First Name
Alek
Last Name
Wek
Date of Birth
16 April 1977
Height
71
Build
Slim
Eye Color
Brown - Dark
Hair Color
Brown - Dark
Place of Birth
Wau, Southern Sudan
Star Sign
Aries
Ethnicity
Black
Claim to Fame
Sudanese Supermodel
Nationality
Sudanese
Gender
Female
Role ID
Actor/Actress
Has Detailed Data (New)
1
Couple Profile
Alek Wek (born 16 April 1977) is a Sudanese model who first appeared on the catwalks at the age of 18 in 1995, sparking a career lasting to date. She is from the Dinka ethnic group in the Sudan, but in 1991 she and some family members fled to Britain to escape the civil war in Sudan. She later moved to the United States.
Amongst other things she has done advertisements for Issey Miyake, Moschino, Victoria`s Secret and make-up company Clinique as well as walked the runway for high-profile fashion designers Shiatzy Chen, John Galliano, Chanel, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Jasper Conran and Ermanno Scervino. In walks for Christian Lacroix, she took the role of the bride on several occasions. In 2002 she made her acting debut in The Four Feathers as Sudanese princess Aquol. Herb Ritts photographed her for a 1999 calendar in a Joanne Gair body painting that was a highlight of Gair`s first retrospective. Wek has also been a guest on both The Tyra Banks Show and The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency.
Couple Profile Source
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alek_Wek
Wikipedia Text
Alek Wek (born 16 April 1977) is a Sudanese British model who first appeared on the catwalks at the age of 18 in 1995, sparking a career lasting to date. She is from the Dinka ethnic group in Southern Sudan, but in 1991 she and some family members fled to Britain to escape the civil war in Sudan. She later moved to the United States.
Occupation Text
Fashion Model
Distinctive Feature
Hair, Legs
Official Websites
models.com/models/alek-wek, nymag.com/fashion/models/awek/alekwek/
Friend
Edmundo Castillo, Natalie Vodianova, Iman, Tyson Beckford, Jade Parfitt, Tasha Tilberg, Michelle Alves, Mimi Roche
Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling)
IMG Models - New York, IMG Models - Paris
Bust (inches)
34
Waist (inches)
23
Hips (inches)
35
Official Websites
www.supermodels.nl/alekwek, www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Alek_Wek/, www.imgmodels.com/details.aspx?navbtn=1&cityID=1&modelid=19045&pic=208.jpg&subid=1767&mainsubid=1767&catID=1&indx=1
Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling)
Storm Models - London
Official Websites
www.stormmodels.com/AlekWek.html?boardId=1005
Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling)
D Management Group - Milan
Official Websites
www.dmanagementgroup.com/html/index.asp
Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling)
Mega Model Agency - Hamburg
Official Websites
www.megamodelagency.com/women/Alek-Wek/
Age
34
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