Ajak Deng (born 7 December 1989) is a South Sudanese-Australian model.
Her family became refugees in Kenya before moving to Melbourne, Australia in 2005 due to the civil war in South Sudan.
[2] At the age of 11, the Australian government accepted her after her mother died of malaria.
[3] Her first international modeling jobs included an advertisement for United Colors of Benetton and fashion shows for Valentino, Lanvin, Givenchy, Chloé, Maison Martin Margiela, Dior, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Oscar de la Renta, Alexander Wang, and Marc by Marc Jacobs.
[4][5] She has also modeled for Calvin Klein, Levi’s, Louis Vuitton, Gap, Inc., Nine West, Kate Spade, MAC Cosmetics, Kenzo, Topshop, Rick Owens, Thom Browne, Jason Wu, Hermès, Belstaff, Emilio Pucci, Sally Hansen, Thakoon, and Valentino.