Kenya Moore
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Kenya Summer Moore | |
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Born | Kenya Summer Moore January 24, 1971 |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Michigan USA 1993 Miss USA 1993 |
Hair color | Dark brown |
Eye color | brown |
Major competition(s) | Miss USA 1993 (Winner) Miss Universe 1993 (Top 6) |
Kenya Summer Moore (born January 24, 1971) is an American actress, model, author, and producer. She was the 1993 winner of the Miss Michigan USA title, going on to win Miss USA 1993 and finishing in the top six of the Miss Universe 1993 pageant. She is also the creator of the Kenya Moore Foundation, a charity which awards scholarships to under-privileged girls from her high school alma mater.
Early life
Moore is African American, born in Detroit, Michigan and was raised by her grandmother and aunt. She is a graduate of Cass Technical High School (also the alma mater of Carole Gist, the first African American Miss USA titleholder). After high school she attended Wayne State University, majoring in Psychology.
Pageants
Moore competed in numerous beauty pageants in 1993; first becoming Miss Michigan USA, then Miss USA 1993. Moore was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shannon Marketic of California. Moore became the second Miss USA titileholder from Michigan and the second African-American winner ever, and then competed in Miss Universe 1993, where she finished fifth. At Miss Universe 1993, Kenya was heavily booed after becoming one of the 10 semifinalists. This may have been attributed to Kenya's entry into the top 10, while Miss Mexico 1993 failed to make the cut.
Acting & music videos
Moore has appeared in several films: Deliver Us from Eva, I Know Who Killed Me, Trois, Waiting to Exhale, and Trapped: Haitian Nights. She has appeared on the covers of Glamour, Seventeen, Ebony and Essence magazines and can also be seen in the music videos for Shai's "I Don't Wanna Be Alone", Jermaine Dupri's "Money Ain't a Thang", and "Street Dreams" by Nas. In 2012, Moore joined the season five cast of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.[1]
Producer
Moore's first produced-by/director credit was a feature entitled Haitian Nights,[2] written by Obba Babatundé and Marc Cayce.[3] After the project lost its director for unspecified reasons, Moore took over the production and completed the film. "Haitian Nights" was nominated for Best Narrative Feature in the 2009 Black Film Festival.
Since Haitian Nights' failure to find distribution, Moore has founded Moore Vision Media in 2008, an independent movie production and home video distribution company [4] According to her Facebook, the company was officially launched at a gala in Miami Beach, FL.[5][dead link]
The first production under her company's banner was the erotic thriller The Confidant which stars Moore, Billy Zane, Boris Kodjoe, David Banner, Bai Ling, and Richard Roundtree. The movie was released by Universal Vivendi August 24, 2010 [citation needed].
TV appearances
- Video Soul - Guest Hostess
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1994) — Dana
- Martin (1996) — Lena Bozack
- Homeboys in Outer Space (1996) — Nefertiti
- Sparks (1997) — Ms. Collins
- Smart Guy (1997) as Vivian Kennedy
- Living Single (1997) — Lisa DeLongpre
- Damon (1998) — Julia Burton
- The Steve Harvey Show (1998) — Miss Gerard
- In the House (1999) — Valerie Bridgeforth
- The Jamie Foxx Show (1999) - Heidi Junk
- The Parent 'Hood (1999) — Celeste
- Nubian Goddess (1999) — Host
- Men, Women & Dogs (2001) — Carmen
- The Parkers (2002) — Herself
- Girlfriends (2004) — Kara
- Brothers in Arms (2005) — Mara
- Under One Roof (2008) — Moose
- Meet The Browns (2009) - Tamiko
- The Real Housewives of Atlanta (2012) - Herself
References
- ^ http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta/season-5
- ^ http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur47305.cfm
- ^ Haitian Nights on IMDb - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1151914/[unreliable source?]
- ^ Moore Vision Media - http://www.moorevisionmedia.com/
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=Kenya+Moore&init=quick#/photo.php?pid=2462107&id=570092820[dead link]
Trois (2000)
External links
- Kenya Moore at IMDb
- Kenya Moore's Official Website
- Game, Get Some! on Amazon.com
- Trois - Box Office Mojo