that thought my life would go back to normal. Like at school. But it didn’t. I did not get out of that unscathed, you know?"

Making her second appearance on the cover of Vogue, stunning actress Lupita Nyong'o makes a golden appearance on the October issue of the publication, which sees her Yale education, America vs. Kenya and eventually having a family.

On Her Yale Education: “Before, I was just going on instinct, but Yale taught me that it’s about giving yourself permission to pretend.”

On America vs. Kenya: “I definitely feel there’s a lot of America in me. The idea that you can be self-made is very vibrant in America. You can do anything that you want to do. That spirit pushes you on. But it took me leaving Kenya to really appreciate the glory of the place. Ultimately. I will always be a child of Kenya.”

On Having A Family: “This is my conundrum. When I was back in Kenya this past week, I would be driving along with my mother and she would say, ‘That’s a nice school for children’ and look at me like——” Lupita raises her eyebrows as if to say, My mom wants me to have children now. “But I think that will all be determined when I have that moment. When I have that man.”

On Blackness: “As Africans, we don’t grow up with a racial identity. We grow up with cultural and ethnic identity before racial identity. I never used the word black as a child. It was never a thing. When was I ever discussing black? Why?”

After going from a complete unknown to wowing on red carpet to taking home her first Academy Award in March, Lupita Nyong'o has been the name on the tip of everybody's tongue in the fashion world this year and tops our sixth annual countdown.

The list of the 10 Best Dressed Women Of 2014 also features appearances from last year's topper Kerry Washington, Jennifer Lopez, Blake Lively and the ultimate risk-taker Rihanna.

CELEBRITY BUG'S 10 BEST-DRESSED WOMEN OF 2014

Lupita Nyong'o - Best Dressed Woman Of 2014
Taylor Swift
Jennifer Lopez
Blake Lively
Rihanna
Kim Kardashian
Kerry Washington
Kristen Stewart
Jennifer Lawrence
Jessica Alba

Breakout star Lupita Nyong'o shows no signs of slowing down. After winning an Academy Award in March for her first movie role, slaying red carpet after red carpet and being named the World's Most Beautiful Woman by PEOPLE magazine, the actress further cements her incredible year by scoring her for first cover of Vogue with the publication's July issue.

In the magazine, the actress, who has booked a role in 'Star Wars: Episode VII' and the lead in 'Americanah', talks about her zero to sixty rise to stardom, not wanting to play second fiddle to Jennifer Lawrence and the joy and intimidation of '12 Years A Slave'. Read excerpts beneath:

On Her Zero To Sixty Rise to Stardom:
"It just feels like the entertainment industry exploded into my life. People who seemed so distant all of a sudden were right in front of me and recognizing me -- before I recognized them! For a split second I looked behind me to see who they were flashing at — and it was me! That was, I think, the beginning of the end of my anonymity. Even in my dreams of being an actor, my dream was not in the celebrity."

On Not Wanting To Trip Like Jennifer Lawrence:
"It's not cute if you follow Jennifer Lawrence, it's not cute if you're the second one," the actress say of fearing she would fall on her way to stage. "People are still filling me in on what happened after. My mother says I cried during the speech; I don't believe her."

On the Joy and Intimidation of Her '12 Years A Slave' Role:
"I remember it being one of the most joyful times in my life -- and also one of the most sorrowful. I didn’t want my experience to be a vain one. But I will say that when I watched it, my heartstrings were pulled so tight for [the character] Solomon that I couldn’t go into the ego trip. I cried -- I mean, I was inconsolable. I wept for an hour after the movie."

Academy Award-winning actress and red carpet darling Lupita Nyong'o has been named the World's Most Beautiful Woman by PEOPLE magazine.

The Mexico born and Kenya raised beauty was thrilled to learn about the honor, and even happier to recreate the idea of what being beautiful is for the little girls that do not fit into the traditional standards. "It was exciting and just a major, major compliment," the 31-year-old says of the honor. "I was happy for all the girls who would see me on [it] and feel a little more seen."

The '12 Years A Slave' stunner recently made a few big chess moves in her career by becoming the face of Lancôme and signing with Creative Artists Agency, where she will share a rep with fellow Oscar winners Marion Cotillard, Cate Blanchett and Kate Winslet. Not bad company to be in. Peep her stunning cover shot beneath:

Newcomer Lupita Nyong'o pulled out a win for Best Supporting Actress in tight race with Jennifer Lawrence at the 2014 Academy Awards for her debut outing in '12 Years A Slave'.

Held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 2nd, 2014, the Yale graduate also defeated Julia Roberts, Sally Hawkins and June Squibb for the emotionally-charged role as Patsy.

In her speech, the obviously nervous beauty thanked her family, her entire cast and director Steve McQueen for giving her this opportunity. Watch it beneath:

Black Hollywood came out in full effect for the 2014 NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, February 22nd, where Kevin Hart was named Entertainer of the Year and '12 Years A Slave' was named Outstanding Motion Picture.

Held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California, other winners included Kerry Washington (Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series), Forest Whitaker (Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture), Lupita Nyong'o (Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture) and Beyonce (Outstanding Female Artist). Peep the full list of winners beneath:

2014 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS : WINNERS

Entertainer of the Year
Kevin Hart

Television

Outstanding Comedy Series
'Real Husbands of Hollywood'

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Kevin Hart – 'Real Husbands of Hollywood'

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Wendy Raquel Robinson – 'The Game'

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Morris Chestnut – 'Nurse Jackie'

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Brandy Norwood – 'The Game'

Outstanding Drama Series
'Scandal'

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
LL Cool J – 'NCIS: Los Angeles'

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Kerry Washington – 'Scandal'

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Joe Morton – 'Scandal'

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Taraji P. Henson – 'Person of Interest'

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
'Being Mary Jane'

Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Idris Elba – 'Luther'

Outstanding Actress in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Gabrielle Union – 'Being Mary Jane'

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Kristoff St. John – 'The Young and the Restless'

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Tatyana Ali – 'The Young and the Restless' (CBS)

Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special)
'African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross w/ Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'

Outstanding Talk Series
'Steve Harvey'

Outstanding Reality Series
'Iyanla: Fix My Life'

Outstanding Variety Series or Special
'Black Girls Rock!'

Outstanding Children’s Program
'Wynton Marsalis: A YoungArts MasterClass'

Outstanding Performance in a Youth/ Children’s Program
China Anne McClain – 'A.N.T. Farm'

Recording

Outstanding New Artist
K. Michelle

Outstanding Male Artist
John Legend

Outstanding Female Artist
Beyoncé

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell - "Blurred Lines"

Outstanding Jazz Album
SFJAZZ Collective - "The Songs of Stevie Wonder"

Outstanding Gospel Album – (Traditional or Contemporary)
Tamela Mann - "Best Days (Deluxe Edition)"

Outstanding World Music Album
Natalie Cole - "Natalie Cole en Español"

Outstanding Music Video
Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu - "Q.U.E.E.N."

Outstanding Song
John Legend - "All Of Me"

Outstanding Album
Charlie Wilson - 'Love, Charlie'

Motion Picture

Outstanding Motion Picture
'12 Years A Slave'

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Forest Whitaker – 'Lee Daniels’ The Butler'

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Angela Bassett – 'Black Nativity'

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
David Oyelowo – 'Lee Daniels' The Butler'

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Lupita Nyong’o – '12 Years A Slave'

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
'Fruitvale Station'

Outstanding International Motion Picture
'War Witch'

Documentary

Outstanding Documentary – (Theatrical)
'Free Angela and All Political Prisoners'

Outstanding Documentary – (Television)
'Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic'