Yvette Prieto is a Cuban-American model and the wife of Michael Jordan, a basketball legend. Her spouse is a retired basketball player, businessman, and the major owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets in Charlotte, North Carolina. Yvette used to work as a model before her marriage to Jordan. She was one of the most well-known Cuban American models of her day, and she was stunning, graceful, and talented. She began modeling at an early age and has since worked with a number of well-known designers and businesses, including world-famous fashion designer Alexander Wang. She met NBA legend Michael Jordan while dancing in a bar, and she was an outgoing and friendly lady. Their friendship quickly developed into love, and they began dating. They eventually married in a grandiose ceremony attended by hundreds of people. Yvette Prieto acquired even greater fame as the wife of a sports hero, and she is now well-known on social media as well.
Career of Yvette Prieto
Yvette Prieto had always been drawn to the allure of show business as a child and wished to pursue a career in it. However, at her parents’ request, she enrolled in college to study business management and began working at her father’s company. She realized after a while that this profession did not provide her with much happiness and chose to leave in order to pursue her interest in show business.
She began modeling assignments when she was young, beautiful, and skilled, and she quickly established herself as a much sought-after model. She has collaborated with a number of well-known companies and designers throughout her modeling career. She is well known for modeling for Alexander Wang, the renowned fashion designer and former creative director of Balenciaga. She also participated in the TV Series Documentary ‘Cuba: An Island Apart’ as herself, in addition to her modeling profession.
Early Years of Yvette Prieto
Yvette Prieto was born in Cuba in March 1979. In college, she majored in business management. Apart from these things, little is known about her life before she married Michael Jordan.
Michael Jordan’s Relationship & Marriage
Julio Iglesias, Jr. was once in a relationship with Yvette Prieto. The relationship did not work out in the end, and the couple split up. In 2008, she met basketball player Michael Jordan while dancing in a nightclub. Jordan, who was divorced at the time, was instantly smitten by the lovely young model. Despite the fact that Jordan was several years older than Prieto, they began dating soon after. Jordan’s three children from his first marriage were also introduced to Prieto throughout their relationship.
Jordan proposed to Yvette in 2011 and she accepted. The couple married in a grandiose ceremony at Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Bethesda-by-the-Sea in 2013. Usher and Robin Thicke, two prominent singers, performed during the reception, making the wedding a star-studded affair. Ysabel and Victoria, the couple’s twin daughters, were born in February 2014.
Yvette Prieto Net Worth
Yvette Prieto is a Cuban-American model with a $5 million net worth. Yvette Prieto was born in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, on June 29, 1980. She is most known as Michael Jordan’s second wife and the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. The pair married in a grandiose wedding in Palm Beach, Florida on April 26, 2013.