To have this opportunity, in light of my familys struggles, made me want to create something lasting and relevant.

I wore hot pants and cowboy boots and I thought, 'What have I gotten myself into?'

For me, there has never been one definition of beauty. I think we all have something to offer and when beauty shines from within, there can be no denying it

A lot of people especially want to know about going into business. But it's a two-way conversation.

I believe that true beauty comes from inside you and that always shows through. I have no problem with whatever the next look is, whether it's big blonde hair and blue eyes or green hair and dark eyes. That's fine so long as there isn't just one ideal image.

Beauty is deeper than just what you look at in a picture. You could fancy what you like, but as a woman my mother always raised us to believe in ourselves. I'm very grateful for the fact that my mother brought me up that way.

In my country, families are raised as though they are one. Although I am from the Dinka tribe, my parents didn't raise us as the Dinka tribe. They raised us as the Wek family, in the way they believed their children should grow up. So when you leave, the first thing you think is the ones you left behind. It's natural to help them in any way you can. I found a way to support myself rather than asking my Mum to give me money. I would work before school and send money back to pay for their rent and food.