Kenya Moore recently visited her daughter Brooklyn’s primary school, where she took the opportunity to teach the students about ‘the meaning of beauty’. While she was there, she shared her insights about how, as a former Miss USA, beauty is not only about physical appearance, but also about “intelligence”, “kindness” and “uniqueness”.
Moore was part of the black history of the school and the history presentations of women. The 54-year-old shared the video of the moment on Instagram and started her caption: “I had the incredible honor to visit my daughter’s school to present for her entire class of clear and curious six-year-olds. I spoke about the meaning of beauty – not only in appearance, but in trust, kindness and embrace who we are. “
“Because of my own journey to become Miss USA, I shared the history of beauty in a way that emphasized representation and barriers and changed the global perception of beauty, because I was the second black woman who won the title in the history of the parade.”
She continued: “Being part of this black history and the history of women was deeply useful, because it enabled me to inspire these young spirits to dream big and to see beauty in themselves and the world around them. I am so proud to be part of a school community that encourages parents to actively shape the training of its students. Moments like these remind me of the power of representation and the importance of sharing our stories. “
One of the most important points that Moore drove home in her presentation to a room full of six -year -olds was: “… When I participated in parades, one of the things we had to be when we competed was smart. We had to be friendly. We had to recognize everyone for all their achievements.”
She also made sure that the children knew that not all people consider ‘black’ as beautiful, but it is.
“Although I was black, people all over the world would sometimes think that black was not beautiful. Can you imagine that? “
A student answered, “That would be crazy!” Another added: “That’s crazy!”
Moore grinned about the reactions and kept saying: “But so many black women were never recognized for their beauty because we have brown skin and we have curly hair. We had other functions that were not like everyone else. So they said, “Oh, they are not really beautiful.” But guess? I worked very hard. I stayed at school and I participated. I spoke about how important it was to be smart and to be friendly and to be a person who can change the world and the perception of what people think about you. “
Moore concluded by having the class repeat, “Brown skin is beautiful!” And “Black is beautiful.”
Moore was the second black woman who was crowned Miss USA in 1993, in the footsteps of Carole Anne-Marie Gist, who was the first black woman to win the title in 1990.
Moore shares her daughter with Marc Daly.
Photo: Kenya Moore Instagram
