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

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

You can't buy enlightenment, but you can hire a mirror so you can watch it happen.

- Alek Wek

You don't have to go with the crowd.

- Alek Wek

To have this opportunity, in light of my familys struggles, made me want to create something lasting and relevant.

- Alek Wek

There are models who don't eat. That's worrisome - you need the right amount of gas to get going.

- 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…

- Alek Wek

I learnt just how little it takes to survive, which is why I don’t waste things – food, money, friendships or opportunities.

- Alek Wek