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Alek Wek (born April 16, 1977) is a Sudanese supermodel who appeared on the catwalks at the age of 18 in 1995. She is from the Dinka ethnic group in the Sudan, but her family fled to Britain to escape the civil war between the Muslim North and the Christian South of the Sudan. Wek is sometimes seen as the 'face of Africa. She also designs a range of designer handbags called "Wek 1933", which are available throughout selected Selfridges department stores. The year referres to the year her father was born. She was born in Wau in Southern Sudan and lived there until she was 12, and then moved to England in 1991. 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. Amongst other things she has done ads for Issey Miyake, Moschino, Victoria's Secret and make-up company Clinique as well as walked the runway for high-profile fashion designers John Galliano, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein and Ermanno Scervino. In 2002 she made her acting debut in The Four Feathers as Sudanese princess Aquol. She is a member of the U.S. Committee for Refugees' Advisory Council, and is helping to raise awareness about the situation in Sudan, as well as the plight of refugees worldwide.

Thanks, great pictures!

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Thanks those are cute!

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Yeah his performance was moving, he should get the oscar IMO.

19 year old Botswana-born Kaone Kario was recently named the NOKIA FACE OF AFRICA 2005 at Sun City in Johannesburg, an event witnessed live by M-Net television audiences across Africa. She won a US$125 000 modelling contract from Storm Model Management, as well as various other prizes totalling US$30 000.

dijmon.bmp 8u7575.bmp Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964), pronounced "Jie-mon Hahn-soo" is an Academy Award-nominated Beninese actor, dancer and fashion model who was born in Cotonou, Benin. He is now a naturalized U.S. citizen. Hounsou emigrated to Paris at the age of 13 with a brother, and lived on the streets, until he was discovered by fashion designer Thierry Mugler, who made him a model. Modeling led to acting. His film debut was in Without You I'm Nothing, and he has had television parts on Beverly Hills, 90210 and ER and a guest starring role on Alias, but received a larger role in the science fiction film Stargate. His first on-screen appearance was in the 1990 Janet Jackson video "Love Will Never Do (Without You)", which co-starred Antonio Sabato Jr. He received wide critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award nomination for his role as Cinqué in the 1997 Steven Spielberg film Amistad. He gained further notice as Juba, in the 2000 film Gladiator. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for In America, in 2004. That year, with Charlize Theron, a South African actress nominated for her work in Monster, was the first time that two African-born performers were nominated for an Oscar in the same year. In 2006, he won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Blood Diamond; he received Broadcast Film Critics Association and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for this performance. 8u7575.bmp dijmon.bmp

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iman2.bmpI love Iman she's such a strong and intelligent Black role model.Iman.bmp Iman.bmp iman2.bmp

Merged topics - edited by persuazn untitled.bmp979.bmpBorn: in Washington, DCJob Titles: ActorSignificant Others Companion: Damien Wayans. dating since 2001 Education New York University, New York, Journalism, Masters, 1997 Fordham University, Bronx, New York Milestones 1997 Had a guest role on "New York Undercover" (Fox) 1998 Appeared in the independent comedy "Too Tired to Die" and the independent drama "Tears of a Clown" 1999 Acted in "The Best Man" 2000 Co-starred as Brenda, the feisty girlfriend of a football player of ambiguous sexuality, in "Scary Movie" 2000 Featured in the HBO original movie "Disappearing Acts" 2000 Had featured role in "Love & Basketball" 2001 Joined cast of "Ally McBeal" (Fox), initially playing the associate of Robert Downey Jr's Larry Paul; made regular at start of 2001-2002 season 2001 Reprised role of Brenda in "Scary Movie 2" 2002 Had supporting role in the fact-based crime drama "Paid in Full" 2003 Returned as the trash-talking Brenda Meeks in the Wayan's feature "Scary Movie 3" 2005 Cast opposite Cedric the Entertainer in the big screen remake of "The Honeymooners" 2006 Reprised her role as the sex-crazed Brenda in "Scary Movie 4" Began career with a recurring role on the ABC daytime serial "Loving" Will play Marisa Tomei's psychiatrist in the independent thriller "Danika" (lensed 2005) untitled.bmp 979.bmp

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