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  • Alek Wek

    South Sudanese-British model and designer

    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)

    OccupationModel
    Years active1995–present
    PartnerRiccardo Sala (2001-2013)
    Modelling information
    Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
    Hair colourDark brown
    Eye colourBrown
    Agency

    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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