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Feb 2021
1h 24m

#ABtalks​ with Adut Akech Bior - مع أدوت...

ANAS BUKHASH
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Adut Akech Bior is a South Sudanese-Australian supermodel well-known in the fashion industry since her initial breakthrough with French fashion house, Saint Laurent. On #ABtalks, Adut shares her experiences in fleeing the South Sudanese war as a refugee, making history as the second African woman to close the Chanel Haute Couture show, and receiving the Mode ... Show More
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