Biography

Kenya Summer Moore (born January 24, 1971) is an American actress, model, producer, author, television personality, entrepreneur and beauty pageant titleholder. She is best known for winning the Miss USA pageant in 1993 and being a main cast member on Bravo's reality series, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, starring since its fifth season in 2012.

Moore rose to prominence in 1993 after winning the Miss USA contest, and placing in the top six of that year's Miss Universe pageant. She was the second black woman to be crowned Miss USA, after Carole Gist, and she holds the distinction of being the first dark-skinned woman to win the contest. She subsequently appeared in films and television shows including Waiting to Exhale (1995), Deliver Us from Eva (2003), The Steve Harvey Show (1998) and Girlfriends (2004).

Since 2012, Moore has starred in the Bravo series The Real Housewives of Atlanta, one of the most consistently highly rated reality programs. She was also a member of the cast of The Celebrity Apprentice in 2015, a contestant on Dancing with the Stars and Special Forces: World's Toughest Test in 2021 and 2023 respectively, and part of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip cast for its first season in 2021. Moore has produced several film projects, had a book published, and starred in her own exercise video. She is also known for her involvement in entrepreneurial ventures and is the founder of a hair care brand, Kenya Moore Hair.