Kim Porter

{{Infobox person

| name = Kim Porter

| image = Kim Porter 2018.jpg

| caption = Porter in 2018

| birth_name = Kimberly Antwinette Porter

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1970|12|15}}

| birth_place = Columbus, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|11|15|1970|12|15}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Model|actress|singer}}

| years_active = 1988–2018

| children = 4, including Quincy Brown

}}

Kimberly Antwinette Porter (December 15, 1970 – November 15, 2018) was an American model and actress.{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Ryan |title=Kim Porter, Model and Actress, Dies at 47 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/kim-porter-model-actress-dies-at-47-1161798/ |access-date=November 22, 2023 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 15, 2018}}

Career

Porter was from Columbus, Georgia.{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Najja |title=Kim Porter to be buried in her Columbus, Georgia, hometown |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/world/kim-porter-buried-her-columbus-georgia-hometown/YSXxhnvvv1vPbkawB8bUHL/ |access-date=November 22, 2023 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=November 24, 2018 |language=English}} She began modeling as a teenager{{cite news |last1=Sumbry |first1=Josiah |title=Columbus Girl 'Model of the South' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/ledger-enquirer-columbus-girl-model-of/135792684/ |access-date=November 27, 2023 |work=Ledger-Enquirer |date=January 7, 1987 |page=B3}} and was also a debutante. In 1988, she graduated from Columbus High School and moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to further her modeling career.{{cite news |last1=Sippell |first1=Margeaux |title=Model and Actress Kim Porter Found Dead at 47 |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/kim-porter-dead-dies-diddy-ex-1203029958/ |access-date=November 22, 2023 |work=Variety |date=November 15, 2018}} She appeared in films and TV series such as: The Brothers (2001), Wicked Wicked Games (2006–2007), The System Within (2006),{{cite book |last1=Lentz III |first1=Harris M. |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2018 |date=2019 |publisher=McFarland |isbn= |page=319 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CfWaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT319}} Single Ladies (2011),{{cite news |last1=Penn |first1=Charli |title=VH1's 'Single Ladies' Premiere Recap: Hello Drama |url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/single-ladies-on-vh1-premiere-recap/ |access-date=November 22, 2023 |work=Essence |date=October 28, 2020}} and Mama, I Want to Sing! (2012).{{cite news |title=Combs, Porter break up again |url=https://newspapers.com/article/ledger-enquirer-combs-porter-break-up-a/135571248/ |access-date=November 22, 2023 |work=Ledger-Enquirer |date=July 11, 2007 |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}} Porter appeared in a number of music videos,{{cite news |title=Kim Porter: An Angel in Disguise |url=https://thesource.com/2019/03/25/kim-porter-an-angel-in-disguise/ |access-date=November 23, 2023 |work=The Source |date=March 25, 2019}} and she worked as a receptionist at Uptown Records, after being hired by founder Andre Harrell.{{cite news |last1=Amber |first1=Jeannine |title=No Ordinary Love: Sean "Diddy" Combs and Kim Porter |url=http://www.essence.com/essence/themix/entertainment/0%2C16109%2C1557750%2C00.html |access-date=November 24, 2023 |work=Essence |date=2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008160909/http://www.essence.com/essence/themix/entertainment/0,16109,1557750,00.html |archive-date=October 8, 2007}}

Porter was one of the founders of Three Brown Girls, a lifestyle planning company in Atlanta, alongside college friends Nicole Cooke-Johnson and Eboni Elektra.{{cite journal |last1=Christian |first1=Margena A. |title=Kim Porter 'Keeps Pushing' While Balancing Motherhood and Career |journal=Jet |date=May 12, 2008 |volume=113 |issue=18 |pages=56–60 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iTsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56 |access-date=November 22, 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Penrice |first1=Ronda Racha |title=Atlanta celebrities end the year on a giving note |url=https://newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-voice-atlanta-celebrities-en/135571644/ |access-date=November 22, 2023 |work=Atlanta Voice |date=January 12, 2006 |page=6 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{free access}}{{cite news |last1=Kimble |first1=Melissa |title=Kim Porter Shouldn't Be Remembered Just For Diddy, But For Her Impact On Women In Hip-Hop |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/kim-porter-should-be-remembered-for-her-impact-on-women-in-hip-hop-not-just-her-relationship-with-diddy-13173847 |access-date=November 23, 2023 |work=Bustle |date=November 21, 2018}} Porter and the company helped start singer Janelle Monáe's career in the music industry, after inviting them to an open mic night and introducing them to industry contacts. Monáe said that they were "forever indebted" to Porter for believing in them.{{cite news |last1=Henderson |first1=Cydney |title=Al B. Sure, son Quincy, celebs react to death of model Kim Porter, Diddy's ex-girlfriend |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/11/15/kim-porter-former-girlfriend-diddy-has-died-47-reports/2017216002/ |access-date=November 23, 2023 |work=USA Today |date=November 18, 2018}}

