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
sorry, to disagree about how “gorgeous” you ppl say is is, when she smiles all I see are GUMS (upper gums) AND A FAKE SMILE, and then all this hair covering the rest of her face, and yes she seems to take good care of herself, what else can you do, never having to do any house work, or any work with a millianair husband, all she does is do her nails and her hair, makeup, facials, and shop. With big bucks to splurge into your looks anybody can be gorgegous. She’s not a Natural beauty, she’s a typical looking latina, including the super long hair, that is very mexican like and the mestizo skin tone.
Mexican Latina women Are f in hot Mexican Cuban puerto rican columbian every Latina Mexico is not a race there mix black native a Spanish don believe look it up
Go Vanessa! She took Kobe to the cleaners!
if this isn’t how you meant it, sorry, my oops, whatever whatever. but i took it offensively&from the looks of it,so did others so i’m not alone….&if you wanna start some type of internet fight, do it by yourself because i’m gonna say this&be done….are you a moron or what?….no?are you an idiot?geesh the crap that flies outta ppls mouths!….fingers.
first off,i’m half mexican,half black.&ANYBODY with ANY amount of knowledge knows EVERY mexican has not only(various)tribal indian blood in them,but EUROPEAN blood as well(Spain overthrew Mexico back when the country was nothing but Aztecs,Mayans,etc.,etc.I myself am Guaycuran indian–a MEXICAN indian.&my best friend is full Mexican,born in Sinaloa Mexico,his girlfriend is full Mexican,&their son is blonde haired,blue eyed….&why?because of the EUROPEAN blood&ancestry.So no,there is no such thing as a full pure blooded Mexican but there ain’t no Black bub.If that’s the case,don’t you think there would be less crime with Blacks vs. Mexicans?I’m from POmona,CA,where half the city is Mexican&half is Black&where for YEARS the rilvary between Blacks&Mexican has been ongoing.Pay no attention to the census reports–over half the southside is little Mexico–which brings me to my nxt point–don’t believe everythng you read because 1/2the time unless you LIVE it,you don’t know squat….Oh,&btw,there has also been an ongoing dislike between Spain&Mexico,&various European Latin cultures for various reasons,one being the Spanish conquering of Mexico.&Mexico is the ONLY Latin country,from my knowledge,that is NOT in Europe,so if uou’re from one of those European Latin ancestries, do some different research you ignoramous.&stop bein so ig’nent!=O
To PomonaMiss909
It’s not unusual for Mexicans not to know the African heritage of Mexico,It’s thanks to a man named (jose vasconcelos) and his La raza cósmica theory.See in his theory,he wanted the black blood as well as asian,and native,but not the outward appearence.He looked more towards the Europeans for the look he wanted.He was good friends with Hilter,and he embraced alot of his ideas.Now as recent generations have moved on,they have kept in tune with his ideas.Now if you don’t believe me,that’s fine look it up yourself.Also while your at it,check out the (Los Angeles Pabladores).See where these mexicans came from,and see what most of them were.Check out The black Seminole community in Nacimiento, Coahuila,see what their descendants look like now.I guess you didn’t know about the second underground railroad(that went straight into mexico).Or that the Mexican government had used recently freed black slaves to help guard the broader,because they knew they would fight the hardest to keep their freedom.Mexicans had outlawed slavery,and often helped slaves to escape into mexico.Look up the history of Vera Cruz. Louisiana Creoles moved into tampico mexico,see what their descendants look like now.Look at the history of ( Costa Chica of Oaxaca and Guerrero)There’s far to much I could put down here. Black and Mexicans used to be tight.Look up a group called the brown berets.Them and the black panthers were side by side. Now for some stupid reason ethnic groups fight,and 99.9% of time,they don’t even know why.Some of the reasons black and mexicans fought are simple.Jobs(whites putting black against mexicans).That’s and old trick,but it’s amazing how often it works.Jailhouse BULLSHIT!They bring that jailhouse mentality(of separation by color) out with them,and other gang SHIT.On top of that,the drug game.Now like you most Mexicans or blacks,don’t know the past.Or the connection that was once shared.Now if you don’t believe me,look it up yourself. Also you don’t have to look a certain way,to have a certain heritage,it’s called Cultural or racial assimilation .Europeans have been flooding(invited) into Mexico for at least the past 100yrs(just counting the recent wave).
