British - Designer | April 16, 1977 -
I never thought I would see a free South Sudan.
Alek Wek
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When I first started modeling, I realised I was very different from many of my colleagues, but I welcomed the opportunities my career in fashion offered me and the support from many inspiring individuals in the fashion industry.
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For me, it always goes back to what my mother taught me and my sisters. That all women are beautiful, and we should embrace each other.
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I have eight brothers and sisters, so I'd like to have a few children.
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I would love to continue to model but also have a family.
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Having arrived in London to seek refuge during the civil war in Sudan, where I was born, the thing I'm most proud of is having totally evolved. I came here not knowing how to speak English, but I went to school and learned; I adapted to this new culture.
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My life was filled with family in South Sudan. I am the seventh of nine children, and we grew up in what would be considered a middle-class family. We did not have a lot, but we did have more than a lot of other people.
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Beauty does not mean one thing but not something else.
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For me, you have to have some kind of modesty.
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The fact that designers like Lagerfeld, Gaultier, Galliano and Dior could believe in Alek made me believe in myself, too.
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I believe we should utilise any power we have for important issues that are bigger and beyond us. Whether it's with refugees or working to educate kids. I don't think you need to have gone through a civil war to do something. I believe as human beings, we can look out for each other.
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When the militias came to Wau, they would blast out 'Thriller' as they moved down the dirt streets.
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