Alek has done advertisements for Issey
Miyake, Moschino, Victoria's Secret and make-up company Clinique
as well as walked the runway for high-profile fashion designers
John Galliano, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein and Ermanno Scervino,
amongst others. In 2002 she made her acting debut in The
Four Feathers as Sudanese princess Aquol.
Alek also designs a range of designer handbags
called "Wek 1933", which are available throughout
selected Selfridges department stores. The year refers to
the year her father was born.
In 2007, she released an autobiography, entitled
Alek, documenting her journey from a childhood of poverty
in Sudan to the catwalks of Europe.
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