13 Things You Didn’t Know About Adut Akech, The Sudanese Beauty Who has Captured Runtown’s Heart

Adut Akech is currently one of the most sought after models in the world.

Not much was known about her in Nigeria until her rumored relationship with Runtown hit the internet.

Here are some things to know about her.

1. Adut Akech Bior was born on December 25, 1999.

2. She hails from South Sudan but was raised in a refugee camp in Kenya.

3. She moved to Australia at the age of eight with her mother and sisters.

4. Adut was bullied in school because of her height, her dark skin, and gap teeth and was called ‘Mary’ by her teachers because they couldn’t pronounce her name.

5. By age 13, she was scouted by local modeling agencies in Australia and by 16, she was signed to her mother agency, Chadwick Models, in Sydney, Australia.

6. Her big break in modeling came at 16  when she went to Paris for her first major exclusive fashion show for Saint Laurent.

7. Since then, she’s walked for the likes of Christian Dior, Burberry, Alexander McQueen Chanel, Fendi and Prada.

8. She is the only the second black model to close the Chanel haute couture show.

9. She has shot editorials for American Vogue, British Vogue, Vogue Italia, Vogue Paris, WSJ., T Magazine, and Vogue Australia and has landed magazine covers for I-D Magazine, 10 Magazine Australia, Vogue Italia, British Vogue, Vogue Australia, Portrait, Elle Croatia, L’Officiel Singapore, and Le Monde M Magazine.

10. Akech is currently ranked in the “Top 50” on models.com.

11. She has a special bond with the top model, Naomi Campbell after they first met in the spring of 2017.

12. She won the ‘Model of the Year’ award at the British Fashion Awards in London.

13. She was given a promise ring by Runtown in July 2020. The pair sparked dating rumors some months ago when a video of them loved up made its way to the internet.