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Alek Wek - a South Sudanese - British model and designer (born April 16, 1977). Started her fashion career at the age of 18 in 1995. She is praised for her influence on the perception of beauty in the fashion industry. She comes from the Dinka ethnic group in South Sudan, but fled to Britain in 1991 to escape the Civil War in Sudan.

At the age of 14, Alek Wek left Sudan to seek asylum in the UK. She wants to look for a bright future. Five years later, Alek Wek let a stranger take his picture. Since then, “light” has been associated with her life.cape the Civil War in Sudan.

She didn’t know her birthday. Then, 14 years in Wau, South Sudan, she took her identity travel to the UK. That’s why her mother and she chose her birthday. They decided on April 16, not for any reason. A photographer took a photo for her. Her brother took her picture to the Public Security Department in Khartoum to make an ID card for Alek Wek. They looked at the picture, saw a tall, thin and short-haired child, so they thought she was a boy.

Alek Wek got a scholarship to study at the London Institute in 1994. She stayed in the studio all day. She applied for a job at the BBC but it was cleaning.

Her mom is very strict with her and doesn’t want her to go to the party. She has a close English friend at school. One weekend in 1995, my friend Alek Wek invited me to Crystal Palace Park in south London. Suddenly a blonde woman walked up to her and asked her: “Do you want to be a model?” Her face turned red, but the woman didn’t know because her skin was black. Her friend was shocked. They always think her friend is pretty, not her.

In November 1997, Elle magazine “dangered” to put the image of Alek Wek, who was not a “mainstream” model, on the cover. However, the first African model to be on the cover of this magazine has received support from readers.

By the age of 36, Alek Wek was still being booked by major brands for fashion shows. The latest is the fall 2013 collection of Christian Dior. “I inherited the physique from my father with a height of nearly 1m82 and the smile is from my mother”, long legs shared..

Nyakim Gatwech (born in 1993, from South Sudan) is known for his unreal beautiful images on social networks. Looking at Gatwech’s photo, many people think it’s a product of photoshop technology. Thanks to her perfect black skin, netizens favorably gave the female model the nickname “Queen of the Night”. She is always a great source of motivation, encouraging women of color to live as themselves.

Nyakim is known as the Dark Queen or Black Diamond because of her rare black skin, she has also been recognized by Guinness World Records as the person with the darkest skin color in the world.

Each nation, each community, from white, yellow or black skin has its own beauty and deserves to be honored. Possessing a special skin, the girl from South Sudan was once despised by many, however, after all, thanks to her resilience and hard work, she began to learn to love herself more. With her unremitting efforts, she has made many people recognize her beauty and talent.

It’s model Nyakim Gatwech, a 29-year-old girl from South Sudan. Nyakim is known as the “Dark Queen” or “Black Diamond” because of her rare black skin, she has also been recognized by the Guinness World Records as the person with the darkest skin color in the world.

This helps the South Sudanese beauty stand out among the model village. However, in the past, it was also because of this very special skin color that she had to suffer insults from those around her. She often receives many ridicule with her “black pearl” skin.

Even, she recalled, once a taxi driver advised her to get her skin bleached, but Nyakim only responded with a smile. “You won’t know what people say about my skin. But that didn’t hurt me at all” , she said.

The beauty is always proud of her skin, which, according to her, is a manifestation of an extraordinary strength. Nyakim Gatwech proudly shares on his personal page: “My chocolate skin is very beautiful. That’s what I represent… A country of warriors.”

Possessing a special skin, attractive body, and top-notch charisma, Nyakim quickly became one of the notable faces in the modeling industry.