Adut

Fashion-world darling and Valentino muse, ADUT AKECH continues to bolster her supermodel status

- Alison Syrett

The fashion industry can’t get enough of Adut Akech, and neither can we. She’s only been a model for three short years, but flick through a few fashion magazines and you’ll find that Akech is everywhere, wearing every possible combination of styles like a seasoned pro. The girl’s got soul too, from the top of her head to the tips of her toes. And now that gorgeous visage, which means so much to so many, is the face of Valentino’s latest fragrance, Donna Born in Roma (launching in Australia in February 2020).

“Valentino is like my family,” says the 19-year-old South Sudanese-Australian model, who was handpicked by the Italian house’s creative director, Pierpaolo Piccioli, to headline the campaign with Anwar Hadid (yes, the brother of fellow supers Gigi and Bella). “It never feels like work with them.”