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Model, actress Kim Porter: Dec. 16, 1971 - Nov. 15, 2018
USA TODAY
Updated Nov. 15, 2018, 7:46 p.m. ET
Model and actress Kim Porter, 47, has died at her home in Toluca Lake, Calif. Born in Columbus, Ga., the young model headed to Atlanta to pursue her dreams after high school. She had a relationship with singer Al B. Sure, bearing son Quincy in 1991. Here, Porter attends In Touch Weekly's Icons and Idols Celebration held at Chateau Marmont in 2008.
Charley Gallay/WireImageKim Porter may be best known as the longtime on and off girlfriend of Sean "Diddy" Combs. The couple met in 1994. He adopted Quincy and she is the mother of three of his other children. They're all smiles at the 2003 Vibe Awards.
Giulio Marcocchi /Getty ImagesPorter was known for her lithe frame, long hair and big smile. She's seen during Diddy's 50 Fabulous Dinner Party in Miami.
KMazur/WireImage For InStyle MagazinePorter attends the premiere for "Can't Stop, Won't Stop: The Bad Boy Story," a film about Combs, on April 27, 2017, in New York.
Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesPorter and Sean "Diddy" Combs with their twin daughters D'Lila Star and Jessie James at The Real White Party at Combs' East Hampton, New York, estate on Sept. 2, 2007.
Mat Szwajkos/Getty ImagesD'Lila Star Combs, left, Porter and Jessie James Combs attend the Ladylike Foundation's 2018 Annual Women of Excellence scholarship luncheon at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 2, 2018.
Earl Gibson III/Getty ImagesDiddy and Porter arrive at the Kodak Theatre for the 77th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood.
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