Vanessa Bryant has been under the spotlight since the sudden death of her husband, Kobe Bryant, in 2020. She has dedicated her life to her daughters and to philanthropic work with a net worth estimated in $600 million. Alongside her late husband, she established their foundation and worked to provide scholarships to those college students in need. She is the leader of the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation, as well as president and CEO of Granity Studios.
Kobe and Vanessa met when he was 21 and she was just 17 years old. After that, her life changed forever as they got engaged six months later. People close to him did not approve the relationship due to their age difference, but the couple when on to get married on April 18, 2001, and had their first of four daughters in 2003.
Despite Vanessa citing irreconcilable differences in 2011 when Kobe’s wealth was valued at $150 million, both reconciled two years later and continued their altruist work. Kobe had a net worth of $600 million at the time of his death in 2020, according to Forbes. This amount was the third most in a distinguished list of athletes; Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were the first two.
Natalia is the eldest of Vanessa and Kobe’s four daughters with 21 years old. Gianna, the second eldest, passed away in the same helicopter crash than her father when she was 13. The two youngest are Bianka and Capri.
