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1. Yvonne Orji

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The “Insecure” star migrated to the United States from Nigeria when she was six-years-old.

2. Lupita Nyong’o

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Born in Mexico and raised in Kenya, Nyong’o moved to the states to attend Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.

3. Nicki Minaj

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Minaj moved from Trinidad to New York with her family when she was five.

4. Iman

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The iconic model immigrated from Kenya to the United States before she turned 18.

5. Danai Gurira

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Gurira was born in the Iowa, but her parents migrated from Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) to the U.S. in 1964. In 1983, when Gurira was five, her family moved back to their homeland. Gurira returned to the U.S. when she attended Mcalester College, in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

6. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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The prolific author immigrated to the United States from Nigeria to attend college at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

7. Heather Headley

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The singer and actress relocated to the United States from Trinidad when she was 15.

8. Garcelle Beauvais

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At the age of 7, Beauvais immigrated to America from Haiti with her mother and siblings.

9. Grace Jones

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Jones moved to the States from Jamaica when she was 13-years-old.

10. Bozoma Saint John

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The former Uber and Apple Music exec moved from Ghana to the U.S. when she was 6 months old.

For 2024’s iteration of MadameNoire and HelloBeautiful’s annual series Women to Know, we knew we wanted to celebrate the people who help make the joys of film and television possible. To create art is to create magic. This year, we spotlight Hollywood Executive’s changing the face of cinema.