The elegant and strong-willed Ms. Juanita Vanoy is a top businesswoman, former American fashion model, and ex-wife of the retired basketball legend, Michael Jordan. She began her career at a very tender age, participating in modeling and photo-shoots.
Her determination and hard work fostered her to the limelight even before she started dating her famous ex-husband, Michael Jordan (the G.O.A.T). After their divorce, she became a strong and independent woman who ventured into different businesses and participated in several charity organisations and presently keeps a low profile while earning more money.
Juanita Vanoy Biography
Ms. Vanoy was born on June 13, 1959, in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up in the south-side of Chicago together with her family. She became so interested in modeling even before she finished high school. She was always a top student at the university.
Ms Vanoy first worked as a loan officer in a bank when she graduated from college. Then she later worked at the American Bar Association as an executive secretary while she was still modeling.
Michael Jordan and Juanita started dating in 1987 after they were introduced by a mutual friend at Chicago Bennigans restaurant in 1984 while she was still doing her modeling gigs. Jordan proposed to Juanita on December 31, 1987, at Nick’s Fish Market in Chicago.
Jordan and Juanita got married on September 2, 1989, at the little white wedding chapel in Las Vegas. During the wedding, their son, Jeffery was already 10 months old. The couple had more children (Marcus and Jasmine) before she filed for divorce on December 29, 2006.
Her Amazing Kids
Ms. Vanoy had only three children with her ex-husband, Jordan, and has not remarried since after they divorced. They had their first child Jeffery Michael Jordan was on November 18, 1988, a few months before his parents’ wedding and they divorced when he was in high school. Just like his dad, Jeffery had an interest in basketball, he played for the university of central Florida knights and the University of Illinois.
Jeffery did not enlist for the NBA after college instead, he enrolled for Nike Inc.’s management training program. He currently leads brand digital innovation for the Jordan brand. In May 2019, he married Radina Aneva.
Just like his brother, Marcus also played basketball in high school and college. He started a shoe store on May 23, 2016, at Disney World in the Disney springs retail location in Florida. He eventually closed the store and continued the Sales online.
The youngest and only daughter, Jasmine was born on December 7, 1992. Few years after she graduated from Syracuse University she started working as a field representative for the Nike Jordan brand. She also works with the NBA team her father owns, the hornets.
In May 2019, jasmine and her boyfriend Rakeem Christmas welcomed their first baby. Vanoy was given full custody of her children after the divorce but it appeared as though they co-parent their children.
How Rich Is She?
As a former model, businesswoman, and former wife of a billionaire, she has a really good net worth. She was able to amass some wealth after her divorce. She used to make a yearly salary of $40,000-$90,000 as a model.
Currently, she makes quite a lot of money from her real estate business and also from advertisements, endorsements, and brand promotions. Juanita has an estimated net worth of $200 million according to celebrity net worth in 2020.
See Also: 10 Most Expensive Divorce in Sports History
Interesting Facts About Micheal Jordan’s Ex-Wife
1. Her marriage almost didn’t happen
Vanoy got pregnant after she was engaged to Jordan but the couple was separated for some time before she disclosed her pregnancy. At first, Jordan doubted if he fathered the child but he later admitted a few months later.
Vanoy had to involve a legal representative for Jordan to pay attention to her. At the time of their wedding, Jordan was 26 years old while Vanoy was 30 years old.
During the wedding between Jordan and Vanoy, the former gave his newly wedded bride a five karat marquise diamond ring on their wedding day.
2. Divorce Settlement
Forbes ranks Ms Vanoy’s divorce settlement on their most expensive celebrity divorces. She received $168 million as divorce settlement alongside the custody of their three children and also a seven-acre mansion in Chicago despite the prenup agreement they had in place.
3. She has been involved in charity
Ms Vanoy is an active associate of several charity organisations. She is also the chairman and co-founder of the non-profit company which she and her ex-husband founded. It is called Michael and Juanita Jordan endowment fund.
4. Junita once filed for divorce
Vanoy first filed for divorce in 2002 because of their irreconcilable differences but they later settled their problems and she withdrew her petition for a divorce. Four years later, the couple decided to end their 17-year marriage
5. Life after divorce
Since her divorce from the legendary basketball star, Juanita Vanoy has maintained a rather peaceful life. She has remained unmarried and has not publicly been in any relationship. She spends most of her time travelling to different parts of the world.
Michael Jordan, on the other hand, has since been married to the Cuban-American model, Yvette Prieto. The two are blessed with two kids,
6. The Last Dance Documentary
One would think Juanita Vanoy would feature in The Last Dance Documentary which now airs on TV based on the life of the basketball star. However, she is missing from it just as the second wife of the legend, Yvette Prieto.
The reason behind his spouses not appearing in the documentary is because he wanted to have interviews limited to only basketball stars, executives, coaches, and players.
7. Height and amazing body spec
The former model would be 61 years old in June 2020. She is 5 feet 6 inches tall. Although this obviously means that she stands tall, she is still a good distance below her husband who has a massive height of 6 feet 6 inches.
With a curvy body weight of 54kg with brown coloured eyes and black long hair.
Complete profile of Juanita Vanoy
| Juanita Vanoy | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Juanita Vanoy Jordan |
| Date of Birth | 13 June 1959 |
| Age | 61 years |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Nationality | American |
| Birth place | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Profession | Former American Fashion-Model and Business-woman |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic |
| Education | Christian Fencer High School |
| Father | John Vanoy |
| Mother | Dorothy Vanoy |
| Siblings | Gwendolyn Hicks Jacqueline Rogers Rhonda Armstrong Brebetta B. Vanoy Margaret Vanou |
| Marital Status | Divorced |
| Spouse/Partner | Michael Jordan (m. 1989–2006) |
| Boyfriend | NA |
| Kids | Jasmine M. Jordan, Marcus Jordan, Jeffrey Michael Jordan |
| Religion | NA |
| Estimated Net Worth: | $200 Million |
| Source of net worth | Modeling and Business |
| Height | Feet – 5 feet 6 in Meters –1.67 m centimeters-167cm |
| Weight | 54 kg |
| Eye color | Dark-brown |
| Hair color | Black |
| Social media | NA |
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