Vanessa Bryant
Vanessa Bryant with her daughters Gianna and Natalia in 2008
Birth Name: Vannessa Urbieta Cornejo
Place of Birth: Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: May 5, 1982
Ethnicity: Mexican
Vanessa Bryant, also known as Vanessa Laine Bryant, was an American businessperson, philanthropist, and model. She was married to NBA star Kobe Bryant, until his death. The couple has had four children. Their daughter Gianna, also a basketball player, died with Kobe in a helicopter crash in 2020.
She was born to Mexican parents, despite websites stating that she is of part Irish descent. She adopted the surname Laine from her stepfather, Stephen Laine, becoming known as Vanessa Marie Laine.
Vanessa’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Urbieta.
Vanessa’s maternal grandmother’s surname was Rangel.
Sources: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com
http://transcripts.cnn.com
Genealogy of Vanessa Laine Bryant (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
im glad my second favorite player of all time married a mexican there the finest ones out there
Oh your so fuckin right!!! i meet a girl who was mexican and portuguese! GORGEOUS As HELL!!! Being half mexican gives you a variety of backgrounds like eurpeon and native american BEYond extoic! Even GErman decent!
O YES MEXICAN GIRLS ARE VERY VERY PRETTY!!! SOME LOOK ASIAN LOL I MEET ONE WHO WAS ACTUALLY MIXED WITH LAOS AND MEXICAN SHE WAS SO PRETTY!! OLIVE SKIN, AND HAZEL ALMOND EYES. I CANT FORGET HER LOL
me to im just glad shes LATIN=)
im glad my second favorite player of all time kobe married a mexican there the finest ones out there.
Hmmm and all this time I thought Kobe met her in Italy; and, she was of “Italian” heritage!
No black bee shes mexican!
THE BLOG IS GOOD,helps viewers to know celebrities’ ethnicities
hello look at the language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
she hellla pretty!!!!!!!! go KOBE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!