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About Alek Wek
South Sudanese-British model and designer
Alek Wek is a South Sudanese-British model and designer, born in 1977. She began her fashion career at 18, in 1995, and became known for reshaping ideas of beauty in the fashion industry. She is from the Dinka ethnic group in South Sudan and fled to Britain in 1991 during the civil war in Sudan. In 2015, she was named one of the BBC's 100 Women.
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Earth: more sayings
- “God is willing to walk the earth again incarnate in us.”Eugenia Price
- “No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally…”Paulo Coelho
- “O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, / That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!”William Shakespeare
Home: more sayings
- “Seeing family is what brings me peace. If I'm not traveling home on my day off, I love going to Central Park…”Kara Lindsay
- “You have asked me what I would do and what I would not do. I will tell you what I will do and what I will not…”James Joyce
- “I am not taking home any of the characters I play on screen.”Roop Durgapal
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Books by Alek Wek
Alek
2007