Editing Alek Wek (section)

===Modelling===
Alek has modelled for many notable fashion houses.<ref name=":0" /> She has appeared on the cover of American, French, German and South African ''[[Elle magazine|Elle]]'' as well as ''[[i-D Magazine|i-D]]'', ''[[Cosmopolitan magazine|Cosmopolitan]]'', ''[[Glamour magazine|Glamour]]'', ''Forbes Magazine Africa'' and ''[[Ebony magazine|Ebony]]''. She has also been featured in editorials in American and British ''[[Vogue magazine|Vogue]]''. In 2002 she made her acting debut in ''[[The Four Feathers (2002 film)|The Four Feathers]]'' as Sudanese princess Aquol.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/review/2002/09/20/four_feathers/index1.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908091314/http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/review/2002/09/20/four_feathers/index1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 September 2012 |title=The Four Feathers |work=Salon.com |access-date=21 January 2014 }}</ref> [[Herb Ritts]] photographed her for a 1999 calendar in a [[Joanne Gair]] [[body painting]] that was a highlight of Gair's first retrospective.<ref name="NZ_Herald_232691">{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=232691 |title=Joanne Gair's designs on celebrities |author=Herrick, Linda |date=10 December 2001 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref>

In September 2015, Alek walked for [[Marc Jacobs]] at Spring/Summer 2016 [[New York Fashion Week]], later appearing in the label's Spring Summer 2016 campaign. In May 2016, she modelled for four special edition covers of Brazilian ''Elle''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/13339302/marc-jacobs-new-york-fashion-week-spring-2016-models/|title=Marc Jacobs Had the Most Exciting Cast at New York Fashion Week|publisher=Vogue.com|date=17 September 2015|access-date=9 October 2015|archive-date=12 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012001633/http://www.vogue.com/13339302/marc-jacobs-new-york-fashion-week-spring-2016-models/|url-status=dead}}</ref>