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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 | |
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Wek at the Red Collection for The Heart Truth campaign | |
| Born | () 16 April (age47) Wau, Sudan |
| Occupation | Model |
| Yearsactive | –present |
| Partner | Riccardo Sala () |
| Modelling information | |
| Height | m (5ft 11in) |
| Hair colour | Dark brown |
| Eye colour | Brown |
| Agency | |
Alek Wek (born 16 April ) is a South Sudanese-British model and designer who began her fashion career at the age of 18 in 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 to escape the civil war in Sudan.[3] In , she was listed as one of BBC's Women.[4]
Early life
Alek was born April 16, , and she was born in Wau, Sudan (now So