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Top fashion model Alek Wek tells Tavis how she was discovered.
Check local listings for airdates of Tavis Smiley on PBS. For more information, see http://www.pbs.org/k cet/tavissmiley/arch ive/200708/20070830. html
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Alek Wek is one of the black models todays. Tyra speak with a woman who always had problems with her dark skin growing up living in america and in her home country but Alek Wek is a surpsise guest for this woman.
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Sweet Dreams: Of supermodels Alek Wek and Iman in song and pictures. This presentation is also an ode to: Tyra Banks, Naomi Campbell, Liya Kebede, Oluchi Onweagba, Noemie Lenoir, and Beverly Johnson. The song, rendered here in a jazzy mood, was originally made popular by The Eurythmics and Annie Lennox.
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Designer Yves Saint Laurent and Alek Wek in his Paris studio.
Update: Sadly, a month after this video was posted, Yves Saint Laurent passed away at the age of 71 in Paris. Monsieur Laurent's contributions to the world were far more extensive than mere clothing. Words cannot express how much he will be missed.