Ataui Deng 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 is from the South Sudan, and left for San Antonio, Texas, USA. She currently lives in San Antonio, TX.
Deng was born in Khartoum in the Sudan. 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. 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. She was filmed by Jeremy Kost backstage at the Zac Posen show for New York magazine. She skipped the fashion weeks in Europe in 2008 in order to finish high school in Texas. She appeared in Teen Vogue several times.
At age eighteen she became well known for having fallen on the runway for Z Spoke by Zac Posen.
| Date of Birth | 3rd November 1991 |
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| Age | 33 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Country | Sudan |
| Birth Place | Khartoum |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
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