Beauty is deeper than just what you look at in a picture. You could fancy what you like, but as a woman my mother always raised us to believe in ourselves. I'm very grateful for the fact that my mother brought me up that way.
I wore hot pants and cowboy boots and I thought, 'What have I gotten myself into?' - Alek Wek
I wore hot pants and cowboy boots and I thought, 'What have I gotten myself into?'
- Alek Wek
In my country, families are raised as though they are one. Although I am from the Dinka tribe, my parents didn't raise us as the Dinka tribe. They ra… - Alek Wek
In my country, families are raised as though they are one. Although I am from the Dinka tribe, my parents didn't raise us as the Dinka tribe. They ra…
I believe that true beauty comes from inside you and that always shows through. I have no problem with whatever the next look is, whether it's big bl… - Alek Wek
I believe that true beauty comes from inside you and that always shows through. I have no problem with whatever the next look is, whether it's big bl…
You can't buy enlightenment, but you can hire a mirror so you can watch it happen. - Alek Wek
You can't buy enlightenment, but you can hire a mirror so you can watch it happen.
You don't have to go with the crowd. - Alek Wek
You don't have to go with the crowd.
There are models who don't eat. That's worrisome - you need the right amount of gas to get going. - Alek Wek
There are models who don't eat. That's worrisome - you need the right amount of gas to get going.
To have this opportunity, in light of my familys struggles, made me want to create something lasting and relevant. - Alek Wek
To have this opportunity, in light of my familys struggles, made me want to create something lasting and relevant.
When it’s all said and done I would like to look back and think that I help to make modelling a possibility for a greater number of people. I don’t d… - Alek Wek
When it’s all said and done I would like to look back and think that I help to make modelling a possibility for a greater number of people. I don’t d…
I learnt just how little it takes to survive, which is why I don’t waste things – food, money, friendships or opportunities. - Alek Wek
I learnt just how little it takes to survive, which is why I don’t waste things – food, money, friendships or opportunities.
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