Kenya Moore

At 53 years old, Kenya Moore has this physical status:

Kenya Summer Moore-Daly (born January 24, 1971) is an American actress, model, producer, television presenter, and entrepreneur.

She appeared in Bravo's The Real Housewives of Atlanta from 2012 to 2018 and then, as a member of the cast of The Celebrity Apprentice 7 in 2015.

Moore came to fame in 1993 after winning the Miss USA tournament that eventually placed her in the top six, but she did not take home the grand prize.

She appeared in minor films including Waiting To Exhale (1995) and Deliver Us From Eva (2003).

Moore has worked on several film projects, had a book published, and appeared in her own exercise film.

Early life

Moore was born in Detroit, Michigan, to teenage Patricia Moore and Ronald Grant, and was raised by her paternal grandmother Doris Grant(1931–2017) and aunt after her mother abandoned her at three days old. The reality TV actress admitted that her mother never named her. "Since being born, my mother made the decision at age 16 to pretend she never had me." Kenya wrote: "She has never spoken to me." "Even if she and others and their families are in the same room together, she pretends that she does not exist." Kenya revealed on her Bravo blog that she pretends she is invisible. Moore graduated from Cass Technical High School in 1989. Moore suffered domestic abuse from a much older boyfriend while in high school. "He tortured me physically, mentally, and even nearly killed me by forcing me into the hospital," Moore explains, "stabbing me with a finger nail file." Moore majored in psychology and minored in communication at Wayne State University, where she minored in communication.

Personal life

Moore married businessman and restaurant owner Marc Daly in June 2017. In April 2018, she announced that they were expecting their first child. Moore gave birth to a daughter on November 4, 2018. Their daughter is named after her late grandmother, who raised her, and in Brooklyn, where she and her husband Marc met and Doris. In August 2021, Moore filed for divorce from Daly.

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Career

Moore began modeling at the age of 14 and in the course of her modeling career was the January 1992 cover girl for Chicago-based Johnson Publishing Company's Ebony Man's (EM) magazine. She also became a model for the Ebony Fashion Fair cosmetic line. At 22, Moore won Miss Michigan USA (1993) and then became the second African American woman to win Miss USA. She then represented the United States in the Miss Universe 1993 pageant and placed sixth.

Moore had parts in television programs including: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Meet the Browns, Homeboys in Outer Space, Sparks, Smart Guy, Video Soul Living Single, Damon, In the House, The Jamie Foxx Show, The Parent 'Hood, The Steve Harvey Show, Martin, Nubian Goddess, Men, Women & Dogs, The Parkers, Under One Roof, and Girlfriends. She has also appeared on the covers of Glamour, Seventeen, Ebony, and Essence magazines and can be seen in the music videos for Jermaine Dupri's "Money Ain't a Thang" (1998), Nas's "Street Dreams" (1996), Shai's "I Don't Wanna Be Alone" (1996), and Tupac's "Temptations". Additionally, Moore has appeared in several films: Waiting to Exhale (1995), Senseless (1998), Trois (2000), Deliver Us from Eva (2003), Brothers in Arms (2005), Cloud 9 (2006), I Know Who Killed Me (2007), and Trapped: Haitian Nights (2010).

In May 2012, Moore joined the season five cast of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Atlanta. In 2015, Moore was cast on The Celebrity Apprentice 7. Moore starred in The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip a spin-off featuring various women from The Real Housewives franchise, that premiered on Peacock in November 2021.

In September 2021, Moore was announced as one of the celebrities competing on season 30 of Dancing with the Stars. She and her professional dance partner, Brandon Armstrong, were the sixth couple to be eliminated, ultimately finishing in 10th place.

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. When the film failed to find distribution, Moore founded Moore Vision Media, an independent movie production and home-video distribution company. The company's first production was The Confidant, released by Universal Vivendi on August 24, 2010.

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. "If you have shared a special bond with someone you have dated, if you always treat her with respect, you will always have a friend at the end of the day." Moore writes.

In 2013, Moore released her own exercise video, named "Kenya Moore: Booty Boot Camp". This venture rivalled The Real Housewives of Atlanta co-star Phaedra Parks own workout video and was a primary storyline in the show's fifth season. In 2014, Moore launched a hair care products brand, Kenya Moore Haircare. Kenya Moore Haircare, designed to grow your real hair longer, stronger & thicker in just one use. Featuring products for all hair types that are sulfate, phosphate & paraben free. And over 95% naturally derived.

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