Kenya Summer Moore, born on January 24, 1971, is an accomplished American actress, author, entrepreneur, television personality, and beauty pageant titleholder. She is best known for winning Miss USA 1993.
Moore was born in Detroit, Michigan, to teenage parents Patricia Moore and Ronald Grant. She was raised by her paternal grandmother, Doris Grant (1931-2017), and aunt after her mother abandoned her three days after her birth.
Early Life and Career
The reality-TV-show star revealed that her mother never named her. "Since birth, my mother made the decision at age 16 to pretend she never had me. She has never spoken to me," Kenya wrote. "Even if present in the same room with other people and family, she pretends that I simply don't exist. She pretends I'm invisible," Kenya revealed on her Bravo blog.
Moore graduated from Cass Technical High School in 1989. While still in high school, Moore experienced domestic violence from a much older boyfriend. Moore began modeling at the age of 14, and was the January 1992 cover girl for Ebony Man magazine. She also modelled for the Ebony Fashion Fair cosmetic line.
Moore has also appeared on the covers of Glamour, Seventeen, Ebony, and Essence magazines. At 22, Moore won Miss Michigan USA 1993 and then became the second African American woman to win Miss USA.
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Professional Ventures
Moore has also produced and directed various projects and launched her own company, Moore Vision Media in 2008. Moore Vision Media produced the erotic thriller "The Confidant". Moore is credited as producer/director of the film Trapped: Haitian Nights. After the project lost its director, Moore took over the production and completed the film.
On November 28, 2007, Moore published a book titled Game, Get Some!: What Women Really Want. Described as a how-to guide, the book is a self-help and conduct containing relationship advice, as well as the author's personal experiences regarding interpersonal and intimate relationships. Moore has stated about the book, "No one man can know everything there is to know about women, but with my help, they may just come close; I feel like the female Ms. Hitch! I want to bring us together not apart." The author reviews self-esteem and self-concept issues, offers sexual advice, discusses tips on mending a relationship or the proper way to break up.
In 2012, Moore released her debut single, "Gone With the Wind Fabulous." In 2013, Moore released her own exercise video, named "Kenya Moore: Booty Boot Camp". This venture rivalled former The Real Housewives of Atlanta co-star Phaedra Parks own workout video and was a primary storyline in the show's fifth season.
Kenya Moore and Tyra Banks
Kenya Moore (left) poses with friend and fellow model Tyra Banks. Moore, a former model herself, was once tight with famous supermodel Tyra Banks. “Lord… who’s hair was bigger mine or my bff at the time? Not even going to discuss the fish on my dress.
Personal Life
“Real Housewives” star Kenya Moore. Kenya is more than just a pretty face; she’s a business owner as well. In 2008, she launched her own production company Moore Vision Media.
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Moore, who made history in 1993 as the first Black Miss USA, has denied rumors she had her breasts done. “They get bigger as I’m aging,” she told “Watch What Happens Live!” host Andy Cohen. “If I gain, like, two pounds, it’s going to my boobs. It’s crazy.
“When I was 16 years old, I dated someone who was 11 years my senior,” she explained in an episode of RHOA. Kenya Moore stars alongside Jay Z in “Money Ain’t a Thang” video. After appearing as the leading lady in Jay Z’s “Money Ain’t a Thang” video with Jermaine Dupri, rumors swirled that Moore was possibly dating the Roc Nation rapper.
“Sorry … but NO I never dated Jay Z,” Moore tweeted in response to a fan. “Only worked on the video.
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