Nairobi Blue for Kenya, Oscar for Lupita!

Mexican-born Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o has scoopped the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the movie 12 Years A Slave in the 86th annual Academy Awards. Lupita Nyong'o hit the Oscar red carpet in a custom Prada goddess look of ice-blue silk georgette gown with a deep V-neck top and low cut sides. The colour was immediately described by multiple broadcasting houses as 'Nairobi Blue' after the  Lupita herself said, " It's a blue that reminds me of Nairobi, and so I wanted to have a little bit of home. #Nairobiblue instantly started trending on twitter worldwide in recognition of the charismatic and media-loved actress.

Lupita Nyong'o on the Red Carpet in the now famous 'Nairobi Blue' custom Prada dress

Lupita stars in the movie 12 Years A Slave, directed by Steve McQueen, as Patsey, her first film acting role. Her most memorable scene was the one in which she receives a lashing for wanting to wash with soap. To scoop the award, Lupita, who was born in Mexico and brought up in Kenya, had to floor a field of reputed actresses including Jeniffer Lawrence for American Hustle, Julia Roberts for August:Osage County, June Squibb for Nebraska and Sally Hawkins for Blue Jasmine.