Oscar and Emmy Award-winning actress Viola Davis is the very personification of American royalty. She exudes nobility and sophistication as she continues to collect accolades and trophies for her performances in such projects as Fences and “How to Get Away With Murder.”
It took a while for the mainstream to recognize what urbanites had valued for decades. In fact, her upward trajectory image-wise from her Academy Award-nominated performance in The Help to how she is viewed now after as her hit television show “How to Get Away With Murder” just concluded is almost a metaphor for her life. And, finally, an international beauty corporation is trumpeting her natural beauty by making her a brand ambassador.
Davis is now an official spokeswoman for L’Oréal Paris, and she admits the prized appointment does not feel real. Growing up in Rhode Island, she never thought she was equipped with the requisite intangibles and physical attributes coveted by major fashion and beauty houses.
“It feels surreal,” she told People magazine. “First of all, and you can take what I’m about to say with a grain of salt: I never thought that I could be an international spokesperson for L’Oréal. The fact that I am, it feels like my life has come full circle.”
“When I thought of beauty and femininity when I was a young scrappy girl growing up in Central Falls, R.I., I didn’t associate it with myself,” she added. “I didn’t think that I had all those attributes that women who are seen like that should have.” Click here to continue