To the two people whom thumb down my comment,I sorry I know facts hurt.However all the BS lies you guys have been taught,what just that.
correction:Not whom,I meant who
i meant who, and was just that
&how this whole crap got started over VANESSA BRYANT’S LIL ETHNIC INFO PAGE–is faaaarr beyond me.daaaaang.one person says some crap pulled out their booties–offensive crap–no forreal the crap was smellin thru my phone….& it gets turned into a damn debate??on a page of some broad don’t nun y’all know.cracie huh?i’m proud to be a mixed ass mutt damnit.but i come from a world that had that racial tension.FORTUNATELY. i was able to be raised in a home where that intolerance had to go because wasn’t no room for it.my brother’s full black&he got raised by my mes’kin daddy….&he joined an all black street gang.–just the way of the world–like i said before,you roll wit whut ya look like.&no matter WHO his father figure was,that was gonna be how it was.i’ve been there done that myself&i grew my ass up.&now my quote unquote”enemy”is the best friend i cam ever ask for.we got too old for that….&even though he& i see eye to eye,his little brother is in a all latino gang.& because of his brother we’re good even though we’re not “supposed”to be…..&yes i know you don’t HAVE to do the whole gangbangin thng.goodness.you say one thng&it’s a damn internet war.at ths point i can care less if these ppl change the spelling of POmona.that’s the only reason i even signed up in the first place.i saw pOmona get spelled wrong&i had to create a doggone profile JUST to tell em so–&they STILL haven’t changed ot.sooo don’t care.don’t care who thnks they’re sooooo right.it’s pointlesa.&this,like politics is somethng NOBODY should discuss.ENDED….(‘cuz my ass is forreal thru damnit)
good grief lady–man–you.everyone knows everyone came from africa,but as each generation births a new on&so forth&so forth,the percentage of african ancestry becomes smaller&smaller.so you’re right,in saying it’s not unusual for mexicans–&all other racesðnicities to have some type of african in them–even the smallest percent….but not aaaaall people have it dear.there’s certain health diseases that run predominantly,or solely in african americans that run on my father’s side sooo i’m guessing he got some brotha in him.my father&his entire family was born&raised in mexico….which proves your point.but there’s still that european ancestry–like i said.&like i said before,if EVERY mexican had black in em,doncha thnk there would be less violence against the two races?i see it dirst hand.schools go on lockdown because of the latino&black violence all the time in pOmona.my father is mexican born in mexico,my mother was born in compton,CA,raised in pOmona,CA.so while i may not know EVERYTHING,i know my ethnic background on BOTH sides,and am VERY proud of BOTH sides….&my comment earlier was in response to the genius(sarcasm)that said mexican is not a race or ethnicity,….&rightfully so i got offended.
To pomona
Sorry sometimes the site takes its sweet time about comments,so I didn’t see the other two.To clear somethings up, what I meant was fairly recent,not the everyone comes from Africa stuff.Also I didn’t say all mexicans had recent heritage(just going by the dna the avg).Also Mexico still has a good size black mexican population,the rest have assimulated.Also I meant it wasn’t taught on purpose(the black history or mexico third root as it’s called).Now as for the violence,no people are people.They want their way,and some people are just a-holes.Prime example,I have Mexican families on both sides of me.One family is sweet as pie.The other is nasty,throwing trash in my yard.Chicken making all the noise in the world,a teenage girls who bring the boys who write on my wall.Oh don’t get me wrong,the black kids do it to.Also I get into it with the black and the mexicans who put old tires in my back yard.I mean people fight(black on black,and mexican on mex etc),then they fight each other.If asians were around,they would be in it to.We black people know we got african blood in us,yet we still fight each other.So mexican knowing their black bloodlines(the ones who have it),that’s not going to stop thing.People follow the leader,if he/she says fight,that’s what they do.Now like I said,99.999% of the time,they don’t even know why.There’s a black family on this block,that if one member gets into it,here comes the rest(and they don’t even ask what’s going on),see trashy people.
