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| name = Alek Wek | image = Alek Wek, Red Dress Collection 2007.jpg | caption = Wek at the Red Collection 2007 for The Heart Truth campaign | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|4|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Wau, South Sudan | height = {{height|m=1.80}} | haircolor = Dark brown | eyecolor = Brown | website = | spouse = Riccardo Sala (2003-2013) | occupation = Model | years_active = 1995–present | residence = Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.[1] | agency = {{Plainlist|
}}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,[1] but fled to Britain in 1991 to escape the civil war in Sudan.[2] Early lifeAlek was born in Wau in Sudan (now South Sudan), in a two-bedroom house without electricity or running water, and is the seventh of nine children.[3] Her mother Akuol (b. 1946) was a housewife, and her father Athian (1933–1985) was an education official. Her name reportedly means "Black Spotted Cow".[4] Alek has stated that physically, she resembles her father, who was 6'5" and also had unusually long limbs.[3] Alek suffered from the skin condition psoriasis from infancy until age 14.[3] When the civil war broke out in Wau in 1985, the Wek family had to flee from both rebel and government forces. Her father, Athian, once broke his hip in a bicycle accident, and his hip was repaired with metal pins. Long periods of walking caused Athian's hip to get infected, and upon the family's return to Wau, he became paralysed and endured a haemorrhage. He died at a relative's home in Khartoum.[3] CareerBeginningsAfter arriving in London at age 14, Alek's psoriasis immediately cleared, possibly due to the damp climate.[3] She enrolled in London's College of Fashion with a concentration in Fashion Business and Technology.[3] Alek was discovered at an outdoor market in 1995 in Crystal Palace, London[2] by a Models 1 scout. She appeared in the music video for "GoldenEye" by Tina Turner that year, and shortly thereafter began fashion modeling. She was signed to Ford Models in 1996[1] and also appeared in the "Got 'Til It's Gone" music video by Janet Jackson that year. She was named "Model of the Year" in 1997 by MTV,[5] and was the first African model to appear on the cover of Elle that year.[6] ModellingAlek has walked for many notable fashion houses: Chanel, Moschino, Fendi, Dries Van Noten, Ralph Lauren, Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, Christian Lacroix, Vivienne Westwood, Chloé, Gucci, DKNY, Jean Paul Gaultier, Michael Kors, John Galliano, Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Céline, Valentino, Tommy Hilfiger, Roberto Cavalli, Givenchy, Dolce & Gabbana, Lanvin, Giorgio Armani, Sonia Rykiel, Viktor & Rolf, Diane Von Furstenberg, Zac Posen, Emporio Armani, Louis Vuitton, Hermès, and Oscar De La Renta. She has appeared in advertising campaigns for Marc Jacobs, Clinique, Michael Kors, Jean Paul Gaultier, Ralph Lauren, Moschino, Issey Miyake, Ann Taylor, Nars, Banana Republic, Gap, Saks Fifth Avenue, H&M, and Isabel Marant.[7] Alek has appeared on the cover of American, French, German and South African Elle as well as i-D, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Forbes Magazine Africa and Ebony. She has also been featured in editorials in American and British Vogue. In 2002 she made her acting debut in The Four Feathers as Sudanese princess Aquol.[8] Herb Ritts photographed her for a 1999 calendar in a Joanne Gair body painting that was a highlight of Gair's first retrospective.[9] In September 2015, Alek walked for Marc Jacobs at Spring/Summer 2016 New York Fashion Week, later appearing in the label's Spring Summer 2016 campaign. In May 2016, she modelled for four special edition covers of Brazilian Elle.[10] ImageDark-skinned models were rare, if not unheard of, in the high fashion industry. Alek was "the first black model who didn't conform to a Caucasian aesthetic, the first with an uncompromising, sub-Saharan beauty... her industry saw her as new and exotic – a savage beauty."[3] As a result, Alek's mainstream success was celebrated by black women all over the world. Oprah Winfrey commented that “if [Alek] had been on the cover of a magazine when I was growing up, I would have had a different concept of who I was.”[11] While giving a speech on beauty and self-perception, Kenyan actress, Lupita Nyong'o, mentioned Alek, stating that she had been a self-conscious, insecure teenager before seeing Alek in the spotlight: "When I saw Alek, I inadvertently saw a reflection of myself that I could not deny,” she added, “Now, I had a spring in my step because I felt more seen, more appreciated by the far-away gatekeepers of beauty".[12] DesigningAlek also designs a range of designer handbags called "Wek 1933", which are available throughout selected Selfridges department stores. The name refers to the year her father was born.[13] Her inspiration for the designs came from the brass-clasp briefcase carried by her father.[14] CampaigningSince 2002, Alek has been an advisor to the U.S. Committee for Refugees Advisory Council,[15] which helps to raise awareness about the situation in Sudan, as well as the plight of refugees worldwide. She is a missionary for World Vision, an organisation which combats AIDS, an ambassador for Doctors Without Borders in Sudan, and devotes time to UNICEF.[16] In 2007, she released an autobiography, entitled Alek: From Sudanese Refugee to International Supermodel, documenting her journey from a childhood of poverty in Sudan to the catwalks of Europe.[17] In 2011, she appeared as a guest judge in the sixteenth cycle of America's Next Top Model. In July 2012, she returned to South Sudan with the UN Refugee Agency to highlight the stories of refugees returning from the north and the massive efforts needed to build and stabilise the country.[18] In 2012, Alek teamed up with Amarula as the face of their campaign African Originals. Personal lifeAs of 2009, Wek resided in Brooklyn, New York.[19] She was in a relationship with Riccardo Sala, an Italian real estate developer, for twelve years; they separated in 2013.[20] She is the aunt of the runway model Ataui Deng.[21] Filmography
