The runway is the fastest route for Alek Wek to get where she’s going. The stunning supermodel known for her short hair, dark skin and bright smile has strode the catwalks of some of the world ...

Alek Wek was 19 when she was approached by a model scout from a top London agency at a fair in Crystal Palace park. Her mother, she remembers, was horrified, thinking her daughter was about to ...

Supermodel Alek Wek traveled to South Sudan with the U.N. Refugee Agency. A former refugee, Wek fled a violent civil war in the region more than 20 years ago.

Today, Alek Wek is a world famous supermodel, featured in magazines and on catwalks. Yet in the early 90s, Wek and her family were penniless refugees forced to leave their home.

Alek Wek: I model in moderation now because I want to make time and space for the next phase of my life. I would love to settle down, get married and have children.

Alek Wek - From Sudan to Supermodel Supermodel Alek Wek outside Bush House: Alek Wek grew up in Sudan in the midst of violence, genocide and forced migration of Sudan’s civil war.

And then Alek Wek came on the international scene. ... We love this story so much—because having an inspiring role model is one of the most important things in the world, I think, and, ...

Runway supermodel Alek Wek is skeptical of the newer Instagram-model trend. “I think the fashion industry has gotten to a place where it is embarrassing. When I think of ‘Instagram models ...

Lupita Nyong'o has been vocal about her admiration for supermodel Alek Wek, and apparently the feeling is mutual! Lupita has the highest praise for the 36-year-old South Sudanese British model, ...

From Clutch Magazine:. Benetton enlisted a diverse array of subjects for their Spring 2013 ad campaign, including Sudanese supermodel Alek Wek and Brazilian transsexual model, Lea T.

Supermodel Alek Wek traveled to South Sudan with the U.N. Refugee Agency. A former refugee, Wek fled a violent civil war in the region more than 20 years ago.