JUBA, South Sudan, July 25 (UNHCR) - Supermodel and former refugee Alek Wek recently returned to her native South Sudan to mark the fledgling nation's first anniversary, meet refugees and visit UNHCR ...

“There is no doubt that I would not be where I am today if it were not for the support relatives, friends, strangers – and UNHCR. I remember UNHCR field staff on the ground in Sudan, providing basic ...

"A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2007 by Amistad, in imprint of HarperCollins Publishers", T. p. verso. Summary Since the day she was scouted by a modeling agent while shopping at a ...

Recently named People’s Most Beautiful woman, Lupita Nyong’o gave us goosebumps during her ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood speech about Black beauty and what Alek Wek’s supermodel status meant to her ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Actor Ben Stiller and supermodel Alek Wek are standing with refugees. Stiller and Wek visited the U.N. General Assembly on Friday to present Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with a ...

(L-R) Alek Wek, Sergio Hudson and Elsa Hosk light The Empire State building in celebration of New York Fashion Week 2023 at The Empire State Building on September 08, 2023 in New York City. By Laura ...

<strong>Kibonen</strong>, CEO of <strong>Kibonen NY</strong>, who just showcased her latest <strong>‘Unwind’</strong> collection at the <strong>Mercedes Benz ...

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 ...

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Click to open image viewer. A black-and-white photograph of Alek Wek, by Platon. Wek is depicted fully in black shadow sitting precariously on a white rectangular box that is tilted backwards on its ...