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Oct 2021
42m 43s

VS x Adut Akech

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Model and mental-health advocate Adut Akech speaks to host Amanda de Cadenet about everything from growing up in a Kenyan refugee camp, assimilating within Western culture, discovering her love of the fashion industry, and leaving her family behind to chase her dreams.

Through conversations around self-care, love and loss, and finding her power in being a Black woman in a Caucasian-dominated industry, Akech gives us an in-depth glimpse into her life and career.



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