Alek Wek...Super Model

Wek was discovered at an outdoor market in London in 1995 in Crystal Palace, south London,by a Models 1 scout. She was signed to Ford Models in 1996 and was named "Model of the Year" in 1997 by MTV.
Amongst other things she has done advertisements for Issey Miyake, Moschino, Victoria's Secret and Clinique as well as walked the runway for high-profile fashion designers John Galliano, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein and Ermanno Scervino