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Alek Wek and Jack Whitehall to host Fashion Awards 2018

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced that South-Sudanese British model and activist Alek Wek and British actor, writer and comedian Jack Whitehall will be hosting the Fashion Awards 2018 in partnership with Swarovski. The Fashion Awards ceremony, taking place on 10 December at the Royal Albert Hall in London, celebrates the industry’s...

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Alek Wek In Turbulance Over African Event

International fashion icon and African beauty Alek Wek's company is being asked to return USD10 000 to an events company after failing to arrive and fulfil her role as the Face of Cape Town Fashion Week. Event organisers, Leisureworks GRC sent a letter to Wek's company, Alek Wek 1933 Limited, last week demanding repayment of the money that was...