Yvette Prieto – Bio, Height, Net Worth, 5 Unknown Facts About Michael Jordan’s wife

Yvette is best known to the world as the current wife of basketball legend, Michael Jordan, whom she got married to in 2013. She is also a retired model and has worked with some of the best brands in the world.

She is also a “step-grandmother”, having welcomed into the world the child of her step-daughter. She is known to be a very down to earth person, who is not flashy nor loves to flaunt her family’s enormous wealth.

Biography Of Yvette Prieto

Yvette Prieto was born to Carlos and Maria Prieto in March 1979 in Monks Corner, South Carolina in the United. States of America. She is Cuban-American and has male siblings.

When she came of age, she tried her hands on business, but she wasn’t that much of a success in it. There is very little information known about her early life, upbringing and her experiences growing up.

Yvette comes from a business-oriented family and her parents (and later on her brothers) were into business. This must have had an impact on her as she chose to pursue business as a career in life. She is reported to have obtained a degree in Management from College.

After obtaining her degree in Management, Yvette began her career working in her father’s firm and when she grew disquieted with how things were run there, she left to pursue other endeavors.

She tried modeling next and worked with some big brands such as Alexander Wang. She was also the former Creative Director for Balenciaga.

Height

Yvette is a model and it doesn’t just take a pretty face to be one, she has a few other features that makes her Stand out from the crowd.

Yvette is 5 feet and 6 inches (about 1.68 meters) tall, and that’s not all there is to know about her. She also has a very pleasant personality, great physique and she is very beautiful.

She weighs about 142 lbs (64 Kilograms), has brown eyes, light brown hair and her body measurements are 37-26-37.

Net Worth

Yvette has been a model for a long time and has been able to garner up a net worth of about $ 5 million dollars over the years.

Facts about Yvette Prieto

1. How she met Michael Jordan

She met Michael Jordan in 2008 in a nightclub and after getting to know each other better, they moved in together a year later, living together for another 4 years.

Jordan proposed to her in 2011, and they eventually got married on April 27, 2013 at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea, witnessed by a handful of guests, and reception followed at the Bears Club in Jupiter, Florida. Both Robin Thick and Usher sang at their reception. Her wedding dress was designed by J’Aton Couture and had Swarovski Crystals incorporated into it; the lavish ceremony was believed to cost about $10 million. 

2. Her Children

Yvette and Michael Jordan had their first children together as a couple on February 11, 2014, when their twin daughters – Ysabel and Victoria were born. Time will tell if both girls will turn out to be models like their mother, or maybe a basketball great like their father.

Yvette is not only a mother herself, but also a step mother to her husband’s 3 other children – Marcus, Jasmine and Jeffrey, who are all from his first marriage to his ex-wife, Juanita Vanoy.

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3. Other men Yvette Prieto dated

Michael Jordan is not the first celebrity that Yvette has dated, she is reported to have dated Julio Iglesias Jr – the older brother of popular musician, Enrique Iglesias.

On his part, Michael Jordan had also dated a number of women before meeting and marrying the Cuban model. He dated famous women including Robin Givens, Janet Jackson, and Vanessa Williams before marrying Juanita Vanoy from 1988 to 2006. He was also linked to American model and the ex-wife of Eddie Murphy, Nicole Mitchell Murphy and then Ashley Dupré before meeting Yvette Prieto.

4. Yvette was once bankrupt

While she might have had a $10 million dollar wedding, she once found herself in a serious financial problem. It was reported that in 2009, the former model was forced to file for bankruptcy as a result of financial woes. It took her up to 2 years before she was finally able to sort out this issue.

5. Her husband’s insane net worth

Her husband is not only one of the greatest players in basketball history, he also made a lot of money both on and off the court. Michael Jordan is worth about $ 2.1 billion currently – though it is worth noting that he only made about $ 100 million while he was still an active basketball player.

Complete profile of Yvette Prieto