Vanessa Bryant Net Worth

Vanessa Bryant is from a humble background and became a public figure through marriage to famous basketball player Kobe Bryant. However, she has taken initiatives and strides of her own and put her money where her mouth is.

Who is Vanessa Bryant?

Vanessa Laine Bryant became popular after marrying famous basketball player Kobe Bryant. Together they build an empire. Vanessa Bryant’s maiden name is Vanessa Urbieta Cornejo. Vanessa is of Latina and Irish origin and was born on May 5, 1982, in Los Angeles, California. Vanessa’s parents divorced when she was still a child, and her father moved to Baja, California.

Vanessa’s mother later remarried Stephen Laine and had a sister named Sophie, who lived in Garden Grove, California. She lived in Huntington Beach, California, with her step-grandfather, Robert Laine. That’s when she changed her name to Vanessa Marie Laine, despite not being officially adopted by her stepfather. She attended school at Marina High School, where she was a cheerleader and active in the theater club. 

Later on, in August 1999, Vanessa and her friend Rowena Ireifej attended a concert at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, where they were approached and offered work as music video extras and backup dancers. Vanessa has been featured in music videos as a model for famous musicians like Snoop Dog. 

November 1999 was when she met her future husband, when she was hired to work on one of Kobe Bryant’s music videos, a set of a song called G’d Up. The relationship between the two brought a lot of controversy and disruption at her high school. As a result, she had to finish her senior year while studying from home. She went on to graduate with honors.

Vanessa later got married to Lakers legend Kobe Bryant on April 18, 2001. This is where she took her hubby’s last name and became Vanessa Marie Bryant.

Surprisingly, Vanessa filed for divorce in December 2011 from Kobe due to irreconcilable differences, but 13 months later, they called off the divorce. She is a mother of four healthy and grown children and suffered a miscarriage due to an ectopic pregnancy. The children are Natalie Bryant, Gianna Bryant, Capri Kobe Bryant, and Bianka Bella Bryant.

Vanessa Bryant Net Worth?

Vanessa Bryant’s net worth is $600 million, with a $1 million salary as of 2010 from the reality series, The Real Housewives per season.

Vanessa Bryant’s net worth rose relatively high because of her late husband’s successful basketball career. Her philanthropy and business career, however, got her her own money. She has become a business spokeswoman and partnered with foundations to help needy societies and struggling young mothers. Vanessa is believed to have a net worth of around $75 million.

A Look at Vanessa Bryant’s Career 

Vanessa started as a model and backup dancer in music videos, and that’s how she met the love of her life. Before meeting Kobe, she was a backup dancer in many music videos until she finally landed an opportunity with an artist like Snoop Dogg. She later met Kobe Bryant during one of his music video sets for a song called G’d Up, and she was the backup model. 

After marrying Kobe, she decided to do her own thing behind the scenes and let her husband shine. As a result, Vanessa and her husband founded the VIVO Foundation, which later changed to Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Foundation. The foundation’s goal was to inspire the global perspective among the youth, increase opportunities and help them dream big and chase after their dreams. In addition, the foundation gives scholarships to the underprivileged and minorities in societies and colleges worldwide.

Kobe and Vanessa Bryant were the founding donors of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. After her husband and daughter’s deaths, in 2020, she changed the name of her late husband’s foundation, Mamba Sports Foundation, to Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation to honor her daughter. 

The foundation helped set up a fund for the families that had lost their loved ones in the crash that her daughter and late husband were involved in and died. The foundation also helps underprivileged athletes to achieve their dreams in sports. 

Vanessa also launched a clothing line called Mambacita in memory of her daughter. The clothing line is a partnership; all the proceeds go to the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation. She has appeared in the hit show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians. She is the chief executive officer and president of Granity Studios, founded by her late husband, Kobe.

She also worked with Baby2Baby to support underprivileged mothers and children. She received a philanthropy award at the November 2021 Baby2Baby 10-year gala. As of now, she still works as a philanthropist and businesswoman.

Vanessa Bryant Life Facts

• Kobe’s family disapproved of Vanessa and Kobe’s relationship until they got pregnant with their first child.
• Vanessa confirmed the death of her husband and daughter through social media, which was devastating for her.
• She was never one to be in the limelight but recently rejoined Instagram and is opening up to the world about her family and life. She is, however, not on Twitter and Facebook.
• Vanessa’s husband, Kobe Bryant, died after a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020. Kobe’s death left her a widow with four children.

What’s Vanessa Bryant up to?

As Kobe’s wife, Vanessa Byant, was used to leaving the limelight to her late husband. Kobe Bryant’s death was devastating to many people, especially her. However, she has proven to be a strong woman and dedicated her life to her children and philanthropy work. She’s active in the social world and has an Instagram account with 15.6 million followers, where she posts about her life and family. Vanessa Bryant is currently suing the Los Angeles County and first responders to the helicopter crash for public display of pictures from the crash instead of helping. She is suing on behalf of all grieving families and serving as an example to first responders in the future. She later won a court ruling for a trial in February 2022. 

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