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Alek Wek

  • RESULTS 2007

  • Ranking: 35=

  • Worth: £15m

  • Industry: Modelling

Work for Gucci, Ralph Lauren and Chanel, plus her own handbag brand, help add £3m to the valuation of Wek, 30, who was born in Sudan and arrived in London as a refugee in 1992.

  • RESULTS 2006

  • Ranking: 35=

  • Worth: £12m

  • Industry: Modelling

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