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Adut Akech Profile
Adut Akech is a South Sudanese-Australian model. Akech made her fashion week runway debut as an exclusive in the Saint Laurent S/S 17 show.
Adut Akech Age
She was born on December 25, 1999, 1999, in Bentiu, South Sudan. She is 24 years old as of 2023. Furthermore, she celebrates her birthday on December 25 every year.
Adut Akech Height and Weight
She is 5 feet 10 inches (178 cm) tall, she weighs 56kg/123lbs.
Adut Akech Family
Akech was raised in a refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya after her family fled the Sudanese civil war. Akech has five siblings. Akech was known as “Mary” in Adelaide, as Australian teachers found it difficult to pronounce her name. She was 7 years old when she moved away from Kenya along with her mother to Adelaide, Australia as South Sudanese refugees.
Adut Akech Boyfriend
Akech is currently in a relationship, however, she has not revealed the name or any other information regarding her partner. She posted him on her Instagram on April 2023. Additionally, she wished him a happy birthday on December 8, 2022.
Adut Akech Model Career
Akech’s introduction to the fashion industry can be attributed to her family. Despite local modeling agencies scouting her multiple times when she was just 13 and 14 years old, her formal modeling career began at the age of 16. She signed with her mother agency, Chadwick Models, based in Sydney, Australia. Within the fashion realm, she prefers to go by her birth name, Adut.
Her journey commenced with a local fashion show organized by her aunt, marking her runway debut. This paved the way for her involvement in Melbourne Fashion Week, where she captured digitals for a casting with Saint Laurent during Paris Fashion Week. Following Melbourne Fashion Week, she received a call from her agent confirming her participation in the Saint Laurent show. She swiftly boarded a flight to Paris, making a remarkable Fashion Week debut at Saint Laurent’s S/S 17 show and subsequently signing with Elite Model Management in Paris.
Throughout her career, she has graced the pages of renowned publications such as 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. Her magazine covers include I-D Magazine, 10 Magazine Australia, Vogue Italia, British Vogue, Vogue Australia, Portrait, Elle Croatia, L’Officiel Singapore, and Le Monde M Magazine.
In 2020, Adut Akech made a notable appearance alongside Naomi Campbell in Beyonce’s “Black Is King” for the song “Brown Skin Girl.” Furthermore, in 2022, she was featured in various fall fashion campaigns, including those for Michael Kors and Victoria’s Secret. She was also one of the 17 cover models selected for the September issue of The W Magazine as part of their 50th Anniversary Issue.
She was chosen as one of the fifteen women featured on the cover of the September 2019 issue of British Vogue, under the guest editorship of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. On December 2, 2019, she achieved the honor of receiving the ‘Model of the Year’ award at the British Fashion Awards in London.
Adut Akech Net Worth
Akech has an estimated annual Net worth of $ 10 million to $ 15 million earned from her career as a Model.
Adut Akech Runways
Akech has walked the runways of many major fashion shows, including:
- Chanel
- Dior
- Valentino
- Prada
- Versace
- Gucci
- Saint Laurent
- Givenchy
- Balenciaga
- Louis Vuitton
- Alexander McQueen
Adut Akech Social Media Platforms
Akech is very active on her Instagram and Facebook pages. She has 1.8M followers on Instagram and 204k followers on Facebook.
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