Alek Wek

PHOTOS: Wendy Williams Gets Sultry For The American Ballet Theatre Gala

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 05.15.2012

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Gone are the days when an evening at the ballet meant having to don a gorgeous floor-sweeping gown or dapper penguin-tailed tux. We miss all that pomp...

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Alek Wek: Models Have It Wrong When It Comes To Food

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 11.30.2011

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The modeling industry's relationship with food is a fraught one, as we know all too well from recent crazy diet stories. By restricting food and cu...

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Jessica Prois

Refugees From Six Decades Meet At First-Ever D.C. Congress

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Prois | Posted 10.04.2011

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When Sudanese supermodel Alek Wek was 14 years old, she left South Sudan in the heat of civil war. Her family, fleeing both rebel and government force...

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Christina Ricci, Rachel Zoe & Alek Wek At The Whitney Art Party: Who Was Best-Dressed? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011

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We have to hand it to the attendees at Wednesday night's Whitney Art Party presented by BCBGMAXAZRIA, which took place 82Mercer in New York. The looks...

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Princeton Offers Class On Models' Memoirs

Posted 05.25.2011

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Some people think that models aren't so smart...but think again! Models like Alek Wek, Irina Pantaeva and Jillian Shanebrook are accomplished authors,...

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