At Essence's Black Women in Hollywood luncheon last week, Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o told the guests that she'd had a hard time with growing up and self-acceptance. "When I was a teenager my ...

When Sudanese supermodel Alek Wek was 14 years old, she left South Sudan in the heat of civil war. Wek ended up at a refugee resettlement organization in London in 1986 and was separated from her ...

As far as modeling careers go, Alek Wek’s has been, in a word, aspirational. The 38-year-old has walked the runway as Chanel’s haute couture bride, landed a Gilles Bensimon-shot cover of Elle, and had ...

NEW YORK — It is a grim, rainy day at the Chelsea Piers, where the fashion staff of Allure magazine awaits the arrival of models for a 10-page photo shoot. Alek (pronounced uh-LEK) Wek blows into the ...

Today, Alek Wek is a world famous supermodel, featured in magazines and on catwalks. Yet in the early 90s, Wek and her family were penniless refugees forced to leave their home.

The runway is the fastest route for Alek Wek to get where she’s going. The stunning supermodel known for her short hair, dark skin and bright smile has strode the catwalks of some of the world’s top ...

Alek Wek wears a Miu Miu jacket, shorts, briefs, and belts. Since your debut in the mid 1990s, you’ve made fashion history several times over, including when you became the first African “bride” to ...

At only 40 years old, model Alek Wek has certainly defied the act of aging. As one of the most iconic faces in fashion having been in the industry for over 25 years, the British-Sudanese model shows ...

After 20 years at the forefront of fashion, trail-blazing model Alek Wek talks about her first film role, diversity in the industry and why she prefers dating younger men After more than two decades ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Celia Shatzman writes about fashion, beauty and grooming. Every year fashion followers wait with bated breath for the Met Gala’s ...

Editor’s Note: Alek Wek is a Sudanese-born supermodel. She was forced to leave the country because of civil war and went to Britain as a child refugee. She continues to campaign to draw attention to ...