Kenya Moore
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 Founder 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. 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 titleholder from Michigan and the second African-American winner. She then represented the US in Miss Universe 1993 where, despite heavy booing upon her election to the semi-finals, she finished fifth.
Post-pageant career
Moore has appeared in several films: Deliver Us from Eva, I Know Who Killed Me, Brothers in Arms, 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. Moore successfully leveraged her pageant wins into appearances in several television programs: Video Soul, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Martin, Homeboys in Outer Space, Sparks, Smart Guy, Living Single, Damon, The Steve Harvey Show, In the House, The Jamie Foxx Show, The Parent 'Hood, Nubian Goddess, Men, Women & Dogs, The Parkers, Girlfriends, Under One Roof, Meet The Browns. In 2012, Moore joined the season five cast of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.[1] Moore was credited as producer/director of the film Haitian Nights,[2]; after the project lost its director for unspecified reasons, Moore took over the production and completed the film. When the film failed to find distribution, Moore founded Moore Vision Media, an independent movie production and home-video distribution company [3]. The company's first production was The Confidant, released by Universal Vivendi August 24, 2010 [citation needed].
References
External links
- Kenya Moore at IMDb
- Kenya Moore's Official Website
- Game, Get Some! on Amazon.com
- Trois - Box Office Mojo