Wiggins, a professor of sport studies, her husband had commissioned the ring two months prior. A few days later, she received a $4 million eight-carat purple diamond ring leading to speculation that this was a gift for her support. ĭuring the 2003 sexual assault case against her husband, Bryant defended him, stating: 'I know my husband made the mistake of adultery'. In January 2003, Vanessa gave birth to her and Kobe's first child, Natalia. After the marriage, she took his last name, becoming Vanessa Marie Bryant. Edward Roman Catholic Church in Dana Point, California. The private wedding ceremony was attended by approximately twelve people and was held at the St. Her engagement ring included a seven-carat diamond. Six months after meeting, Laine and Kobe Bryant were engaged. president Barack Obama in the Oval Office in 2010 At the Baby2Baby 10-year gala in November 2021, she received a philanthropy award. īryant worked with Baby2Baby to provide support for women and children in poverty. īryant was the president and chief executive officer of Granity Studios. The line is in partnership with a female-owned brand, Dannijo and all proceeds go towards the Mambacita Sports Foundation. In May 2021, Bryant launched a Mambacita line of clothing in honor of her daughter Gianna. In 2020, following her husband and second-oldest daughter's deaths, Bryant changed the name of her husband's Mamba Sports Foundation to the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation in honor of her daughter. īryant and her husband were founding donors of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The charity has collaborated with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

It provides scholarships for minority college students and other youth worldwide. It is a charity that supports increasing a global perspective among young people. In 2007, Bryant and her husband founded the VIVO Foundation which was later renamed the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Foundation. Career and philanthropy The Bryants and Eric Garcetti in 2016 She graduated from high school in 2000 with honors. Their high-profile relationship caused disruptions at her high school, leading Bryant to complete her senior year at home as an independent study. The interaction was captured on camera and, years later, the short clip was included in Kobe Bryant's 2015 Showtime documentary 'Muse'. In November 1999, Bryant met her future husband Kobe Bryant on the set of a music video for a rap song he was releasing. Bryant later appeared in music videos for artists including Krayzie Bone and Snoop Dogg. They were approached by a company and offered work as music video extras and backup dancers. In August 1999, Bryant and her friend Rowena Ireifej attended a hip-hop concert at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre. Her family's home was in Garden Grove, California, and she resided with her step-grandfather Robert Laine in Huntington Beach, California. She began going by Laine after the marriage and officially changed her name to Vanessa Marie Laine in 2000, despite never officially being adopted by her step-father. In 1990, her mother married Stephen Laine, who was a middle manager at the same electronics company that she worked in. Her mother was a shipping clerk at an electronics company. After her parents' divorce, her biological father moved to Baja California. Her parents divorced when she was a baby. She is the president and chief executive officer of Granity Studios and a member of the board of directors of Bodyarmor SuperDrink.īryant was born on May 5, 1982, in Los Angeles, California.

Bryant leads the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation, an organisation dedicated to supporting child athletes who are in need. They founded the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Foundation in 2007 to provide scholarships to minority college students worldwide. Vanessa Marie Bryant (previously Laine born Vanessa Urbieta Cornejo May 5, 1982) is the widow of American basketball player Kobe Bryant.

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