Draft:Kimberly Antwinette Porter

Kimberly Antwinette Porter (December 15, 1970 – November 15, 2018) was an American model, singer, actress, and entrepreneur.[1] Porter was from Columbus, Georgia.[2] In 1988, she graduated from Columbus High School[3] and then began modeling as a blushing model; she was also a Debutante. She appeared in films and TV series such as: The Brothers (2001), Wicked Wicked Games (2006),[4] The System Within (2006), Single Ladies (2011), and Mama, I Want to Sing! (2012).[5] Porter was also one of the founders of Three Brown Girls, a lifestyle planning company in Atlanta, alongside college friends Nicole Cooke-Johnson and Eboni Elektra.[6][4]

Career edit

Kim Porter moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1988 and began a career as a model. She later became an actress with parts in films like "The Brothers," "Single Ladies," and "Wicked Wicked Games" https://www.ajc.com/news/world/who-was-kim-porter-diddy-girlfriend-dead/NSWXrzj3YbGYIpV5exybKN/

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Relationships and family edit

Porter has a son, Quincy Brown (born 1991), with singer and songwriter Al B. Sure!. From 1994 until 2007, Porter dated rapper and record executive Sean Combs; they have a son and twin daughters together.[7]

Porter died on November 15, 2018 in Toluca Lake, California; an autopsy determined that she died of lobar pneumonia.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ Parker, Ryan (November 15, 2018). "Kim Porter, Model and Actress, Dies at 47". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Parker, Najja (November 24, 2018). "Kim Porter to be buried in her Columbus, Georgia, hometown". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  3. ^ Sippell, Margeaux (November 15, 2018). "Model and Actress Kim Porter Found Dead at 47". Variety. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Christian, Margena A. (May 12, 2008). "Kim Porter 'Keeps Pushing' While Balancing Motherhood and Career". Jet. 113 (18): 56–60. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "Combs, Porter break up again". Ledger-Enquirer. July 11, 2007. p. 2. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ Penrice, Ronda Racha (January 12, 2006). "Atlanta celebrities end the year on a giving note". Atlanta Voice. p. 6. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.  
  7. ^ "Diddy mourns for Kim Porter, says 'more than soul mates'". Associated Press News. November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  8. ^ Lamarre, Carl (January 25, 2019). "Kim Porter's Cause of Death Revealed as Pneumonia". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

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