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1997-01-09/features/1997009071_1_alek-wek-concept-of-beauty-herb-ritts |title=Refugee from Sudan takes runways by storm |publisher=Articles.baltimoresun.com |date=9 January 1997 |accessdate=21 January 2014}} 2. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/01/2007_45_thu.shtml |title=BBC – Radio 4 Woman's Hour -Alek Wek |publisher=www.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=23 February 2009}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-489840/I-went-hungry-fit-dress-I-refugee-says-model-Alex-Wek.html|title='I went hungry, not to fit into a dress but because I was a refugee,' says model Alex Wek|author=Louette Harding|publisher=Daily Mail (UK)|date=9 November 2007|accessdate=19 March 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200708/20070830_wek.html |title=Tavis Smiley . Archives . Alek Wek . August 30, 2007 |publisher=PBS |accessdate=23 February 2009 |last= |first= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201023832/http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200708/20070830_wek.html |archivedate=1 December 2008 }} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/fashion/models/awek/alekwek/|title=Alek Wek – Fashion Model – Profile}} 6. ^{{cite web|url= http://fashionbombdaily.com/2009/02/02/fun-black-fashion-fact-alek-wek-on-november-1997-elle-magazine/|title= Fun Black Fashion Fact: Alek Wek on November 1997 Elle Magazine|access-date= 3 August 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120531160700/http://fashionbombdaily.com/2009/02/02/fun-black-fashion-fact-alek-wek-on-november-1997-elle-magazine/|archive-date= 31 May 2012|dead-url= yes|df= dmy-all}} 7. ^[https://www.jasperconran.com/collections/womenswear/ss09/a-w-2009,23,COL.html#nav=path_%252Fcollections%252Fwomenswear%252Fss09%252Fa-w-2009%252C23%252CCOL.html%253Fid%253D8 Jasper Conran Spring/Summer 2009 Collection]{{dead link|date=January 2014}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/review/2002/09/20/four_feathers/index1.html |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120908091314/http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/review/2002/09/20/four_feathers/index1.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=8 September 2012 |title=The Four Feathers |publisher=Salon.com |date= |accessdate=21 January 2014 }} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=232691 |title=Joanne Gair's designs on celebrities |author=Herrick, Linda |date=10 December 2001 |work=The New Zealand Herald |accessdate=16 September 2011}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/13339302/marc-jacobs-new-york-fashion-week-spring-2016-models/|title=Marc Jacobs Had the Most Exciting Cast at New York Fashion Week|publisher=Vogue.com |date=17 September 2015 |accessdate=9 October 2015}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/faraigundan/2013/12/31/supermodel-alek-wek-on-the-business-of-fashion-being-the-face-of-refugees-and-life-after-the-runway/|title=Supermodel Alek Wek On The Business Of Fashion, Being The Face Of Refugees And Life After The Runway|first=Farai|last=Gundan|publisher=}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/lupita-nyong-moving-speech-essence-event-article-1.1706333|title=Lupita Nyong’o: ‘There is no shame in black beauty’|publisher=}} 13. ^{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1365/is_2_37/ai_n26981440 |title=Couture carryall: fashion model Alek Wek designs luxury handbags |publisher=findarticles.com |accessdate=23 February 2009 |last=Campbell |first=Denise | year=2006 }} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.stevedow.com.au/Default.aspx?id=319 |title=Steve Dow, journalist |publisher=Stevedow.com.au |date=25 January 2013 |accessdate=21 January 2014}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/alekwek/ |title=Alek Wek profile: news, photos, style, videos and more – HELLO! Online |publisher=Hellomagazine.com |date=31 December 2000 |accessdate=21 January 2014}} 16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/model/alek-wek/index.html |title=Alek Wek |publisher=AskMen |date= |accessdate=21 January 2014}} 17. ^[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article788203.ece Alek: From Sudanese Refugee to International Supermodel] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} 18. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://bluekeyblog.org/blue-key/alex-weks-journey-home |title=Alek Wek's Journey Home |publisher=Bluekeyblog.org |date=3 July 2012 |accessdate=21 January 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203020308/http://bluekeyblog.org/blue-key/alex-weks-journey-home |archivedate=3 February 2014 |df=dmy }} 19. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.models.com/models/alek-wek|title= Alek Wek – Model Profile|work=Models.com|access-date=4 November 2018}} 20. ^https://www.marieclaire.co.za/celebrity/alek-wek-much-pretty-face 21. ^{{cite web |url=http://nymag.com/thecut/2008/10/meet_the_new_girl_ataui_deng.html |title=Meet The New Girl |publisher=nymag.com |accessdate=18 August 2014}} 22. ^{{cite web|title=Filmography by TV series for Alek Wek|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1082687/|work=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=4 May 2015}} 23. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/08/suspiria-trailer-tilda-swinton-dakota-johnson|title=Don’t Watch the Suspiria Trailer If You Want to Sleep Tonight|website=Vanity Fair|first=Yohanna|last=Desta|date=August 23, 2018|accessdate=September 2, 2018}} External links{{Commons category|Alek Wek}}
10 : 1977 births|Living people|Alumni of the London College of Fashion|British female models|South Sudanese emigrants to the United Kingdom|British expatriates in the United States|Dinka people|IMG Models models|People from Western Bahr el Ghazal|South Sudanese female models |
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