Yvette Prieto (born March 26, 1978) is a Cuban-American model. She has modeled for designer
Alexander Wang and appeared in the documentary ''Cuba: An Island Apart'' as herself.
Early life
Yvette Prieto was born on March 26, 1978, in
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
to Carlos and Maria Prieto. She grew up in
Miami, Florida
Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
.
Personal life
Yvette dated
Julio Iglesias Jr. in the early 2000s.
In addition to modeling, she worked for her parents' company, at a hospital, and in real estate.
Yvette met
basketball
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legend
Michael Jordan
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while at a Miami nightclub in 2008.
They moved in together in 2009
and were engaged over Christmas in 2011.
Prieto married Jordan on April 27, 2013, at the
Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea.
Her wedding gown was designed by
J'Aton Couture;
celebrities
Usher and
Robin Thicke
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sang at the reception.
She gave birth to twin daughters on February 9, 2014.
Yvette is stepmother to Jordan's three children from his previous marriage to Juanita Vanoy.
Yvette's brother, Carlos Prieto, runs a sneaker store in Miami.
See also
*
List of Cuban Americans
*
List of people from Miami
The following is a list of notable people who were born or who live or formerly lived in the city of Miami, Florida.
Artists and designers
* Jorge Arango (1917–2007), Colombia-born architect
* Hernan Bas, visual artist
* Clandestine Cult ...
References
1979 births
Living people
American female models
21st-century American women
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