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Kenya Moore Almost Confirmed Joining ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Cast

Posted byBy ABS Contributor | Published on: | Updated on May 10, 2012 CommentsComments (0)

With the impending departure of Sheree Whitfield, Miss USA 1993 Kenya Moore has been rumored all week to be joining the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast.  And as much as we were hoping this ish wasn’t true, Ms. Moore herself coyly half-way confirmed it at a recent event.  Get the deets inside…

Just when we thought this was pretty much impossible since Kenya doesn’t even live in the ATL, the 41-year-old actress told S2S recently that she’s back and forth between L.A. & the southern city…and she feels like it’s her duty to show the proper type of woman on these reality shows. Isn’t that everyone’s intention before the cameras start rolling?  And we all see how that turns out.

So the folks over at Sister 2 Sister caught up with the gorgeous former Miss USA at the Black Women In Entertainment Law fundraiser in NYC honoring Debra Lee on April 24th.

“I’ve had an opportunity recently to be on a reality show,” Kenya exclusively told S2S. “I feel like it’s almost like my duty to take the job because it’s the converse of what we’re seeing now.”

“I can say that it’s an already established franchise,” Kenya revealed to S2S. “I’m back and forth between Atlanta and L.A….primarily Atlanta. Wink, wink!”

I’m just gonna say it.  I’ve seriously hearted Kenya since she walked across that pageant stage in all her brown girl glory till the time she killed all those Pantene commercials….so I just don’t want those perfect images of her fabulousness ruined by the foolywangery that is ATL Housewives.  Or any of these franchises.  Sigh.  Say it aint so Kenya!

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