Vanessa Bryant | English, Spanish

Former model and philanthropist Vanessa Bryant is of English, Mexican, Irish, and German Descent, born on May 15, 1982, in Huntington Beach, California. She attended St. Boniface Parochial School in 1996 and a member of the varsity cheerleading squad. Later on, she transferred to Marina High School and graduated in 2000 with honors. Shortly after graduating, Vanessa married the late NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, credited as one of the greatest basketball players. The couple met while Bryant worked as a background dancer on Tha Eastsidaz music video G’d Up 1999.

In her early career in the entertainment industry, she appeared in various music videos of artists like Ludacris, Tyrese, Snoop Dogg, and Pharell. On the other hand, Vanessa is a fluent speaker of Spanish, which she passed on to her daughters. Although she married one of the most famous basketball players, Vanessa didn’t receive much of the limelight like other NBA player’s wives.