Alek Wek

There's one thing we all share: We eat to nurture ourselves, to feel stronger.

— Alek Wek

I was working part-time as a cleaner while I was going to college and then babysitting after school.

— Alek Wek

I like unique little boutique hotels, such as Blakes in London.

— Alek Wek

Black girls, I feel, rock, in so many ways, especially coming from five girls.

— Alek Wek

I have no problem with whatever the next big look is. Just don't try and tell me that only one look is…

— Alek Wek

I am so impressed by UNHCR staff who live and work side by side with the refugees. It's really remarkable.

— Alek Wek

In restaurants in my Brooklyn neighborhood, I always ask for a doggie bag to bring the leftovers home.

— Alek Wek

Beauty is subjective and should not be limited to only what we see on the outside.

— Alek Wek

From nine years old, I lived with fear. I saw our neighbours disappearing. I was scared that I would come home from…

— Alek Wek

Beauty is deeper than just what you look at in a picture. You could fancy what you like, but as a woman…

— Alek Wek

Everything has to do with education: If you educate the girls, you educate the family, the community, and society, in general.

— Alek Wek

I don't understand when people are being greedy or mean, when they say who should get what, when they get control of…

— Alek Wek

There are people who can look out for other human beings; there are people who can speak up when something is not…

— Alek Wek

When I was 14, I came to school in London. I remember it was very cold, but also having to adjust and…

— Alek Wek

I think beauty is not just about what we put on our heads or on our faces or what we wear: it's…

— Alek Wek

My mother always has embedded in us that you guys rock in different ways, and to be able to celebrate that with…

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I grew up in a small town in Sudan. There weren't many cars, so we did things in the countryside near where…

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My experience as a refugee had made me strong; I could survive anything, even the world of fashion.

— Alek Wek

My father made sure of discipline, but my mum, she was serious business.

— Alek Wek

When I think of 'Instagram models,' I say you have to take baby steps. You cannot just walk straight onto the runway.

— Alek Wek

The beauty of reading is that it lets you travel in a way you could never know.

— Alek Wek

There are tons of black girls modeling, and each one is special.

— Alek Wek

I've eight brothers and sisters - five girls, four boys. I am the seventh.

— Alek Wek

I wore hot pants and cowboy boots and I thought, 'What have I gotten myself into?'

— Alek Wek

I've seen mothers and children really being vulnerable in the refugee camps; it's supposed to be temporary, but they end up having…

— Alek Wek

You could fancy what you'd like, but as a woman, my mother always raised us to believe in ourselves. I am very…

— Alek Wek

My life was filled with family in South Sudan. I am the seventh of nine children, and we grew up in what…

— Alek Wek

I had serious psoriasis as a child - it's strange that I make my living off my looks after years of looking…

— Alek Wek

All the exhausting aspects of my job are made worthwhile because I get to experience so many different cultures. It makes you…

— Alek Wek

London is like my second home. I've still got friends there from school and from when I first started in the modelling…

— Alek Wek

At times, we take freedom for granted. We really don't know how to cherish the freedom we have until it's taken from…

— Alek Wek

Going on safari in South Africa was hardcore but a lot of fun - though my friend Maura was absolutely freaking out…

— Alek Wek

I could never understand why other kids wanted to truant - my education here gave me everything. It's the place where I…

— Alek Wek

I feel, in 2015, when we see human beings and children dying to cross the ocean, trying to find safety, something more…

— Alek Wek

When my friends talk about childhood, I've never heard of any cartoons or TV they remember. The only thing we share is…

— Alek Wek

The most beautiful things are not associated with money; they are memories and moments. If you don't celebrate those, they can pass…

— Alek Wek

Leaving southern Sudan as a child was terrifying. It was 1985, and my family and I were trying to escape to Khartoum,…

— Alek Wek