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
DAMM It never crossed my mind she was mexican… Kobe got it lyke dat tho lol im 100% mexicana n my fiance is half blk half dominican i hope our children look lyke vanessa n kobys :- )
u cant be half black n dominican. the dominican is already of african descent. that would be like saying i’m half black n african (WTF). BESIDES BLACK ONLY MEANS ETHINCITY NOT NATIONALITY!!
Nobody says half black n american because its ridiculously senseless
To mexicanmamacita
Are you saying he’s half African American and half Dominican?Because I have to agree with (Anonymous),the way you described your fiance really doesn’t make sense,I’m not trying to offend you,I just see what he/she means.I know you guys refer to us as black,so is that what you mean?or is he a white or mixed Dominican?
vanessa look like arbic girl.she realy gorgeous.
Are you Arabic by the way?
Arabs are not gorgeous. they do have good complication though. The Arabs idea of gorgeous is Nancy Ajam, who after many surgery and makeovers still looks odd.
To betty
You can’t tell me that’s who they think is gorgeous
LMAO OMG WHEN I READ THIS I CRACKED UP!!! well yes a very few are gorgeous! but there is pretty arabic woman
I’ve seen very pretty arabic women,that’s just not one of them,at least to me
YOU ARE A IDIOT….. I BET YOU LOOK LIKE A MUTT CAUSE MOST PEOPLE WHO DOWN GRADE A WHOLE RACE USUALLY HAVE FLAWS EVERYWHERE.
vanessa is seems to be very nice person and very beatiful aswellihope she stay with kobe they are my favirt couple .ihave been always fan of maxican peaple and now that iknow vanessa.. ilove them more.god bless mexico
yes GOD bless there people because they’re being targeted as the bad people when they’re amazng gorgeous!!! European and Native decent=) EXOTIC….
You have a very strong point! Im italian and portugese and i consider my self Latin aka Hispanic because i am also of mexican decent and so much more!
I’m suprised that she’s Mexican because many people on the Mexican radio shows were saying that she is from Salvadorian and Irish decent or other Latin American countries but I never thought Mexican. And she’s really pretty!
thats the first i heard of the Salvadorian idea.
Nope shes Mexican=) its very cool i think=)