Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 5K Ataui Deng, whose full name is Ataui Deng Hopkins, was born in Khartoum in Sudan but, in 2004 at the age of 12, she and her parents moved to the US just one year after the second Sudanese civil war came to an end. In 2008, she was spotted at a modelling expo in Dallas, and got signed with Trump modelling agency. She debuted as a runway model in September 2008 for the spring Jeremy Laing, Kai Kuhne, L’Wren Scott, Proenza Schouler,and Zac Posen shows in New York. Ataui skipped the fashion weeks in Europe in 2008 in order to finish high school in Texas. Deng, who is the niece of model Alek Wek, has since appeared on the pages of Marie Claire France, Vogue Germany and Rihanna’s Spring 2013 River Island collection.She has modelled for L’Wren Scott, Proenza Schouler and Zac Posen. She was filmed by Jeremy Kost backstage at the Zac Posen show for New York magazine The top model has appeared in Teen Vogue several times and has also been photographed by Tibi Clenci. At age eighteen she became well known for having fallen on the runway for Z Spoke by Zac Posen. More Articles You Would Love Hadja Models Sets Dates Angola Fashion Week 2013 The Misconceptions Our Ghanaian Designers Have About Succeeding Abroad At age eighteen she became well known for having fallen on the runway for Z Spoke by Zac Posen 8 August 2014, she was reported missing and was later found in a New York hospital after being being missing for 10 days. african modelsAtaui Dengblack modelsmodelssouth sudan Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail Naa More For You #BeautyOfTheWeek: Check Out Stunning Images Of SA’s Vitiligo Super Star Yolanda Monyai From... #BIKINIBAE: Cute Grenadian Beauty Reysher Is Serving Stunning Swimwear With Unparalleled Grace &... #MODELCRUSH: Meet The Stunning Gabonese Model Héruidis Melame, Redefining Beauty Norms With Her... #BIKINIEBAE: Former Miss South Africa Shudufhadzo Musida Curves Makes Her An Ultimate Swimwear... #BeautyOfTheWeek: Get To Know The Stunning, Curvaceous, Low-Cut Tanzanian Beauty Goddess, Jasinta Makwabe #BIKINIBAE: Tori Nicole Bass Is Proof That South Africa Is Haboring Africa’s Best... #MODELCRUSH: Gorgeous South Sudanese Abény Nhial Went From Biochemistry To Mainstream Runway Sensation #BeautyOfTheWeek: Proud Jamaican Influencer Athena, Scoops Our BOTW of the Week With Her... #MODELCRUSH: From The Smiling Coast To The West, Meet The Adorable Gambian Dark-Skinned... #BeautyOfTheWeek: Cape Verdean Beauty Diana Patricia’s Cute Face Scoops Her Our Beauty Of... Leave a Comment Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.