Adut Akech Biography
Adut Akech born Adut Akech Bior is South Sudanese- Australian model. She made her fashion week runway debut as an exclusive in the Saint Laurent S/S 17 Show and went on to close both thier F/W 17 and S/S 18 show as an exclusive. In 2018, she was chosen as “Model of the Year” by models.com.
Adut Akech Age
Akech was born on 25 December 1999 South Sudan. She is 19 years as of 2018.
Adut Akech Height
Adut stands at a height of 1.75 m ( 5’10 feet)
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Akech is not involved in a relationship with anyone at the moment. She is focused on her career. Her inspiration in the fashion world is Alek Wekwhom she looks up to a lot and wants to be a hardworking model like her.
Adut Akech Young
Akech was born in South Sudan which was formerly part of Sudan, but was raised in Kakuma, Kenya. She was 7 years old when she moved away from Kenya along with her mother to Adelaide, Australia as South Sudanese refugees. Akech has five siblings. Akech is known in Adelaide as “Mary”, as Australian teachers were unable to pronounce her name.
Adut Akech Career
Akech was introduced to the fashion industry by her family, and despite getting scouted multiple times by local modeling agencies when she was 13 and 14 years old, she started her modeling career at 16 years old, signing to her mother agency, Chadwick Models, in Sydney, Australia. Within the fashion industry, she prefers her birth name, Adut.
Akech’s runway debut was in a local fashion show, put together by her aunt. She then went on doing Melbourne Fashion Week, where she took digitals for a Saint Laurent casting in Paris Fashion Week. After Melbourne Fashion Week, back home in Adelaide, she got a call from her agent confirming her for the Saint Laurent show, and took a flight to Paris a day after, making her major Fashion Week debut at Saint Laurent’s S/S 17 show and signing to Elite Model Management in Paris. Since then, she has done 4 campaigns and closed 2 shows for Saint Laurent, 1 campaign and 2 shows for Valentino, one campaign for Zara, and one campaign for Moschino, as well as walked for Alexander McQueen, Givenchy, Kenzo, Prada, Lanvin, Loewe, Miu Miu, Acne Studios, Tom Ford, Tory Burch, Jason Wu, Bottega Veneta, Anna Sui, Calvin Klein, JW Anderson, Simone Rocha, Burberry, Off-white, Ellery, Jil Sander Giambattista Valli, Proenza Schouler and Versace.
She’s shot editorials for American Vogue, British Vogue, Vogue Italia, Vogue Paris, I-D Magazine, Le Monde M Magazine, Modern Matter, Numéro, The Gentlewoman, WSJ., T Magazine and Vogue Australia. Akech has landed magazine covers for I-D Magazine, 10 Magazine Australia, Vogue Italia, Vogue UK, Vogue Australia, Portrait, Elle Croatia, L’Officiel Singapore and Le Monde M Magazine. She is set to feature in the 2018 Pirelli Calendar, shot by Tim Walker, alongside Sasha Lane, Lil Yachty, Sean Combs, Whoopi Goldberg, RuPaul, Adwoa Aboah, Naomi Campbell and Slick Woods.
Akech is currently ranked on the Hot List on models.com
Adut Akech Net Worth
Adut net worth is not estimated as of yet. She is a model who has grabbed huge attention from her works. As she is a model signed to Elite Model she is paid an average salary of $342 hourly. The hourly basis salary can range from $316 to $421.
Chadwick modeling agency pays an average salary of $62,204 to their LLP models. The salary can range from $53,782 to $69,416 according to the model’s levels and experience.
Adut Akech Met Gala
At just 18-years-old Akech has ticked off almost every item on any model’s wish list. She’s walked in some of the world’s biggest fashion shows, fronted the cover of the world’s biggest fashion magazines, counts some of the world’s biggest supermodels as friends and mentors, and just last night was named Model of the Year at the prestigious Australian Fashion Laureate Awards.
While it’s exhausting reading that list alone, for Akech, it’s only just beginning. The South Sudan-born, Adelaide-raised teenager was signed to Chadwick Models a mere two years ago and after headshots of her were passed along to Saint Laurent, she was instantly booked – off the photos alone – for the French fashion house’s spring summer ’17 show in Paris.
