First Name |
Alek
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Last Name |
Wek
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Alternative Name |
Alek
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Birthday |
16th April, 1977
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Birthplace |
Wau, Southern Sudan
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Height |
5' 11" (180 cm)
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Weight |
124lbs (56 kg)
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Build |
Slim
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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Distinctive Feature |
Long limbs, Very short cropped hair
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Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
Black
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Nationality |
Sudanese
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High School |
Hackney Free & Parochial CofE Secondary School
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University |
London’s College of Fashion
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Occupation Text |
Model and fashion designer
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Occupation |
Model
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Claim to Fame |
being one of the first mainstream dark-skinned African models to appear on fashion magazine covers and work both campaigns and fashion shows in the mid-1990s
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Year(s) Active |
1995–present
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Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
IMG Models - New York, IMG Models - Paris, Storm Models - London, D Management Group - Milan, Mega Model Agency - Hamburg/Berlin, IMG Models - Sydney, IMG Models - Los Angeles, Ford Modeling Agency
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Brand Endorsement |
print ad for Marks and Spencer (2014), Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Clinique ‘Happy’ Fragrance, Ellus, Eluxury, Fashion Breast Cancer Campaign, Gap Jeans, Issey Miyake, Jeanie, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Jones New York, Joop!, Kenzo, Kitsho, Michael Kors, Moschino, Nars, Ralph Lauren, Saks Fifth Avenue, St. Emile, XOXO jeans
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Bust (inches) |
34
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Waist (inches) |
23
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Hips (inches) |
35
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Clothes Size |
4
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Shoe Size |
9.5
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Official Websites |
models.com/models/alek-wek, nymag.com/fashion/models/awek/alekwek/, www.imgmodels.com/alekwek/los-angeles/women/portfolio, www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Alek_Wek/, www.imgmodels.com/alekwek, www.stormmanagement.com/artist/alek-wek/, www.dmanagementgroup.com/model/1029/alek-wek, book.megamodelagency.com/showcasting/Alek-Wek/, www.imgmodels.com/alekwek/paris/women/portfolio, www.imgmodels.com/alekwek/sydney/women/portfolio, www.instagram.com/msalekwek/?hl=en, twitter.com/therealalekwek?lang=en
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Friend |
Edmundo Castillo, Natalie Vodianova, Iman, Tyson Beckford, Jade Parfitt, Tasha Tilberg, Michelle Alves, Mimi Roche
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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, but fled to Britain in 1991 to escape the civil war in Sudan. In 2015, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.