There are people who can look out for other human beings; there are people who can speak up when something is not right and say, 'This is wrong, and something should be done.'
From Alek Wek
My father made sure of discipline, but my mum, she was serious business.
From nine years old, I lived with fear. I saw our neighbours disappearing. I was scared that I would come home from school and my parents would not be there.
I still have dreams in which someone is coming to the door.
Bones inside clothes. That was war to me.
My experience as a refugee had made me strong; I could survive anything, even the world of fashion.
I never thought I would see a free South Sudan.
Leaving southern Sudan as a child was terrifying. It was 1985, and my family and I were trying to escape to Khartoum, the capital in the North, to safety.
When I first started modeling, I realised I was very different from many of my colleagues, but I welcomed the opportunities my career in fashion offered me and the support from many inspiring individuals in the fashion industry.
For me, it always goes back to what my mother taught me and my sisters. That all women are beautiful, and we should embrace each other.
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