Ataui Deng (born 3 November 1991) is a Sudanese American model who began her fashion career at the age of 17 in 2008.
As the niece of Alek Wek, she began her career linked to her more famous aunt though her youth quickly became the aspect that the media focused on.
She escaped the Second Sudanese Civil War with her parents and immigrated to San Antonio, Texas.
She arrived in San Antonio at age 12, four years later she signed to Trump modelling agency and moved to New York.
[2] 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.