116 Quotes by Alek Wek

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    I have eight brothers and sisters, so I'd like to have a few children.

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    I use Johnson & Johnson! I use their baby oil gel.

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    There was no concept of fashion and catwalk shows where I came from.

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    I would love to continue to model but also have a family.

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    Going on safari in South Africa was hardcore but a lot of fun - though my friend Maura was absolutely freaking out about all the bugs in her hair and having to pee in the sand.

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    When I first started working with World Vision, I would sit down and talk with them about issues that concern any part of the world. MSF told me about what was going on in North Korea. I also support AIDS and breast cancer charities.

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    Everything has to do with education: If you educate the girls, you educate the family, the community, and society, in general.

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    I had jobs from the age of 14, when I arrived in London as a refugee. Aged 17, I'd get up at 4 A.M. to work as a cleaner before school. It wasn't pleasant.

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