Adut Akech
She was a former child refugee who spent the first eight years of her life in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp before migrating to Australia.
The 19-year-old started her modelling career in Australia three years ago and has shot editorials for American Vogue, Le Monde M Magazine and T Magazine, among other publications.
She has had great achievements, including closing the Chanel Haute Couture show as the “bride” and being one of 15 women selected to appear on the cover of the September 2019 issue of British Vogue.
South Sudan-born model Adut Akech has been described by Times’ Cady Lang as the embodiment of the future of fashion. Today, she is one of the most sought after models working in fashion.
