Supermodel Alex Wek published her autobiography last week. There is some interesting stuff in there, considering this book isn’t your typical “I’m beautiful, now i’m rich” model autobiography. Wek recounts a painful childhood rooted during a civil war in Sudan, searching the desert with her family for safety, water, and rest. Though some had reservations in her earlier modeling days, she has gone on to becoming one of the most successful models in the industry.She has triumphed over so much more adversity than most of us can imagine that Alex Wek will continue to be an intriguing subject.