Kenya Moore Taught Her 6-Year-Old's Classmates About 'the Meaning of Beauty' in Sweet Presentation

Kenya Moore; Brooklyn Doris Daly. Photo:Kenya Moore/Instagram; Prince Williams/WireImage
Kenya Moore visited her 6-year-old daughter, Brooklyn Daly, and her classmates to give a history lesson!

On Thursday, March 6, the Real Housewives of Atlanta alum, 54, shared how she made a special appearance at her daughter’s class to give a presentation on Black history and women’s history. Moore shares Brooklyn with ex-husband, Marc Daly.

Moore highlighted her experience becoming the second-ever Black woman to be crowned Miss USA. At 22, she won the title of Miss Michigan USA in 1993. Later that year, she was crowned Miss USA. Carole Anne-Marie Gist became the first Black woman to win Miss USA in 1990.

In the video Moore shared on Instagram, she introduced herself as “Brooklyn’s mommy” to her daughter’s classmates before began to explain her history. 

“So when I was competing in pageants, one of the one things that we had to be when we were competing was smart. We had to be kind. We had to recognize everyone for all of their accomplishments,” she said. 

Kenya Moore visited her daughter Brooklyn's school.Kenya Moore/Instagram
“Even though I was Black, sometimes people would think around the world that Black wasn't beautiful. Can you imagine that?”

One student promptly responded, “That would be crazy!” Another added, “That is crazy!” 

Moore chuckled and continued: “But so many Black women never were recognized for their beauty because we have brown skin and we have curly hair. We had other features that were not like everyone else."

"So they said, ‘Oh, they're not really beautiful.’ But guess what? I worked really hard. I stayed in school, and I competed. I talked about how important it was to be smart and to be kind and to be a person that can change the world and the perception of what people think about you.” 

Kenya Moore visited her daughter Brooklyn's school.Kenya Moore/Instagram
“It's not what they say, it's who you are on the inside,” she told the class. “By winning Miss USA, I began to change the perception — at least, I think so — of what people thought was beautiful in our world. Brown skin was beautiful. Can we say brown skin is beautiful?”

The class obliged and replied back, “Brown skin is beautiful!”

“Black is beautiful,” she replied, and the class quickly repeated the phrase back to her.

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In her Instagram caption, Moore called it an “incredible honor” to teach the “bright and curious six-year-olds” about “the meaning of beauty — not just in appearance, but in confidence, kindness and embracing who we are.”

It was "deeply meaningful," Moore said, adding that the experience allowed her to "inspire these young minds to dream big and 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 education of its students," Moore wrote. "Moments like these remind me of the power of representation and the importance of sharing our stories.”

“Thank you to all the moms and dads who also had amazing speeches and presentations,” she added. “To all the magnificent women: keep inspiring our daughters to become women that change the world.”