motaman8165
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Thank you, thats what iv tried to say but couldntbun-bun said:
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I really like Alek Wek. She is super tall and super skinny but she's absolutely flawless in many pics I've seen of her. She's the opposite of Liya (featurewise) but she's still stunning and one of the more uniquely beautiful models working today. Africa beauty is so diverse.
motaman8165 said:Thank you, thats what iv tried to say but couldnt
this is not the unicef forum, we are talkin' about models, models, beauty,
fantasy, the modeling world was, is and will be a frivolous world that demands beauty, did you get it?
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Listen new booty i know what this form is for it is for use share our love for models not our distaste.
I hope something great 
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Wow, I am so shocked that Alek Wek's thread is so small 
She is so unique and I don't think any model has a more vibrant or alive smile than Ms. Wek!
She is so unique and I don't think any model has a more vibrant or alive smile than Ms. Wek!
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Alek Wek interview on CNN
The stunning supermodel known for her short hair, dark skin and bright smile has strode the catwalks of some of the world's top fashion houses.
She calls Karl Lagerfeld, Jean Paul Gaultier and Dries Van Noten friends, and solicited advice from such designers during the early stages of launching her handbag company, Wek1933, named after the year her father was born.
Wek also has a great wardrobe.
"Maybe I do have a few more dresses, but I'm just like everyone else. I have a favorite raggedy dress, and I have a Dior, a Gucci, a Dries Van Noten, but that's after more than five years of being in their shows!" she told The Associated Press over tea at Manhattan's Splashlight Studios.
On this day, she's wearing an orange top, light-wash jeans and an animal-print scarf around her head.
Walking in stilettos for so many years -- she was discovered at a London art school after emigrating to Britain at age 14 -- hasn't affected her balance: She successfully juggles the demands of her career, family -- she has eight siblings -- and charity.
"Pressure only makes you sick. You won't get anything positive out of it," she said.
Wek was born in southern Sudan in 1977 and raised as part of the Dinka tribe. She fled with two of her sisters during the country's civil war, and was reunited with her mother and other siblings two years later.
She now carries a British passport, but Wek's not sure if she'd call London, where her mother lives, or Brooklyn, where she has a town house, her home. (Her unusual accent falls somewhere between Britain and Brooklyn.)
Her heart, though, belongs to Africa. Wek is a partner of Doctors Without Borders in its Bracelet of Life campaign that highlights malnutrition in Sudan and is an advisory board member for the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants.
Q: What was your first fashion show?
ALEK WEK: It was in London for Red or Dead. I wore hot pants and cowboy boots and I thought, "What have I gotten myself into?"
Q: Are you worried about getting older in an industry that values youth?
WEK: I feel 18. I'm trying to grow older with wisdom.
Q: Do you have a glamorous life?
WEK: Fashion shows are glamorous for 20 minutes. ... I am always aware how beautiful and special the clothes are. Someone's mom or sister made them and it might have taken six months.
Q: Do you often find yourself in a room filled with egomaniacs?
WEK: Not everyone is selfish in fashion. There are people who go to bed feeling good about themselves and then spread the love.
Q: Do the more seasoned models offer advice to the younger ones or is it more of a turf battle?
WEK: We probably give advice to each other without knowing it. A lot of people especially want to know about going into business. But it's a two-way conversation. It brings us together. It's more camaraderie than catty, but, sure, there always is someone who doesn't help anyone. No workplace is perfect.
Q: Do you feel pressured as a model to be rail thin?
WEK: Today I had potato and fish soup. I eat, but not junk. ... I love hot milk, water. Growing up, lunch was the big meal. We'd eat boiled eggs, and we had cookies as a treat. ... I always eat breakfast, and I like tea, grilled chicken with onion, tomato and whole-wheat bread. There are models who don't eat. That's worrisome -- you need the right amount of gas to get going.
Q: What drives your interest in charity work?
WEK: Ten dollars could feed a Sudanese family for a month, but aid is still not reaching everyone. I feel like I should be the voice. If we don't take care of each other, who will? ... I don't want to ever say, "I should've done something."
Q: Do you have a celebrity boyfriend?
WEK: (Laughing) My boyfriend isn't a rock star. His values are rock solid. We met at a dinner and he made me laugh.
from cnn.com
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/11/02/celeb.qa.alekwek.ap/index.html
The stunning supermodel known for her short hair, dark skin and bright smile has strode the catwalks of some of the world's top fashion houses.
