Alek Wek

Alek Wek
Rayuwa
Haihuwa Wau (en) Fassara, 16 ga Afirilu, 1977 (47 shekaru)
ƙasa Sudan ta Kudu
Sweden
Birtaniya
Karatu
Makaranta London College of Fashion (en) Fassara
Harsuna Turanci
Sana'a
Sana'a supermodel (en) Fassara, jarumi da model (en) Fassara
Tsayi 1.8 m
Kyaututtuka
IMDb nm1082687

Alek Wek (an haife ta 16 Afrilu 1977) yar talla ce daga Sudan ta Kudu-British, kuma mai dizayin wacce ta fara sana'arta a lokacin tana da shekara 18 a 1995. An yaba mata saboda tasirinta kan hasashen kyawu a masana'antar kwalliya. Ta fito daga kabilar Dinka a Sudan ta Kudu,[1] amma ta gudu zuwa Burtaniya a 1991 don tserewa yakin basasa a Sudan.[2] A cikin shekara ta 2015, an lissafo ta a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin Mata 100 na BBC.[3]

Rayuwar Baya

An haifi Alek a ranar 16 ga Afrilu, 1977, kuma an haife ta a Wau, Sudan (yanzu Sudan ta Kudu), a wani gida mai daki biyu babu wutar lantarki ko ruwan fanfo, kuma ita ce ta bakwai cikin yara tara.[4] Mahaifiyarta Akuol (b. 1946) matar gida ce, kuma mahaifinta Atian (1933–1985) jami'in ilimi ne. An ruwaito sunanta yana nufin "Baƙar fata saniya".[5]

Sa’ad da yaƙin basasa ya barke a Wau a shekara ta 1985, iyalin Wek sun gudu daga sojojin ‘yan tawaye da na gwamnati. Mahaifinta, Athian, ya taɓa karye kwatangwalo a wani hatsarin keke, kuma an gyara masa ƙwanƙolin ƙarfe. Tsawon lokaci na tafiya ya sa kwankwason Atiyan ya kamu da cutar, kuma bayan dawowar iyalin Wau, sai ya zama gurgu kuma ya sha jini. Ya rasu a gidan wani dan uwansa a birnin Khartoum.[6]

Aiki

Farko

Bayan ta isa Landan tana da shekaru 14, Alek's psoriasis nan da nan ya share. Ta yi rajista a Kwalejin Kasuwancin London kuma ta yi karatun Kasuwancin Kasuwanci da Fasaha.[7]

An gano Alek a wata kasuwa ta waje a cikin 1995 a Crystal Palace, London[8] ta wani Model 1 Scout. Ta fito a cikin bidiyon kiɗa na "GoldenEye" na Tina Turner a waccan shekarar, kuma jim kaɗan bayan haka ta fara yin tallan kayan kawa. An sanya mata hannu zuwa Ford Models a cikin 1996[1] kuma ta fito a cikin faifan bidiyo na "Got 'Til It's Gone" na Janet Jackson a waccan shekarar. MTV ta yi mata suna "Model of the Year" a cikin 1997 ta MTV, kuma ita ce samfurin Afirka na farko da ya fito a bangon Elle a waccan shekarar.[9]

Manazarta

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Refugee from Sudan takes runways by storm". Articles.baltimoresun.com. 9 January 1997. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2014
  2. ↑ "BBC – Radio 4 Woman's Hour -Alek Wek". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2009
  3. ↑ "BBC 100 Women 2015: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Designs for living – Alek Wek takes fashion to the max". Financial Times. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022
  5. ↑ "Tavis Smiley . Archives . Alek Wek . August 30, 2007". PBS. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  6. ↑ "Alek Wek on the Moments That Defined Her Trailblazing Career in Modeling". Vogue. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "South Sudanese supermodel Alek Wek appointed UNHCR National Goodwill Ambassador". UNHCR. Retrieved 12 August 2022
  8. ↑ BBC – Radio 4 Woman's Hour -Alek Wek". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  9. ↑ "Fun Black Fashion Fact: Alek Wek on November 1997 Elle Magazine". Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012