One of the finest African-born supermodel, fashion designer, and former refugees who have modeled for Shiatzy Chen, John Galliano, Channel, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein and also the Jasper Conran, and she is Alek Wek. This lady has named model of the year in 1997 by MTV and has involved in many high-profile fashion shows, and she also designs a range of designer handbags "Wek 1933", which are available in selected shops.
How Alek Became the Most Famous Model, Career?
A South Sudanese British model and designer who started her fashion career at the age of eighteen in 1995 and later this lady has hailed for her influence on the perception of beauty in the fashion world.
This model and designer, Alek has had a decorated modeling career since then and has gone on to come to be one of the best models in the earth. Wek has walked in a modeling program for the well-known brands in the World such as "Christian Dior', 'John Galliano', and 'Yves Saint Laurent.' In 2016, this lady was also on the cover of four special editions of Brazilian Elle.
How much her Net Worth and Yearly Income?
Model and designer, Alek has estimated net worth of $8 million dollars and also has a huge amount of income and as well as salary. It has reported that this lady also has a luxurious lifestyle and also a rich way of living and made from her career as model and designer, which we already covered in the above of line.
Wek was also able to grab the attention of the industry when this lady occurred in the music video of 'Golden Eye' by Tina Turner. Since then, Wek has graced major advertisements for a lot of companies, such as Clinique, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, and Victoria's Secret among many others.
Did Anyone Know that Model Alek is Married or Not?
She is known as one of the famous star and designers in the worldwide, but since this lady likes to keep her private life out of the reach of media and wiki portal sites, it is very less known about her private life.
Since the year of 2003, this beautiful black supermodel, Wek was romantically dating with his handsome boyfriend Riccardo Sala, who is the renewable business persona and the real estate developer from the nation Italy. And according to some storyteller media, she has also got pregnant with Sala and also has a baby with him.
However, there is no any news or rumor of her being married or having a husband. And also there are no any gossips of any divorce whatsoever. But happily, this lady is recently romantically dating relation with his handsome boyfriend named Lammy Dude, but she hasn’t revealed about his current boyfriends' details and information. But in an interview, she said that they would marry soon, but hasn’t mentioned when and where they will marry.
Short Bio:
This model was born in Wau in Sudan (now South Sudan) on April 16, 1977, and born in a two-bedroom home without electricity or running water, and is the seventh of nine children of her parents, Akuol and Athian. SO, she holds British-Sudanese nationality and is of the African- English ethnicity. Her height is over 5 feet 11 inches and also has attractive and lovely body figure with her short and dark brown color hair.