Anok Yai was born on December 20, 1997, in Cairo. She is famous as an American fashion model of South Sudanese heritage. Anok Yai is the second black model after Naomi Campbell. Also, she is the first South Sudanese woman, to open a Prada show. She is one of the “Top 50” models by models.com. Anok’s family moved to Manchester, New Hampshire when she was 2 years old. Anok’s mother is a nurse and her father works for Easterseals. She signed with IMG models. After that within 4 months, she became the first Sudanese model to open a Prada fashion show.