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Kiya Cole

Kiya Cole is an American Instagram celebrity of African descent. She became famous thanks to her elder daughter Skai who is an aspiring actress. You might have seen this girl in the Jessie series by Disney where she performs alongside Debby Ryan.

Young Kiya Cole
Young Kiya Cole / Instagram

Kiya was born on March 12, 1975, in New York. She used to have a job in NY but quit it to provide her daughter with better opportunities. Currently, the family lives in Los Angeles where they relocated for Skai's career purposes.

Family

Her mom's name is Melanis. Her dad's name is Danni. She has two siblings, Elle and Chamber.

Instagram career

Kiya thought it would be wise to take to social networks after Skai rose to stardom. Today, she has over 200,000 followers on Instagram. She specializes in fitness and modeling content. She regularly uploads her daughter's photos in this app and they quickly grab people's attention.

Kiya runs an online store where she sells outfits and accessories.

Personal life

She divorced Skai's dad, Jacob Jackson. This girl was born in 2002 and stayed with her mom. Skai and Kiya have always been very close to each other.

Kiya Cole with her daughter
Kiya Cole with her daughter / Instagram

In 2010, Kiya welcomed her second child, Aurora. In four years, her third kid, Nala, followed suit.

In 2016, this lady got engaged to Gene Salas.

Facts

  • She's passionate about fitness.
  • She studied business in college.
  • In 2020, Skai had a beef with Bhad Bhabie (a rapper, whose real name is Danielle Bregoli). The former filed a restraining order against the latter. Skai appeared to be interested in Danielle's ex-boyfriend. Bhad Bhabie threatened her. The mothers of both young ladies began to mutually insult each other on social networks. They aggressively criticized each other's parenting styles in front of a huge number of subscribers.