This article contains a Dinka name. According to Dinka custom, this person is properly addressed by the name Alek.
Alek Wek
Wek at the Red Collection 2007 for The Heart Truth campaign
Born
(1977-04-16) 16 April 1977 (age 47)
Wau, Sudan (now South Sudan)
Occupation
Model
Years active
1995–present
Partner
Riccardo Sala (2001-2013)
Modelling information
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair colour
Dark brown
Eye colour
Brown
Agency
IMG Models (New York, Paris, Los Angeles, Sydney)
d'management group (Milan)
Storm Management (London)
Mega Model Agency (Hamburg)[1]
Alek Wek (born 16 April 1977) is a South Sudanese-British model and designer who began her fashion career at the age of 18 in 1995. She has been hailed for her influence on the perception of beauty in the fashion industry. She is from the Dinka ethnic group in South Sudan,[2] but fled to Britain in 1991 to escape the civil war in Sudan.[3] In 2015, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.[4]
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^"Refugee from Sudan takes runways by storm". Articles.baltimoresun.com. 9 January 1997. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
^"BBC – Radio 4 Woman's Hour -Alek Wek". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
^"BBC 100 Women 2015: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
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