Alek Wek

Designer

South Sudan

1977 - Present

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I have eight brothers and sisters, so I'd like to have a few children.
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My family is the most important thing to me.
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War tore my family apart.
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I don't even know where to start in terms of people having such an issue about color, especially being dark. I just think on different levels it's ignorance; it's no belief, no confidence, it's insecurity, so you want to inflict it on somebody else.
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We survived on natural resources, so we should take care of the earth. When I leave home, I do things like switching off the heat and lights.
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Beauty does not mean one thing but not something else.
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I meet and talk to women from every corner of this planet, and I can find beauty in each and every one of them.
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Beauty is subjective and should not be limited to only what we see on the outside.
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Beauty should not be culturally relevant; it should be universal.
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The beauty of reading is that it lets you travel in a way you could never know.
Alek Wek