8 Things You Didn’t Know About Kenya Moore

Kenya Moore, an American actress, model, producer, author, television personality, and entrepreneur, was born on January 24, 1971. Moore was raised by her paternal grandmother Doris Grant and aunt when her mother abandoned her when she was just three days old. Moore was born in Detroit, Michigan, to teens Patricia Moore and Ronald Grant.

For his huge fan following we’ve gathered some unknown facts that’ll surely pique your interest

8 Things You Didn’t Know About Kenya Moore

1. Connection With Mother

Moore has a non-existent relationship with her mother. Her mother was just 15 when she became pregnant and planned to place her daughter for adoption, but her father requested his mother, Doris, to raise Kenya for him, so Doris did. Kenya’s mother has pretended she doesn’t exist since her birth.

2. Began Her Modelling At The Age Of 14

When she was 14, the reality TV star began modelling. She was the cover girl for Johnson Publishing Company’s Ebony Man’s (EM) magazine in 1992. She was the second African American woman to win Miss Michigan USA in 1993, and she then represented the United States in the Miss Universe pageant that same year, ranking sixth.

3. Relationship Violence

Kenya was in a relationship with a man who was envious, domineering, and eventually physically abusive during her adolescence. It lasted three years and ended only when he attacked her with a nail file. She began dating Matt Jordon in 2015. They split up in 2016 while on vacation in Mexico due to his envy and rage, which had become aggressive. ^[1]

4. Her Childhood

Patricia Moore and Ronald Grant welcomed Kenya Summer Moore into the world in Detroit, Michigan, on January 24, 1971. Together with her paternal grandfather, her paternal grandmother was the one who raised her. She made sure to finish high school and then go on to college despite the fact that her grandparents weren’t wealthy when she was growing up. She studied psychology with a minor in communications at Wayne State University in Detroit. ^[2]

5. Incident Of Criminal Trespass

Kenya Moore allowed two unknown males and a lady to climb her gate and enter her home in January 2017. She was waiting for them with a rifle when she saw them on her security camera. She posted security images of the intruders on Instagram and was rewarding anyone who can identify them with $1,000.

6. Her Net Worth

Although the Real Housewives of Atlanta star’s net worth was believed to be $1.5 million in 2013, it has decreased significantly to $300,000 by 2016. Given that she works on a hit show and owns her own production business, Moore Vision Entertainment, one would think that her financial condition would be better; nonetheless, she’s had some financial troubles since joining the reality TV show. ^[3]

7. Miss USA Pageant

She is most known for winning the Miss USA pageant in 1993 and for her role as a prominent cast member on Bravo’s reality series The Real Housewives of Atlanta, which she has been a part of since its fifth season in 2012. ^[4]

8. Got Married In 2017

Moore married businessman and restaurant entrepreneur Marc Daly in June 2017. She announced in April 2018 that she and her husband were expecting their first child. Moore gave birth to a daughter on November 4, 2018. ^[5]