British - Designer | April 16, 1977 -
I had serious psoriasis as a child - it's strange that I make my living off my looks after years of looking like a monster.
Alek Wek
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I had jobs from the age of 14, when I arrived in London as a refugee. Aged 17, I'd get up at 4 A.M. to work as a cleaner before school. It wasn't pleasant.
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I use Johnson & Johnson! I use their baby oil gel.
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We need to do everything we can to protect the health and welfare of children around the world, but fortunately, it's getting easier to provide things like medication and care.
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There's never too much you can do.
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At times, we take freedom for granted. We really don't know how to cherish the freedom we have until it's taken from us.
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Going back to South Sudan after the independence took place was deeply emotional for me because I had gone through the civil war with my family just before going to seek refuge in London.
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My mother has always instilled in us that we should carry ourselves with dignity despite the horror that came with the civil war. She also taught us that where you come from is very important because that's what makes you who you are. So for me, whatever I've gone through had profoundly shaped me; it has given me strength and unwavering faith.
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I used to have nightmares about the civil war when I got to England at ages 14 to 15. It took me some years to get over that.
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It was the most exciting thing to leave secondary school and go to college, to have that freedom to study whatever I wanted.
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I could never understand why other kids wanted to truant - my education here gave me everything. It's the place where I really got to flourish.
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The day you stop enjoying something is the day you should quit, if you can afford to.
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