She calls Karl Lagerfeld, Jean Paul Gaultier and Dries Van Noten friends, and solicited advice from such designers during the early stages of launching her handbag company, Wek1933, named after the year her father was born.
Wek also has a great wardrobe.
"Maybe I do have a few more dresses, but I'm just like everyone else. I have a favorite raggedy dress, and I have a Dior, a Gucci, a Dries Van Noten, but that's after more than five years of being in their shows!" she told The Associated Press over tea at Manhattan's Splashlight Studios.
On this day, she's wearing an orange top, light-wash jeans and an animal-print scarf around her head.
Walking in stilettos for so many years -- she was discovered at a London art school after emigrating to Britain at age 14 -- hasn't affected her balance: She successfully juggles the demands of her career, family -- she has eight siblings -- and charity.
"Pressure only makes you sick. You won't get anything positive out of it," she said.
Wek was born in southern Sudan in 1977 and raised as part of the Dinka tribe. She fled with two of her sisters during the country's civil war, and was reunited with her mother and other siblings two years later.
She now carries a British passport, but Wek's not sure if she'd call London, where her mother lives, or Brooklyn, where she has a town house, her home. (Her unusual accent falls somewhere between Britain and Brooklyn.)
Her heart, though, belongs to Africa. Wek is a partner of Doctors Without Borders in its Bracelet of Life campaign that highlights malnutrition in Sudan and is an advisory board member for the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants.
Q: What was your first fashion show?
ALEK WEK: It was in London for Red or Dead. I wore hot pants and cowboy boots and I thought, "What have I gotten myself into?"
Q: Are you worried about getting older in an industry that values youth?
WEK: I feel 18. I'm trying to grow older with wisdom.
Q: Do you have a glamorous life?
WEK: Fashion shows are glamorous for 20 minutes. ... I am always aware how beautiful and special the clothes are. Someone's mom or sister made them and it might have taken six months.
Q: Do you often find yourself in a room filled with egomaniacs?
WEK: Not everyone is selfish in fashion. There are people who go to bed feeling good about themselves and then spread the love.
Q: Do the more seasoned models offer advice to the younger ones or is it more of a turf battle?
WEK: We probably give advice to each other without knowing it. A lot of people especially want to know about going into business. But it's a two-way conversation. It brings us together. It's more camaraderie than catty, but, sure, there always is someone who doesn't help anyone. No workplace is perfect.
Q: Do you feel pressured as a model to be rail thin?
WEK: Today I had potato and fish soup. I eat, but not junk. ... I love hot milk, water. Growing up, lunch was the big meal. We'd eat boiled eggs, and we had cookies as a treat. ... I always eat breakfast, and I like tea, grilled chicken with onion, tomato and whole-wheat bread. There are models who don't eat. That's worrisome -- you need the right amount of gas to get going.
Q: What drives your interest in charity work?
WEK: Ten dollars could feed a Sudanese family for a month, but aid is still not reaching everyone. I feel like I should be the voice. If we don't take care of each other, who will? ... I don't want to ever say, "I should've done something."
Q: Do you have a celebrity boyfriend?
WEK: (Laughing) My boyfriend isn't a rock star. His values are rock solid. We met at a dinner and he made me laugh.
from cnn.com
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/11/02/celeb.qa.alekwek.ap/index.html
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Her story has always been inspirational -- it's great to see the mass media taking notice ^^
Go Alek!
Go Alek!
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she is such a beatiful and enlightened human being... inside and out
one cant help but love her
one cant help but love her
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thanks for posting the interview
i love it how she is so down to earth... i watched a documentry on her when she went back to sudan to see her family it was very touching... and was interesting to see where she came from to where she is now, but shes still very much intouch with that which i think is great!
i love it how she is so down to earth... i watched a documentry on her when she went back to sudan to see her family it was very touching... and was interesting to see where she came from to where she is now, but shes still very much intouch with that which i think is great!
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i wish i had seen this interview, she is so charismatic in person.....
and also sounds very interesting!
and also sounds very interesting!
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bun-bun said:
I second that one...You never see Alek w/ long, flowy "hair"...She truly embraces her African heritage and doesnt dilute her look w/ Western notions of beauty...Bravo!
Here are some pics..
Photo: by Jean-Francois Aloisi, West-East Magazine, Winter 2004-05.
(Note: I myself found the Alek pics from http://www.livejournal.com/users/yslrivegauche/)
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great pics, karma for you!
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