Aweng Chuol

Aweng Mayen Chuol is a South Sudanese Australian model, actress, and artist.

Early life and education Chuol was born in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, her family having fled the Second Sudanese Civil War. They moved to Australia when Chuol was seven years old.

Career In 2017, while working at a McDonald's in Sydney at the age of 18, Chuol was noticed by an agent from Chadwick Models, who encouraged her to work with them. She signed with the organisation and began her career as a model. She has since modelled for Fenty, Vetements, and Pyer Moss, among others.

Chuol is studying law and psychological sciences at the University of New England, from which she graduated in 2021. She hopes to use her law degree to help marginalised people, and would like to found a mental health centre in South Sudan. Chuol also takes acting classes, and is aiming to become an actor. She cites Lupita Nyong'o and Shonda Rhimes as inspirations for her acting career.

Personal life Chuol is one of 11 siblings, all of whom reside in Sydney, Australia.

Chuol met her ex-wife, Alexus, in January 2019. She spent three days in an intensive care unit and six more in hospital as a result.