Alek Wek is a supermodel who appeared on the catwalks at the age of 18 in 1995. She is originally from the Dinka tribe in the Sudan, but her family fled to Britain to escape the civil war between the Muslim North and the Christian South of the Sudan.
She was born in Wau in Southern Sudan and lived there until she was 12, and relocated to England in 1991.
Alek was discovered at an outdoor market in London in 1995. She first got attention with the help of the music video for Goldeneye by Tina Turner, in 1995 and from there made it into the world of fashion as one of its top models. In 1997 Alek Wek became the first African model to grace the cover of US ELLE.
She is a member of the U.S. Committee for Refugees' Advisory Council, and is helping to raise awareness about the situation in Sudan, as well as the plight of refugees worldwide.
See also: John Galliano's Spring-Summer 2004 Haute Couture collection
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