Sophia Nomvete made an entrance on the GLAMOUR Women Of The Year Awards 2022, in partnership with Samsung, red carpet on Tuesday night. Where there was a sea of (admittedly) achingly-chic black gowns and power suits making an appearance, Sophia – styled by Zadrian + Sarah – stood out in a burst of vivid yellow florals.

The Rings Of Power actress evidently wasn’t opting for shy and retiring when she put her look together. Instead, she assembled an elite glam squad to help her create an ensemble that was bold, open and utterly joyful.

But besides giving us a dose of dopamine dressing, the gown had an even more sentimental place in Sophia’s heart. “I am a fuller-figured, mixed race woman in a world that has not necessarily seen me, or had space for us before,” she explained to GLAMOUR. “And today, I stand here in a Richard Quinn [dress] no less, feeling really, really beautiful and really seen and embraced and included,” she said.

“It’s a real time for me, learning all of the brand names that I’d never really known. I’ve never entered – or would ever see myself – in this world, so this is a really huge, iconic moment for me and the child in me, for sure. I feel very empowered and safe and excited.”

It wasn't just her dress that had us doing a double-take, though. Sophia called on iconic makeup artist, Joy Adenuga for her makeup which included a dreamy mega-watt silver eye, complete with a sparkly inner eye accent. Meanwhile, her hair stylist, Dionne Smith created the most phenomenal thigh length braid, complete with an XXL curly puff to round it off.

As for her journey with her confidence, she credits a little of it to Disa, her formidable dwarf-matriarch character in Rings of Power. “I have had to embrace the fact that I am worthy of any level of success,” she said. “And my character, Disa, in the Rings of Power has helped – she doesn’t care at all! So I’ve had to inject a bit of her in my body. It’s helped me to understand my own power and to remember the essence that we’re given as soon as we enter this world. Before we get tainted and told that we can’t.”

So, consider this a lesson from Sophia Nomvete in how to properly show up.

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