Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has said she was “conditioned to reject” her complexion but felt permission to value it thanks to the Sudanese-British model Alek Wek. The Black Panther ...

She is one of the most instantly recognisable supermodels in the world, yet Alek Wek says she still ... she is the only high-profile model who looks unapologetically African.

To this day, the sight of UNHCR’s blue logo still invokes in me a sense of comfort, of safe-keeping.” Supermodel Alek Wek has actively supported UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency since 2011 and was ...

What is a 'good girl' - in Siberia, Russia? What is a good girl - in Winsconsin, USA? What is a 'good girl' - in Syria? Alek Wek is a model who spent years of her life fleeing from civil war in ...

Alek Wek - on fleeing South Sudan as a nine year oldAlek Wek - on fleeing South Sudan as a nine year old ...

Alek Wek is a model who spent years of her life fleeing from civil war in South Sudan. She talks to Anne Soy about being a model, life as a refugee and her father's lessons.