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Kenya Moore

Birth name
Kenya Summer Moore
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Date of birth
January 24, 1971
Date of death
Ethnicity
African-American
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Moore in 2013, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Kenya Summer Moore

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Date of Birth: January 24, 1971

Ethnicity: African-American

Kenya Moore is an American actress, model, producer, author, television personality, and entrepreneur. She was Miss USA. She is also known as Kenya Moore Daly.

Kenya is married to businessperson and restaurateur Marc Daly, with whom she has a daughter.

Kenya’s paternal grandfather was Virgil Eugene Grant (the son of Robert Grant and Jessie Durham). Virgil was born in Virginia. Robert was the son of William Grant and Telia Palmer. Jessie was the daughter of Silas C. Durham and Julia Proll.

Kenya’s paternal grandmother was Doris Alorie Childs (the daughter of George Edward Childs and Jettia Malinda Faulkner). Doris was born in Virginia. George was the son of Willie Childs and Hallie. Jettia was the daughter of George Berryman Faulkner and Helen Bass.

Source: Death record of Kenya’s paternal great-grandmother, Jettia Malinda (Faulkner) Childs – https://www.familysearch.org