Kai Morae has grown up pretty much in the eyes of the public as the daughter of highly talented American actress LisaRaye McCoy. Being the only daughter of her mother and having grown up around the entertainment scenes, many have always thought that Kai would follow in the footsteps of her LisaRaye, but for now, that isn’t the case, even though Kai is often regarded as a reality TV star.
Inasmuch as much as she is always drawn to the public by the media because of the person of her mother, there is still so much that is not known about Kai.
Who is Kai Morae?
It was on 5 December 1989 that Kai Morae was born to LisaRaye McCoy and her then-boyfriend, Benji Pace. She was brought up by her mother as only a few years after her birth, her mother got married to Tony Martin in 1992.
The Chicago native was brought up in the United States, although she got her education in London. He also spent a couple of years in Switzerland where she continued pursuing her education before coming back to the United States where she got her college education.
She Is Not An Actress Like Her Mother
Even before she was through with her education, Kai had already started building a career for herself as a model. She got her start thanks to her mother when she appeared on The Real McCoy. Before too long, she started getting different gigs and has come to make appearances on many commercials.
Kai is a plus-size model who is a brand ambassador for many products including Boombod and Flat Tummy Co. Back in 2014, she was made the brand ambassador and spokesmodel for itgirlfiles.com’s Discovering The Queen In You campaign. Evans and Apple Bottoms are other brands she has endorsed in the past.
Even though she has appeared on some reality TV shows such as Uncensored in 2019 and her mother’s LisaRaye: The Real McCoy in 2011, Kai is not an actress. She has preferred to pursue other things such as modeling, which has turned rather well for her.
Interesting Facts To Know About Her
1. Her parents were not married
When Kai was born, her parents were not married, and not long after her arrival, their relationship came to an end. It is important to note that her mother went on to get married to Tony Martin in 1992 as earlier stated, but after only two years, the marriage ended in divorce. McCoy did not get married again until 2006 when she married Michael Misick but the union also ended after only 2 years.
2. She has Japanese roots
As regards her ethnicity, Kai is not only African American, she also has Japanese roots from her father. This is one of the things that have made the Afro-Japanese model have her unique and beautiful looks. Her father is African-American on his father’s side while his mother is Japanese.
3. Kai is a mother of one
Towards the end of 2016, the model welcomed her first and only daughter thus far, and she named her Bella Rae Jeune. She was born on December 17. The beautiful baby came only a few months after Kai announced in September of the same year that she was expecting. She was not the only one who was ecstatic about the birth of her baby as her McCoy who had her first grandchild with the birth also celebrated it.
Kai Morae had her daughter with her boyfriend whose name was given as Joe. They were said to have dated a long time before they had their child. For now, it is not clear if they are still together.
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4. Her daughter has an Instagram page
Kai has since opened an Instagram account for her daughter Princess Bella Rae. The first post that was made on the handle was in June 2018 and since then, there have been numerous others. Currently, Bella has more than 17 thousand followers on Instagram.
5. Kai is from an entertainment family
The model may be famous, but she is not as famous as other members of her family because she came from an entertainment family. As stated, her mother LisaRaye McCoy is an actress and entrepreneur as well as a model, reality TV star, and humanitarian amongst other things. Her father, on the other hand, is a motivational speaker.
Her aunt is a famous rapper, Shawntae Harris is is even better known by her stage name, Da Brat.
6. Kai Morae did not meet her grandfather
Kai’s grandfather, David Ray McCoy was a self-made millionaire who died in 1988, only a year before her birth. David lost his life at the hands of his live-in girlfriend, Sheila Daniels who was 32 years old at the time. The pair had a quarrel over a high electric bill and it resulted in his girlfriend and her brother shooting him three times on the head.
7. Her mother almost killed herself after the death of her father
LisaRaye was very close to her father when he was alive. Because of their level of closeness, she revealed that the two made a pact that if he died before her she was going to kill herself and if she died before him, he was going to do the same. Hence, when the news broke that he had died, she crashed her car on a tree hoping to end her life.
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