Personal life

Porter had a son, Quincy Brown (born 1991), with singer Al B. Sure! to whom she was married (according to a 2020 interview with Al. B Sure! on Fox Soul network) from 1989 until either late 1990 or 1991{{CN|date=April 2025}}. From 1994 until 2007, Porter had an on-and-off relationship with rapper and record executive Sean Combs. They had a son, Christian, and twin daughters, Jessie and D'lila.{{cite journal |title=Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs Reaches Child Support Settlement with Model Kim Porter |journal=Jet |date=March 25, 2002 |volume=101 |issue=14 |pages=32–33 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PMMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32 |access-date=November 23, 2023}}{{cite news |title=Diddy mourns for Kim Porter, says 'more than soul mates' |url=https://apnews.com/article/0b4d295d941d493a9254b27c2b72ef78 |access-date=November 22, 2023 |work=Associated Press News |date=November 18, 2018 }}

Death

Porter died on November 15, 2018, in Toluca Lake, California after several days of "flu-like symptoms".{{cite magazine |last1=Lamarre |first1=Carl |date=January 25, 2019 |title=Kim Porter's Cause of Death Revealed as Pneumonia |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kim-porter-cause-of-death-pneumonia-8495062/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 22, 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Rogo |first1=Paula |title=Kim Porter's Cause of Death Revealed |url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/kim-porter-cause-of-death-pneumonia/ |access-date=November 24, 2023 |work=Essence |date=October 23, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203094202/https://www.essence.com/celebrity/kim-porter-cause-of-death-pneumonia/ |archivedate=February 3, 2019}} Her cause of death was listed as "deferred" on her death certificate, and after an autopsy was completed on November 16, 2018, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office confirmed on January 25, 2019 that her death was a result of lobar pneumonia. Her funeral at Cascade Hills Baptist Church in Columbus, Georgia, was attended by hundreds of mourners, including Sean Combs.{{Cite web |date=June 17, 2019 |title=Hundreds gather for funeral of well known Columbus native Kim Porter |url=https://www.wtvm.com/2018/11/24/hundreds-gather-funeral-well-known-columbus-native-kim-porter/ |access-date=November 25, 2023 |website=www.wtvm.com |language=en}} Her remains were interred at Evergreen Memorial Park in Columbus, Georgia.{{Cite web |title=Kim Porter Memorial {{!}} Columbus, GA |url=https://www.evergreenmemorialpark.org/kim-porter-memorial |access-date=November 25, 2023 |website=Evergreen Memorial Park|language=en}} In 2023, Combs included a tribute song to Porter on his album The Love Album: Off the Grid, entitled "Kim Porter", featuring Babyface and John Legend.{{cite news |last1=Garcia |first1=Thania |title=Diddy's 'The Love Album: Off The Grid': A Song by Song Guide to Every Featured Artist |url=https://variety.com/lists/diddy-the-love-album-features/brought-my-love/ |access-date=November 22, 2023 |work=Variety |date=September 15, 2023}}

Filmography

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Year(s) ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
style="text-align:center;"\|1989 !scope=row\|"Smooth Operator" \|{{n/a}} \|Music video by Big Daddy Kane; uncredited
style="text-align:center;"\|1994 !scope=row\|"Nuttin' but Love" \|{{n/a}} \|Music video by Heavy D & the Boyz
style="text-align:center;"\|2001 !scope=row\|{{sort name\|The\|Brothers\|dab=2001 film}} \|Sandra the Temp \|Feature film
style="text-align:center;"\|2006–2007 !scope=row\|Wicked Wicked Games \|Violet Walker \|TV series; 5 episodes
style="text-align:center;"\|2006 !scope=row\|{{sort name\|The\|System Within}} \|Hayes' #2 Girl \|Feature film
style="text-align:center;"\|2011 !scope=row\|Single Ladies \|Jasmine \|TV series; 1 episode
style="text-align:center;"\|2011 !scope=row\|Mama, I Want to Sing! \|Tara \|Feature film

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Year(s)

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

style="text-align:center;"|1989

!scope=row|"Smooth Operator"

|{{n/a}}

|Music video by Big Daddy Kane; uncredited

style="text-align:center;"|1994

!scope=row|"Nuttin' but Love"

|{{n/a}}