Former Miss USA Kenya Moore, 47, welcomes her first child

Former Miss USA and Real Housewives of Atlanta alumni - Kenya Moore, 47, has welcomed her first child. She gave birth to her daughter named: Brooklyn Doris Daly, who weighed 5lbs. and 12 oz, at 9:39 a.m today.

It’s the first child for Moore and husband Marc Daly, who gave their daughter a name that holds special meaning.

“Brooklyn because that’s where we met and fell in love, and Doris after my grandmother who passed away last year and who raised me,” Moore tells PEOPLE.

Mom is doing well and “Brooklyn is very alert and active,” but the happy news also comes after scary few days for Moore.

The former Miss USA, who conceived through in vitro fertilization, gave birth via emergency cesarean section after revealing on Oct. 27 that she had tested positive for preeclampsia — a pregnancy complication that caused her to gain “17 lbs. in ONE week due to severe swelling and water retention, high blood pressure, and excess protein in urine.”