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 Ghana’s Christie Brown Releases The Look Book For Her 2015 Spring/Summer Collection DAY 1 Accra Fashion Week | AZULANT AKORA 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 #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... #BIKINIBAE: Oleshi Solomons Might Just Be One Of The Best Models To Happen... #BIKINIBAE: Meet The Pastor’s Daughter Leiza-Mae Keane; Jamaica’s Viral And Inspiring Swimwear Beauty 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.