Face2Face Africa has awarded model icon Alek Wek the 2014 FACE List Awards Global Ambassador Award, because she not only is proud of being an African, but represents us and carries us wherever she goes. In our exclusive interview with her, she explains where that love and appreciation for her people and her homeland comes from. Check out some of the excerpts here: On bursting in to the modeling scene as an African women she says: [My first year], I almost quit! There were so many who said I couldn’t have done it. They thought I [looked] weird, I was bizarre, and I said, No, you’re strange, you’re bizarre, because I’m the most normal person.” On where she got her self-esteem from: I felt gorgeous growing up. Absolutely. Maybe at times we all have insecurities, but it wasn’t about whether I felt gorgeous or not. My mom has raised all five of us girls to know that we are beautiful. And not just saying it; she has embedded it. And she will be the first one to tell you, ‘You are a woman, own it.’ And I never forgot about that. On meeting actress Lupita Nyongo: I was really moved, and then I finally got to meet her. She’s a lovely young lady, and I congratulated her for her work. And it was wonderful, because I have been inspired, and we really inspire each other. On Africa rising: I love it, I love it, and it really touches me. [The youth] could be discouraged, but they just go hard. They are seeing their potential. They see a potential not just in the diaspora, but within them. And I think it’s wonderful. That’s something that’s been willing to burst for so long, and I think all the dots are starting to connect. And I think when they feel that, I feel it, and it’s a wonderful feeling. Read the full interview here:
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 15:10:30 +0000
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