American philanthropist and former model Porschla Coleman. She is best known for being married to former NBA player and current basketball coach Jason Frederick Kidd. After marrying Jason Kidd, Coleman stopped modeling and focused on philanthropic activities. She is the executive director of “The Jason Kidd Foundation”, a non-profit organization dedicated to children’s education. Porschla Coleman and her husband were nominated for the ‘Man and Woman of the Year’ campaign, which aims to raise funds for leukemia research in the United States. Her children and husband have moved to New York City.
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- Full Name: Porschla Coleman Kidd
- Gender: Female
- Date of birth: August 14
- Place of birth: Gulfport, Mississippi, United States
- Nationality: American
- Ethnicity: African American
- Religion: Christianity
- Marital status: Married
- Partner: Jason Kidd
- Children: 3
- School: Hollywood High School
- Occupation: Former model, philanthropist, designer
- Twitter: @porschlakidd
Early life
Porschla Coleman was born on August 14, 1970, in Gulfport, Mississippi. Not much is known about her family life as she does not share any information on social media.
Career
She left her hometown at the age of 17 to pursue a modeling career in New York City. She was later discovered by a modeling agency and offered a modeling contract. Coleman continued to pose for famous photographers and model for famous fashion companies. She was a finalist on the popular television show ‘Star Search 2003. She has also appeared on television shows such as ‘Khloé & Lamar’ and ‘The Morning Blend.’ Despite her successful modeling career, she stopped modeling to devote her time to charity work.
Jason Kidd founded the Jason Kidd Foundation in 1996, and Porschla Coleman works for the foundation. The foundation’s mission is to promote education. The foundation also ensures that students of all ages have access to the tools they need to succeed. Coleman is the Executive Director of the Jason Kidd Foundation. She also works with a philanthropic group called the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), a non-profit organization committed to fighting blood cancers. Coleman was selected to participate in the organization’s annual “Man and Woman of the Year” fundraising campaign.
The campaign is a ten-week community competition. During the competition, the selected candidates must help raise funds to honor local children who have survived leukemia. At the end of the competition, the candidates with the highest amount of donations are named ‘Man and Woman of the Year’. Coleman uses her social media pages to help raise funds for cancer research and participates in other fundraising campaigns.
Personal life
Porschla Coleman began dating Jason Frederick Kidd in 2008. Chance Kidd, Coleman and Kidd’s first child, was born on January 24, 2010. On September 10, 2011, Coleman and Kidd exchanged vows after a 13-month engagement.
Coleman adopted Trey, Miah, and Jazelle Kidd, the children from Kidd’s first marriage to actress and journalist Joumana. Noah Grace Kidd, Coleman and Kidd’s first child, was born in 2012. Cooper Anne Kidd, Porschla Coleman’s third child, was born on November 19, 2017.
Net worth
Porschla makes a stable living as a successful model and philanthropist with a net worth of $1.5 million.
Social media
She is very active on social media with over 4,000 followers, mainly on Twitter.
Twitter: @porschlakidd
