Meet Yvette Prieto, Michael Jordan's Second Wife and Mother of His Twin Daughters

Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto share two beautiful daughters together and have been married for eight years. Here's everything you need to know about the beautiful woman.

Yvette Prieto is 16 years Michael Jordan's junior, but that didn't stop them from pursuing their relationship. Born in Cuba in 1979, Yvette Prieto ended up living in Miami.

She studied business and worked at her father’s company, but she decided to pursue a career in the fashion industry and started modeling for brands like Alexander Wang.

MEETING MICHAEL

Although little is known about her life before she met Michael Jordan at a nightclub, she once dated singer Julio Iglesias Jr., the older brother of Enrique Iglesias and the son of Julio Iglesias. The Spanish singer described Prieto as “a fantastic girl” and a “loving, simple and very good person.”

Despite their huge age gap, Prieto and Jordan got along pretty well and started dating in 2008. She moved in with him the next year, and the former Chicago Bulls star proposed in December 2011.

THE LAVISH WEDDING

On April 27, 2013, the businessman and the former model got married at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea. Their wedding reportedly cost $10 million, and they wed in front of 300 guests.

The reception took place at the Bear's Club, a prestigious golf course near Jordan's 38,000-square-foot house in Jupiter, Florida. Prieto wore a custom-made dress by J’Aton Couture made of French silk fabric, handmade silk lace, and Swarovski crystals.

THEIR STAR-STUDDED BASH

Their wedding guests included some of the biggest names in the NBA, golf legend Tiger Woods, director Spike Lee, and many others. Guests enjoyed performances from Usher, DJ MC Lyte, K'Jon, Robin Thicke, and The Source.

Instead of gifts, the couple asked their guests to donate to the James R. Jordan Foundation, and they later donated the wedding flowers to the Jupiter Medical Center.

THEIR PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT

Despite their lasting love, they signed a prenuptial agreement, something the billionaire didn't do with his first wife, Juanita Vanoy. That ended up costly for him, as he paid her a whopping $168 million in the divorce.

If Prieto and Jordan divorce, she'll receive $1 million for each year they're married. If they split after 10 years, she gets $5 million for every year they stayed together.

EXPANDING THE FAMILY

Prieto, who became a stepmother to Michael’s three children with Vanoy – Jeffrey, Marcus, and Jasmine – announced her pregnancy seven months after the wedding. She welcomed identical twin girls, Victoria, and Ysabel on February 9, 2014.

Although the twins are now 7 years old, the Jordans have managed to keep them out of the spotlight, as they do not post pictures of their kids on social media. In fact, there are barely any pictures of them online.

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