Vanessa Bryant [2024 Update]: Black Mamba Wife, Net Worth

Vanessa Bryant, also known as Queen Mamba, and wife of basketball legend Black Mamba (aka Kobe Bryant), is a former Model and Philanthropist. 

Kobe Bryant was a five-time NBA champion and the NBA’s most valuable player of 2008. He was one of the greatest NBA players of all time and an inspiration to many NBA players.

He fell in love with Vanessa when she was just 17 years old, and he was 21 years old. Ever since then, she was always beside him, being a constant force for Kobe.

She always kept herself behind to let Kobe shine.

And had been away from the limelight until the death of Kobe and their daughter Gianna in a tragic helicopter accident on January 26, 2020.

Coping with the greatest tragedy of hers, she emerged as a strong woman, raising her and Mamba’s children in his absence. 

She is now willing to share her life with the world. So it’s high time we also know more about her life. 

Here are some facts about her.

Vanessa Bryant: Quick Facts 

Vanessa Bryant | Early Life, Family & Education

This 39-year-old Latina Vanessa Bryant was born on 5^th May 1982 in Los Angeles, California, to Sofia Urbieta. She is of a Mexican ethnic background.

Sofia raised Vanessa and her elder sister, Sophie as a single mother. She divorced Vanessa’s father when she was a baby.

The pictures below show Vanessa with her mother.

Her father moved back to Mexico, so not much is known of him. Sofia then married Stephen Laine.

Then Vanessa adopted her step-father, Stephen’s last name.

Hence her full name became Vanessa Urbieta Cornejo Laine, along with her older sister Sophie Laine. Despite Stephen not adopting them.

Vanessa spent most of her early life in Orange County.