Kenya Moore

Kenya Summer Moore

Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	Kenya Summer Moore January 24, 1971 (1971-01-24) Detroit, Michigan
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Hair color	Dark brown
Eye color	Hazel
Title(s)	Miss Michigan USA 1993 Miss USA 1993
Major competition(s)	Miss USA 1993 (Winner) Miss Universe 1993 (Top 6)

Kenya Summer Moore (born January 24, 1971) is an American film and television actress, producer, beauty queen, model and author.

She is recognizable for her roles in movies such as Waiting to Exhale, Deliver Us from Eva and the 2007 Lindsay Lohan thriller I Know Who Killed Me. One of her best acting roles came in the independent film Trois which also starred Gretchen Palmer and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star Gary Dourdan. Trois went on to become one of the highest grossing African-American films of 2000. She has appeared on the cover of several major magazines, including Glamour, Seventeen, Ebony and Essence.

Kenya has also been featured in several music videos, including R&B group Shai's "I Don't Wanna Be Alone", rapper Nas' "Street Dreams" and the Jay-Z & Jermaine Dupri Grammy-nominated hit "Money Ain't a Thang".

She founded the Kenya Moore Foundation which awards scholarships to under-privileged girls from her high school alma-mater. In 2007, she released her first book Game, Get Some!, that coaches men on how to get the woman of their dreams as she reveals the secrets of what women really desire from men.

In 2010 Moore starred in the film Trapped: Haitian Nights.

Early life

Moore was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan by her grandmother (and primary inspiration). She is of African ancestry and is a graduate of Cass Technical High School; whose other notable alumni include Diana Ross, David Alan Grier, Lily Tomlin, Big Sean, Jack White, Shaun Robinson, and Miss USA 1990 Carole Gist (the first African American to win). After high school, she went to Wayne State University where she majored in Psychology. Recently, Moore realesed news that she has a daughter named Ariell,but she would like to keep it confidential.

Pageants

Moore competed in numerous beauty pageants in 1993; first becoming Miss Michigan USA, then Miss USA 1993, and then competing 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. The pageant gained notoriety again in 2007 when Miss USA Rachel Smith was booed at the Miss Universe pageant in Mexico for the same reason, except Smith slipped and landed on her bottom and barely made top 5.

Producer

Moore's first produced-by/director credit was a feature entitled Haitian Nights, written by Obba Babatundé and Marc Cayce. After the project lost its director for unspecified reasons, Moore took over the post. As of 2009, this movie has yet to be released.

Since Haitian Nights' failure to find distribution, Moore has founded Moore Vision Media in 2008, an independent movie production and home video distribution company According to her Facebook, the company was officially launched at a gala in Miami Beach, FL.

The first production under her company's banner is an erotic thriller entitled The Confidant which stars Moore, Camila Alves, Boris Kodjo, David Banner and Bai Ling amongst a few. The Confidant is currently in post production.

TV appearances

In addition to her guest hostess spot on BET's Video Soul, Moore made guest appearance roles in notable sitcoms such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Living Single, The Jamie Foxx Show, Martin, In the House, The Steve Harvey Show and on the UPN sitcoms Girlfriends and The Parkers.

• 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

External links

• Kenya Moore at the Internet Movie Database
• Kenya Moore's Official Website
• Game, Get Some! on Amazon.com