In honor of Alek Wek’s birthday, we decided to throw it back to this photo of the Sudanese model from Vogue’s September 1997 issue. Shot by famed fashion photographer Bruce Weber, Wek rocks a ...

Alek Wek at the Mandarin Hotel, NYC. Photography by Ash Barhamand for Yahoo Style. As far as modeling careers go, Alek Wek’s has been, in a word, aspirational. The 38-year-old has walked the ...

Lupita Nyong'o meets her idol, Sudanese supermodel Alek Wek. theGRIO VIDEO - This week, during People magazine’s cover photo shoot, Wek stopped by to surprise Nyong’o and it was a moment Nyong ...

Born in Sudan, Alek Wek defies many of the unwritten rules of what it takes to be a supermodel. ... the photo showed an elegant 21-year-old with cropped hair and blue-black skin.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. Frugal Fashion: Model Alek Wek heats up the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic - Los Angeles Times ...

At only 40 years old, model Alek Wek has certainly defied the act of aging. ... Alek Wek. Photo by Getty Images. Most underrated product: Rosebud Salve Lip Balm ($6, sephora.com).

Sixteen years ago Alek Wek left behind life as a Sudanese refugee in Britain to become one of the world's most sought-after cover girls. Her amazing journey from a poverty-stricken childhood in ...

In the first of a series of installments, we (yet again) proudly present our summer travel diaries, a series of personal photographs that document the far-and-wide wanderings of some of our ...

Stars photographed with the most important thing they would take if they were forced to flee their homes More than 25 international celebrities including Paula Abdul, actor David Tennant, acclaimed ...