Nigerian-American actress Megalyn Echikunwoke gives us major hair envy

You might not know Megalyn Echikunwoke, the half Nigerian Hollywood actress with credits on television shows like The 4400, Arrow, 90210, 24 and CSI Miami but we do. Born to a Nigerian father and a caucasian mother, Echikunwoke (which means ‘leader of men’) gained a lot of press when she escorted her boyfriend and the host of the 89th Oscars Chris Rock in a Prabal Gurung AW16 dress.

She takes our breath away. Actress Megalyn Echikunwoke wears the pearl georgette gown with tulle sleeves and graphic inserts from the house of Prabal Gurung archive to the 88th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles. #pgredcarpet #oscars2016 #pgmuse #pgworld #modernglamour #femininitywithabite #onetowatch

A photo posted by Prabal Gurung (@prabalgurung) on Feb 28, 2016 at 6:27pm PST

Suddenly she was on everyone’s lips and in our collective fashion consciousness. While she has amazing fashion sense, (like look at that Prabal Gurung dress among other things) and she is totally badass as an actress and wears costumes like a glove…

Me and my bad ass stunt women/pro fighter @rochelle_okoye. The mastermind behind #Vixen’s moves! #sotuff 💪🏿

A photo posted by Megalyn E.K. (@megalyn) on Jan 22, 2016 at 6:26pm PST