Lupita Nyong'o accuses Magazine of removing her Hair

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Lupita Nyong'o has accused UK-based magazine Grazia, to have edited and removed of part of her hair for the front cover of its November edition.

The Twelve Years a Slave actress said she was  "disappointed" it changed her hairstyle to "fit their notion of what beautiful hair looks like".

Lupita  posted the original image on Instagram alongside the published version which appears to show some of her hair missing. The image was accompanied with a long caption stating her disappointment concerning the removal of her hair by the magazine without seeking her consent.

As I have made clear so often in the past with every fiber of my being, I embrace my natural heritage and despite having grown up thinking light skin and straight, silky hair were the standards of beauty, I now know that my dark skin and kinky, coily hair are beautiful too. Being featured on the cover of a magazine fulfills me as it is an opportunity to show other dark, kinky-haired people, and particularly our children, that they are beautiful just the way they are. 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 hair looks like. Had I been consulted, I would have explained that I cannot support or condone the omission of what is my native heritage with the intention that they appreciate that there is still a very long way to go to combat the unconscious prejudice against black women's complexion, hair style and texture. #dtmh

The UK-based magazine has apologised.