The Talent Management team has been following the rise of Sudanese-born Australian model Ajak Deng ever since she was dubbed as ‘one to watch’ back in 2009.
Ajak Deng Reveals What She Loves Most About Modelling
The Talent Management team has been following the rise of Sudanese-born Australian model Ajak Deng ever since she was dubbed as ‘one to watch’ back in 2009.
Now 20 years old, it seems we were right to keep an eye on her. As one of the undeniable breakout stars of the S/S ‘10 Paris shows – booking Chloe, Givenchy and Gaultier – the young model seems to be making a name for herself.
Her distinctive looks have bagged her an array of editorials and, according to Vogue Australia, Deng is on an “upward trajectory to fashion-world fame”, and we couldn’t agree more.
Appearing in the March issue of Vogue Australia, the magazine asked this dark-skinned bleach-blonde stunner what she loves most about modelling.
“Travelling, meeting new people, having friends from everywhere,” she said. “I have Chinese friends, and French – it’s weird because we’re all from different parts of the world but we all understand each other.
“I’ve travelled to LA, New York, Salt Lake City, Austria, Berlin, Paris, London, and then Melbourne and Sydney. There’s been a lot of tripping. It can get on my nerves for a little while but then all I need is 15 hours sleep and I’m good.”
Deng went on to highlight who she looks up to in the modelling industry: “I look up to [model] Alek Wek. We did shows together and I thought ‘if you can do it I can do it’. She’s Sudanese – we’re from the same town and the same city – so I look up to her. When I met her we were working and she asked me where I’m from and what inspired me to be a model. She said ‘this industry can be really hard, but all you’ve got to do is just think of it as something you’ve already started and you really want to finish. You don’t want to quit in the middle of it, so just don’t quit.’
“Naomi Campbell and Tyson Beckford also tell me the same thing: ‘don’t give up.’ I’m definitely not going to give up until I see where this is going to end.”
We think Deng has a fantastic attitude towards what can be a demanding and challenging industry – and because of that, we think she will continue to go far.