Her life now involves pacing the catwalks of London, New York, Paris and Milan, wearing couture clothes costing hundreds and thousands of pounds.
But South Sudanese supermodel Alek Wek has proved she is not going to forget her humble and often traumatic beginnings in a hurry.
The former North African refugee has made an emotional return to her homeland, her first since 2005, to mark the first anniversary of the country's independence.
And the trip brought back plenty of painful memories
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