Alek Wek
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Alek Wek (born April 16 1977) is a Sudanese supermodel who appeared on the catwalks at the age of 18 in 1995. She is from the Dinka ethnic group 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 also designs a range of designer handbags called "Wek 1933", which are available throughout selected Selfridges department stores. The year refers to the year her father was born.
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| Born: | April 16, 1977 |
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The definitive Wikipedia entry for Alek Wek. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alek_Wek |
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Profile with personal datas of model Alek Wek,Alek Wek Photos,Alek Wek Biography,Alek Wek Magazine Covers,Alek Wek Advertisements,Alek Wek Agencies www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/alek_wek/ |
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Aged 9, Alek Wek fled her home in war-torn Sudan with only the clothes on her back. Now she is a supermodel. This is her story I awoke in the middle of the night to the sound of gunfire. I jumped out of bed and grabbed my clothes. The militias were o entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainmen... |
| | Alek Wek was born in the southern Sudan town of Wau in 1977. Six years later her country was plunged into a long and brutal civil war, and in 1991 her family fled to Britain. It was in London, in 1995, that Alek's life was dramatically changed. A scout www.eyeonbooks.com/ibp.php?ISBN=0061243310 |
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Since the day she was scouted by a modeling agent while shopping at a London street fair when she was just nineteen, Alek Wek 's life has been nothing short of a fantasy. When she's not the featured model in print campaigns for hip companies, or gracing www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061243318/Alek/index.aspx |
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Appears in the 1999 and 2000 Pirelli calendars. Spokesperson for World Vision and U.S. Committee for Refugees. Model. Measurements: 32-23-34. She is from the Dinka tribe of southern Sudan, and fled to England with her family seeking political asylum. Afte www.imdb.com/name/nm1082687/ |
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Born in Southern Sudan, Alek was spotted by a model agent in London, and her successful modeling career was launched. One of her earliest jobs was for Elle magazine in 1997. Since then Alek has received several fashion accolades including Model of the D www.stormmodels.com/specialbookingsdetails.html?id=3203 |
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Born in Sudan, Alek Wek knew only a few years of peace with her family before they were caught up in a ruthless civil war that pitted outlaw militias, the Muslim-dominated government, and southern rebels against each other in a brutal conflict that killed www.thirteencelebration.org/speakers/speaker_wek.html |
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