Nationality: American

Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan

Ethnicity:  African ancestry

She is a former Miss USA, an American film and television actressmodel and author.

  

Was a psychology major at Wayne State University

Was 4th place in Miss Universe 1993

Founder of the Kenya Moore foundation which awards scholarships to under-privileged girls from her high school alma-mater.

  

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She has appeared on the cover of several major magazines, including GlamourSeventeen,Ebony and Essence.

  

 Kenya Moore - Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party - Arrivals

She is recognizable for her roles in movies such as Waiting to ExhaleDeliver 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 DourdanTrois went on to become one of the highest grossing African-American films of 2000.

Starting in spring of 2012, she began filming as the newest housewife on The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

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former Miss USA Kenya Moore married Haitian businessman and Doctor Rudolph Moise.