Alek Wek

Type: Person

Name: Alek Wek

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

New York Forum Africa to Session in Gabon

11 de mayo de 2013, 00:08Libreville, May 11 (Prensa Latina) Nobel Prize winners, former Presidents, intellectuals and personalities from different spheres will participate in the 2nd New York Forum Africa, to be held from June 14 to 16 to discuss issues ... [Published Prensa Latina - May 11 2013]

Entities: Gabon, John Kuffuor, Alek Wek, Richard Attias

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

World Vision International

Happy Birthday, Alek Wek!

Alek Wek 's road to stardom was anything but typical. The model , who was born in South Sudan , fled to Britain at the age of 14 shortly after a civil war broke out in her home country. Wek was later discovered at an outdoor market in London, and she ... [Published AOL Black Voices - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Alek Wek, Evan Agostini, World Vision International, Tina Turner

First reported Apr 10 2013 - Updated Apr 10 2013 - 1 reports

Victoria's Secret

20 Models Who Prove That Short Hair Is Insanely Hot

The people who think a woman with short hair can't be a Victoria's Secret Angel are crazy. CRAZY! Karlie Kloss Fans are upset that Karlie doesn't wear extensions in her new Victoria's Secret ads because her short hair "isn't sexy." What?! Via: ... [Published BuzzFeed - Latest - Apr 10 2013]

Entities: Victoria's Secret, Alek Wek, Karlie Kloss

First reported Dec 05 2012 - Updated Dec 05 2012 - 1 reports

Alek Wek Makes Us Swoon (PHOTO)

Orange has never looked this good. Read More... More on The Fashion Page ... [Published The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - Dec 05 2012]

Entities: Alek Wek

Quotes

...insisting on an education - not only for the boys, but for the girls," former refugee and South Sudanese supermodel Alek Wek said at the launch. "if you educate a girl, you educate a family and you educate a community" said Wek, a UNHCR supporter

New Initiative to Enroll Thousands of Refuge... [Published AllAfrica.com - Nov 21 2012]

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Shades of colonialism [Published Mmegi Online - May 13 2013]
New York Forum Africa to Session in Gabon [Published Prensa Latina - May 11 2013]
Black faces don't sell? [Published Manchester Confidential - May 07 2013]
WIE Names the 60 Most Influential African Women [Published Individual.com - Apr 24 2013]
Happy Birthday, Alek Wek! [Published AOL Black Voices - Apr 16 2013]
20 Models Who Prove That Short Hair Is Insanely... [Published BuzzFeed - Latest - Apr 10 2013]
Transsexual model Lea T and Rihanna's old flame... [Published This Is Money - Jan 24 2013]
Alek Wek Makes Us Swoon (PHOTO) [Published The Huffington Post \| Full News Feed - Dec 05 2012]
New Initiative to Enroll Thousands of Refuge... [Published AllAfrica.com - Nov 21 2012]
Arise Magazine Names Cherie Blair, Okonjo-Iw... [Published AllAfrica.com - Oct 23 2012]
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