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Alek Wek, modella, nata nel 1977 a Wau, Sudan Dal Sudan meridionale, Alek Wek fugge a Londra come rifugiata politica, portando con sé il ricordo di un Paese distrutto dalla guerra. Dopo il debutto come modella nel 1995, Alek appare in video musicali di Tina Turner e Janet Jackson, diventando una vera e propria icona pop degli anni Novanta. Da Chanel ad Alexander McQueen, da Gucci a Louis Vuitton, Alek si muove fra passerella e set cinematografici, partecipando a grandi produzioni hollywoodiane quali le Quattro Piume di Shekhar Kapur (2002) e Suspiria di Luca Guadagnino (2018). Inoltre, Alek è oggi membro del Comitato statunitense Advisory Council, facendosi portavoce a livello internazionale della crisi umanitaria sudanese.
Alek Wek, model, 1977, Wau, Sudan From southern Sudan, Alek Wek flees to London as a political refugee, bringing with her the memory of a country destroyed by war. Debuting as a model in 1995, Alek appears in music videos by Tina Turner and Janet Jackson, becoming a true pop icon of the 90s. From Chanel to Alexander McQueen, from Gucci to Louis Vuitton, Alek jousts herself between the catwalk and movie sets, participating in major Hollywood productions such as The Four Feathers by Shekhar Kapur (2002) and Suspiria by Luca Guadagnino (2018). Furthermore, Alek is now a member of the USA Advisory Council, acting as an international spokesperson for the Sudanese humanitarian crisis.