Alek Wek for Ellen Tracy
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'Model Alek Wek has make-up applied backstage of the Heart Truth Red Dress fashion show during New York Fashion Week February 2, 2007. The annual charity show features celebrity models and guest designers to raise awareness about women's heart disease.' {Yahoo!}
Quick info on Alek Wek:
Alek was discovered at an outdoor market in London in 1995 in Crystal Palace, south London, by a Models 1 scout.
She first got attention with the help of the music video for GoldenEye by Tina Turner, in 1995 and from there made it into the world of fashion as one of its top models.
She was signed to Ford Models in 1996 and was also seen in the "Got 'Til It's Gone" music video by Janet Jackson that year.
She was named "Model of the Year" in 1997 by MTV.
Alek in Janet Jackson's Gone Til It's Gone music video:
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