To pomona
my other comment is in moderation,so just in case it doesn’t go through,I wrote this one.First my replay was to the part of your statement,full pure blooded Mexican but there ain’t no Black bub.I was just letting you know you were incorrect,I wasn’t attacking you.Also I didn’t say all Mexicans had recent black heritage.The places I gave are where the more African looking Mexicans are at,the rest have assimilated.Like I said look these places up,you might be pleasantly surprised.Now Mexicans knowing their African past or that they may have the blood,isn’t going to stop anything,People follow the leader.Like I said,they don’t know why they are fighting each other.It could have been something as stupid as someone stepping on someone shoe.Next thing a fight,friends get into,the other guy friend get into,and there is you cycle of hate.New kids move in the hood wanting to make friends,what do you do except join the cycle. We black people know we got african blood in us,yet we still fight each other.So that has nothing to do with it.
&yes,it is sad–down right pathetic how things are in society today.unfortunately,you go with what you look like.the way it was growing up&the way it is today,if you’re half black,you’re black.point blank.i’m half but look like i’m full black so i got treated like i was.the racial tension starts from a young age,&while you&your childhood friends pick roses&daises as kids,when you guys hit high school,you go with what you look like–no matter WHAT you identify yourself with.&you act like you never even knew each other.jail system is the same.it’s called survival.&in jail you do what you’re supposed to do–not what you think is right.loke i said it’s unfortunate but it’s reality….&it’s never gonna change.
To PomonaMiss909
Well can’t disagree with you,I went to a predominant white school,and the black kid did group together,with a couple of white kids in each group.Now the your black period part,it depends on who you hang out with.If I met you,and you said you were a Latina,then that’s what you would be to me.I never have a problem with people saying their half whatever,it’s only when they dis the black part(like it’s the worst thing you could have in you).Most people don’t know about darker skin Latinos or Afro-Latinos,I do apologize if either one of these terms is offensive to you.Because they are not really talked about.My brother girlfriend is like you,except she takes more after her mother side of the family Salvadoran/Afrocuban.Her matrilineal grandfather on the Salvadoran side,was the last person on that side that displayed any signs of black blood.My neighborhood is pretty mixed with Latino and black.Sometimes there are problems, with the gangs,that are a few blocks away.The people in my neighborhood tend to get along,but I do know how it is in other neighborhoods.Now as far as things never changing,going by a lot of the comments on here from Latinos,it seems to be that way.I do indeed hope your wrong,like I said,black and Latino were once tight.
Oh p.s
Did you check out any of those things I ask you to look up,about black people in Mexico?
To PomonaMiss909
Did you check out any of those things I ask you to look up,about black people in Mexico?
Kobe’s family didn’t approve because of her attitude. Kobe has one too so they are a good match.
“Mexican” is not a race.
Technically neither is Irish. However if someone said the were Irish I would assume they were white. By someone saying they are Mexican I assume they are either white, mestizo, or native.
She is a Mexican mestiza bit more Native than Euro percentage wise.Who knows that would be my guess. I know it annoying when people a person look Mexican bit i think when they say it they usually mean a mestizo.
Vanessa is absolutely gorgeous. I really admire the beauty of native North/Central/South American and Caribbean women. I find their features to be so striking, and Vanessa has a beautiful smile. Her kids are adorable as well, I can see both parents in them, they got the best features of both. :P
She is gorgeous.
But I heard she is a bitch.