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Sudanese supermodel Alek Wek appears in Benetton’s Spring 2013 Campaign

by Clutch Magazine | January 25, 2013 at 12:41 PM
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Model Alex Wek attends the Museum of Chinese in America's Annual Legacy awards dinner at at Cipriani Wall Street on December 3, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Charles Norfleet/Getty Images)

Model Alex Wek attends the Museum of Chinese in America’s Annual Legacy awards dinner at at Cipriani Wall Street on December 3, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Charles Norfleet/Getty Images)

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Model Alek Wek attends the fifth annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic on June 2, 2012 in Jersey City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic)

Model Alek Wek and designer Jason Wu pose at the VIP Marquee during the fifth Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic on June 2, 2012 in Jersey City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic)

Model Alek Wek and designer Jason Wu pose at the VIP Marquee during the fifth Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic on June 2, 2012 in Jersey City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic)

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Model Alek Wek arrives at the 2012 Do Something Awards at Barker Hangar on August 19, 2012 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Model Alek Wek arrives at the 2012 Do Something Awards at Barker Hangar on August 19, 2012 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Model Alek Wek attends American Ballet Theatre Opening Night Fall New York City Center Gala on October 16, 2012 in New York, United States. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

Model Alek Wek attends American Ballet Theatre Opening Night Fall New York City Center Gala on October 16, 2012 in New York, United States. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

Alek Wek and Robert Verdi attend American Ballet Theatre Opening Night Fall New York City Center Gala on October 16, 2012 in New York, United States. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

Alek Wek and Robert Verdi attend American Ballet Theatre Opening Night Fall New York City Center Gala on October 16, 2012 in New York, United States. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

Model Alex Wek

Model Alex Wek attends the Museum of Chinese in America’s Annual Legacy awards dinner at at Cipriani Wall Street on December 3, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Charles Norfleet/Getty Images)

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From Clutch Magazine:

Benetton enlisted a diverse array of subjects for their Spring 2013 ad campaign, including Sudanese supermodel Alek Wek and Brazilian transsexual model, Lea T. The dynamic group of models strike energetic poses for photographer Giulio Rusitchelli’s camera in Benetton’s colorful Spring wardrobe.

Read the rest of this story on Clutch Magazine and WATCH the ad.

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