The multitalented Wek has since moved into design, and has released a chic line of leather bags, alligator-skin purses and chunky belts, called “Alek Wek 1933.” “The year 1933 is when my ...

Alek Wek Talks Meeting Lupita Nyong’o: "I Told Her You Are Inspiring" The supermodel opens up about her admiration for Lupita. By Jennifer Cooper, Emily Popp Apr 04, 2014 9:28 PM Tags.

This exclusive interview appears as the cover story in the Oct. / Dec. 2013 issue of Forbes Life Africa as "The Beauty That Tumbled From War". Alek Wek is as much a supermodel as she is a girl ...

Alek recounts her journey from Sudan to the top of fashion 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 ...