As soon as Akech stepped her patent leather-boots on the runway, her agent was fielding calls from the likes of Valentino and Chanel, the former who invited her as a guest to the Met Gala and the latter who bestowed her the honour of closing the Chanel show, something usually reserved for the likes of Cara Delevingne, Kendall Jenner or Lily Rose Depp.
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Adut Akech Lupita
The 19-year-old model considers the beauty to be a “second mum” to her now after being “inspired” by her early in her career, and says that now she’s a “role model” herself, she hopes to pass on the message of self-confidence that 48-year-old Naomi taught her.
In an interview with Vogue Australia, she said: “When I was growing up, the role models who inspired me in my career were Alek Wek and Naomi Campbell, who is like a second mum to me now.
“I also look up to Lupita Nyong’o, and through her, I’ve learned about beauty and being comfortable in your own skin and I gained the confidence of knowing my own beauty and worth. Because of my success, I realize I’ve become something of a role model to young girls and I am excited about that, but I’m not going to lie, I also feel a bit of pressure, because I think people are going to expect so much of me and I don’t want to do anything wrong.
“If a young girl of color aspiring to be a model asks me for advice, I would say: know who you are and stay true to yourself because being in this industry it’s so easy to lose yourself, which is the advice that Naomi Campbell gave me when I started.
“Also, work hard, because nothing is going to come easy. You have to want it so bad and give it everything you’ve got.”
The star went on to explain that the industry is more diverse than it used to be and that she’s glad to see a more inclusive catwalk. She said: “There have definitely been changes in the industry since I was officially signed to an agent at 15, and I feel happy about what’s happening. I’m seeing a lot more diversity on the runway and in campaigns.”
Adut Akech School
Graduated from high school in Adelaide.
Adut Akech Chanel Bride
She’s walked for the likes of Christian Dior, Burberry, Alexander McQueen and Prada, and this past July became only the second black model to close the Chanel haute couture show.
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Adut Akech Interview
Interview with Adut Akech
Updated: April 2018
What was your idea of a ‘dream life’ during those difficult times?
I dreamed of education, a home, and enough food for my family.
And now what is your dream life?
Finishing my studies, first of all. I did my diploma and I’ve just started in Economics. Online, though, because of all the traveling.
Does being in the spotlight ever make you feel superficial?
Never. If I find myself in a nice place with a glass of champagne in my hand, it’s because I want to be there. There’s a reason why I’ve gotten this far.
Who taught you to write?
My older sister, the only one of us who was able to attend school, which was expensive in the refugee camp. We took advantage of the daylight because at night we only had one oil lamp.
Who were you living with?
With another South Sudanese family from my tribe, which is called Twic Bor.
All of us had to share four rooms. There there were my cousins, we’d play together with a ball made of rags. Compared to them I was lucky: they witnessed violence and murders, I never did.
Were you surprised to be noticed by a scout?
No. I used to see Alek Wek modeling for Victoria’s Secret and I thought, no one has ever seen a face like hers. I realized that I could do it too.
What special qualities are communicated through your face, given your history?
I feel like a strong and independent young woman, who has a great sense of gratitude. I’m joyful and don’t like to carry negative energy. When I’m on the catwalk I have to control myself so I don’t burst out laughing.
Do you feel stared at when you come to Milan?
Very much so. But I don’t trouble myself with the intentions behind those stares. I try to remain untouched by them.
Do you think there’s enough diversity in fashion?
I think there could be more. Seeing a non-white woman selling perfume, for example, is still too rare.
Do you think the world should be open and everyone free to find happiness wherever they choose?
In this, I’m radical: no restrictions. Everyone deserves freedom and happiness. Every time I hear people talking about national borders, it breaks my heart.
How would you describe your skin?
It’s very dark, even by the parameters of other people of color. Now that I’m living in New York, people stop me on the street, especially African Americans, saying they wish their skin was like mine. I see it as rich, full, like the purest chocolate.
source: www.vogue.it
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