Alek Wek : (5)

" For me, it always goes back to what my mother taught me and my sisters. That all women are beautiful, and we should embrace each other. " - Alek Wek

" I grew up in southern Sudan, one of nine children. Our life was simple but very happy. " - Alek Wek

" When I was a girl, civil war in Sudan forced me to flee my home town of Wau. " - Alek Wek

" When the militias came to Wau, they would blast out ‘Thriller’ as they moved down the dirt streets. " - Alek Wek

" You’ve got to make yourself happy. I’m a happy person naturally. " - Alek Wek