A biography for Alek Wekhasn’t been written yet.
“I was working part-time as a cleaner while I was going to college and then babysitting after school.”
“When I was 14, I came to school in London. I remember it was very cold, but also having to adjust and become fluent in English.”
“All the exhausting aspects of my job are made worthwhile because I get to experience so many different cultures. It makes you really appreciate the memories.”
“Beauty should not be culturally relevant; it should be universal.”
“Going on safari in South Africa was hardcore but a lot of fun - though my friend Maura was absolutely freaking out about all the bugs in her hair and having to pee in the sand.”
“When you give, you receive.”
“When I started modeling, it was like, 'Oh, she's too dark,' and I kind of looked at them like, 'You're too daft.'”
“When I was a girl, civil war in Sudan forced me to flee my home town of Wau.”
“The beauty of reading is that it lets you travel in a way you could never know.”
“It's an awful feeling, being hungry.”
“It's sometimes tiring to get off a long-haul flight and go straight to the studio for a shoot, but if you really plan everything well, you can get so much out of combining travel with work.”
“Don't focus on negative things; focus on the positive, and you will flourish.”
“It's a small world when you're from South Sudan.”
“Education is the key to the future.”
“I still have dreams in which someone is coming to the door.”
“I love cooking. I love having friends around.”
“I grew up in a small town in Sudan. There weren't many cars, so we did things in the countryside near where we lived.”
“I'm an artist at heart.”
“There are tons of black girls modeling, and each one is special.”
“The most beautiful things are not associated with money; they are memories and moments. If you don't celebrate those, they can pass you by.”